RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

Southend University Hospital has worked with interior surfaces specialist Altro to create 68 hand gel stations at the hospital, as a highly visible reminder to staff, patients and visitors to “always clean your hands”.

The installation of Philips’ Ambiscene lighting within a “pioneering” £12.5 m Treatment Centre at Leighton Hospital, mid-Cheshire has helped create a calm, relaxing atmosphere designed to put patients at ease.

A lease finance arrangement has enabled Manchester’s Trafford General Hospital to introduce the Jonmaster ultra microfibre trolley cleaning system and reduce reliance on chemicals and disposable items.

Customers signing up to Dalkia’s new Eco2Synergy combined heat and power (CHP) financing scheme “need incur no significant capital investment or risk”.

Sodexo has announced the appointment of Neil Murray as managing director for its facilities management division in a newly created role.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) has signed a seven-year managed service contract with Azzurri Communications for its entire estate of fixed-line and mobile communications across its six hospital sites.

St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington has equipped its new intensive care suite with a novel “foot-of-bed” pendant solution, developed by Brandon Medical to meet specific requirements for an integrated patient information system.

A new facility in Filton, Bristol which will house what is expected to be the world’s largest blood processing centre, has been fitted with Gradus wall protection systems.

Berchtold’s latest E generation surgical lights feature a complete redesign of the reflector system, providing “unrivalled” spot performance, up to 34 cm in size, with a uniform spread of light across the entire spot.

Architectural aluminium systems specialist Technal’s new MX Acoustic is a new design option for its MX curtain walling range, to help architects and specifiers satisfy more demanding acoustic requirements.

Leading self-testing emergency lighting company to the health sector, P4, has appointed Brian Slingsby (pictured) as its new technical sales manager.

Internationally-renowned heart and lung centre The Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust has deployed an Alcatel-Lucent wireless local area network (WLAN) as the core component of its IT strategy.

Raychem self-regulating electrical heat-tracing systems are providing frost protection to exposed water service lines at Cranfield University’s new state-of-the-art health sector research and teaching facility on the University campus in Essex.

Radiator manufacturer Zehnder offers a comprehensive range of low surface temperature radiators specifically designed for health and social care installations.

A new Vernacare anti-bacterial macerator deodoriser combats bacteria while providing a fresh lemon fragrance.

A former decorator from Cardiff has developed a range of MDF wallboards powder coated with a silver-based anti-microbial agent designed to stop potentially deadly pathogens like MRSA and E. coli spreading.

Combining stylish good looks with an anti-vandal and anti-theft design, the Triline wayfinding system is now available in the UK exclusively from RTD Systems.

Hygiena International’s Hygiena SystemSURE Plus ATP (adenosine triphosphate) monitoring system is being widely used by quality monitoring officers, ward matrons and domestic supervisors to check patient area cleanliness within the University Hospital of Hartlepool and the University Hospital of North Tees.

The latest Knauf Insulation mineral wool product features a natural, formaldehyde-free binder made from “rapidly renewable organic materials instead of oil-based chemicals”, resulting in “lower embodied energy and superior environmental sustainability”.

York Hospital has begun examining patients with the UK’s first Ysio wi-D digital radiography X-ray system from Siemens Healthcare.