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As did Horne surface mounted shower panels – in particular for the integrity of each design and also their ease of installation, use and maintenance.

By upgrading condensate recovery systems, healthcare estates managers ‘can make major energy savings and reduce their carbon emissions’, according to steam system specialist, Spirax Sarco.

BeaconMedaes – which claims to be the world's leading supplier of medical gas pipeline equipment (MGPS) – manufactures, design, installs, and maintains medical air plant, medical vacuum plant, AGS components, manifolds, and pipeline components to HTM 02-01 standards.

Wardray Premise are acknowledged experts in the design, manufacture and installation of x-ray, gamma, neutron and RF shielding products.

Bender UK is a leading provider of isolated power supplies (IPS), uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), surgeons control panels (SCP) and surgical equipment for hospitals, clinics and private practises.

Lerch Bates, which says it has been involved in many healthcare projects over the past 20 years, ranging from planning, design, and implementation of new lift systems to project management of major repairs, modernisations, and completing lift safety audits, says hospitals are ‘among the most complex buildings when it comes to vertical transportation’.

Arguing that, ‘in the current difficult economic climate of tight budgets and the need to prioritise expenditure’ more focus should be given to ‘extending the life of existing installations rather than replacement with cheap alternatives’, Horne says its products are specifically designed for an extended lifetime’.

In January this year three babies died from Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in Northern Ireland, and the source was traced back to the hospital water supply.

According to statistics from the Department for Communities & Local Government, out of 727,000 attendances to premises by fire and rescue services in 2008, 399,200 were due to false or unwanted alarms.

Spirax Sarco has launched Spirax Rental ‘to help steam users make the energy-saving investments they need to save money and reduce their carbon footprint without delay’.

According to architect, David Nisbet (pictured), a partner at multidisciplinary design practice, Pick Everard, ‘the most successful estates projects require a combination of design excellence and efficient cost management’.

D+b facades UK is a design and build overcladding company that specialises in overcladding occupied high-rise buildings, ‘delivering quality projects’, on time, within budget, and with minimal disruption to building occupants and users’.

For refurbishment work in noise-sensitive environments where minimal disruption is required, Marcrist International says there is ‘no better alternative’ to its Marcrist BF850 SilentMAX diamond blade.

Designer and manufacturer of specialist thermostatic mixing taps, showers, and thermostatic mixing valves for healthcare applications, Horne Engineering, will demonstrate its new ‘Water Quality Compliance Kit’, which, when used in conjunction with its Optitherm thermostatic tap, can reportedly ‘significantly improve water quality issues’.

A range of ‘commercial grade’ play equipment designed to keep children occupied and content while visiting healthcare establishments, thus helping to create a stress-free environment for the children, parents, carers, and any other waiting parties, will be shown by SL Kids.

With many NHS Trusts recognising that improved cycle parking is critical, Cycle-Works claims to be ‘at the forefront’ in the field.

A fully independent company, established in 1975, MEC Medical supplies piped medical gas equipment and anaesthetic gas scavenging systems complying to all current British and European standards.

Specialist in ‘sustainable’ wall and door protection, Construction Specialties (C/S), will launch its first PVC-free interior wall protection product range, Acrovyn 4000, describing the new system as ‘the most significant product development in Acrovyn’s 41-year history’.

Claiming to be the UK’s ‘leading delivery partner for real estate and infrastructure solutions across the health sector’, Capita Symonds offers a portfolio of services claimed to be ‘unmatched’ that “fuses health, estates, property, and strategic real estate expertise, with ‘cutting edge design’, management, planning, and engineering services”.

Visitors to Cistermiser’s stand can discover both ‘a whole range’ of existing water-saving systems and infrared controls, and ‘new product introductions’ from ‘a market leader’ in washroom control and hygiene.