RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

Long-established plumbing and heating product manufacturer, Pegler Yorkshire, will showcase its new Performa Antimicrobial Copper range of copper taps and mixers, said to be ‘the first of its kind in the UK’, and to ‘take infection prevention to a new level’.

‘In an era where technology continues to raise the bar’, APCOA Parking (UK) claims to have implemented ‘an effective way to administer parking and security within the healthcare sector’.

Environmental control specialist, RVT Rentavent, warns those managing capital projects or refurbishment programmes in hospitals that Aspergillus spores released during building work can be a danger to patients, whose resistance to infection may be low.

Exhibiting for the first time, electro- medical engineering specialist, Avensys UK, is among the leading providers of medical equipment engineering, maintenance, repair and training solutions, covering all hospital, clinical, and dental devices, across the UK.

Brass Age, which will co-exhibit on the Antimicrobial Copper stand, will unveil ‘a new brand’ of touch surface products, VETOBAC, that ‘exploits the continuous and inherent antimicrobial properties of copper alloys’.

Capita claims to be ‘the UK’s leading delivery partner for real estate and infrastructure solutions across the health sector’, offering a portfolio of services that ‘fuse’ health, estates, property, and strategic real estate expertise, with ‘cutting edge’ design, management, planning, and engineering services.

Manufacturer and supplier of commercial grade sanitaryware and fittings, Armitage Shanks, says its Markwik range is ‘the market’s number one healthcare range, designed and developed to ensure maximum hospital hygiene, and minimise the spread of infection, reducing the risk of Pseudomonas and Legionella’.

Johnstone’s Trade’s Hygiene Defence decorative paint range, which it will show in Manchester, was developed “to help prevent the spread of harmful bacteria that can lead to E. coli and ‘superbugs’ such as MRSA”.

Visitors to the stand of Apollo Fire Detectors, which claims to be a ‘world-leader in the design and manufacture of high-quality fire detection products’, can learn more about the company’s extensive range, including its XPander (pictured) and Discovery detection devices.

Haigh will launch its new bedpan macerator, the Quattro.

Among the products shown by Belimo – a specialist in actuator and valve technology for heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems, will be:

ENER-G, an approved contractor to the Carbon and Energy Fund, which has delivered more than 50 CHP-led energy services contracts within healthcare – including the award-winning energy centre at Birmingham Heartlands (pictured) – will demonstrate its combined heat and power (CHP) and energy management expertise.

A ‘wealth of experience within the healthcare sector – extending from aseptic pharmacy aseptic facilities, to isolators and safety cabinets’ – is offered by Mach-Aire, a ‘global specialist in the design and engineering of controlled environments’.

The benefits of upgrading existing filter systems to the ‘unique’ Bacticell cartridge will be demonstrated by GVS Filter Technology (Building Filtration Division).

IDEXX will be demonstrating Pseudalert for the first time to IHEEM attendees.

Architectural practice, ADP, has over 45 years’ experience designing and delivering architectural solutions for healthcare.

Provider of water and heating controls, Honeywell, will showcase its range of temperature control backflow prevention products, pressure reducing valves, backflush water filters, and leakage alarm systems.

Although technology has moved on, even today the basic nurse call system is still being referred to by some as “that ‘buzzer’ or ‘bell’ system”.

Essentia ‘combines commercial focus with NHS values to put innovative, tailored solutions into action’.

Global manufacturer of ‘unique’ infection control products, Tristel, whose ‘lead technology’ is a proprietary chlorine dioxide (ClO2) formulation, will unveil, in collaboration with T.E.S.T., ‘Rinse Assure’, a water management system for continuous supply of CFPP 01.06-compliant water.