RECENT NEWS

Redstone Communications has been awarded Systems Silver approval by the National Security Inspectorate (NSI) in recognition of its commitment to providing effective protection to health organisations against threats to voice, data, internet and building security.

The Knockonwood radiator from Jaga Heating Products is now available in ten stunning wood finishes. Adding to the original oak, beech and maple finishes, the company recently extended the wood range to include bleached oak, bleached beech, mahogany, wenge-coloured dark oak, walnut, greyed teak and the distinctive zebrano finishes.

Azko Nobel Industrial Coatings can now offer manufacturers of flexible flooring systems a specially formulated coating which has been shown to kill a wide range of germs and bacteria, including the highly resistant MRSA. The new formulation is an addition to the company’s Accolade range of coatings, which have been specially designed to enhance flooring appearance and cleanability by reducing dirt pick-up, staining and scuffing.

The NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA) has recommended that all products supplied to the NHS should be identified using a bar code compliant with EAN.UCC standards.

The Ewx (External Works) 2005 Exhibition has confirmed that the event will be supported for the first time by the Institution of Lighting Engineers (ILE), the UK and Ireland’s largest and most influential professional lighting association, dedicated solely to excellence in lighting.

JS Air Curtains has launched a new air curtain that is ideal for hospitals and healthcare premises due to its attractive design and flexible control options. The Standesse air curtain enhances patient and staff comfort in the winter, whilst reducing heating bills by allowing a hospital to leave its doors invitingly open without letting valuable heat escape.

Advanced surface protection specialist, BioCote has entered a technology partnership to provide hygienic protection for specialist papers and boards manufactured by James Cropper Specialist Papers. These materials are suitable for the production of stationery, case notes, general literature and packaging, and will be of particular interest to companies supplying paper and board-based products for use in the medical and healthcare markets.

The 2005 Healthcare Estates Conference, organised by IHEEM, will develop the themes covered in the 2004 conference and will look ahead to what the future holds. Papers on proposed conference themes are now invited from all professionals working in the field of healthcare engineering, design and construction, and estates and facilities management.

Static Systems Group has been awarded the contract for the supply and installation of a nurse call system at the Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands. The project, designed by Nightingale Associates, involves the provision of the company’s Codemlon-Call nurse call system and System 220 bedhead services trunking into the new treatment centre.

In the fight to help eliminate hospital acquired infections (HAIs), and the general spread of disease carrying organisms through cross infection, white moulded electrical lighting and power accessories from Crabtree can now be supplied with BioCote advanced surface hygiene protection.

Designed to give the professional healthcare market the best light in its category, Luxo’s AIM-100 has advanced optical and mechanical solutions which provide the best working environment for efficient, comfortable and safe procedures. Built in features are shadow reduction, light distribution, spot appearance, intensity and focusing and the flexibility of positioning the luminaire exactly where it is needed.

Kohler Mira has launched the Rada Autotherm-3 BSM, the UK’s first fully approved TMV3 bath shower mixer; a genuine innovation to comply with DO8 healthcare specifications. The product has achieved TMV3 approval in both high pressure and low pressure bath and bath / shower categories – an industry first.

A deal between lighting specialist, Light Years Ahead, and Swedish company, Aura Light AB, means a range of facilities, including hospitals, will be able to reduce the cost of maintaining light fittings by a factor of four.

BOC Medical has signed an exclusive agreement to supply one of the UK’s leading private sector healthcare providers with medical gases.

High specification, engineering quality and competitive price are key factors influencing the decision made by Halifax General, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and Coventry New Hospitals to invest time and money in air cooled single screw chillers operating with the environment friendly refrigerant R134a. Since its introduction in 2001, over 1,000 screw chillers with R134a refrigerant have been manufactured, installed and commissioned by McQuay International.

Xerox Global Services (XGS) has issued a warning to the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors about the lack of document and knowledge sharing tools that could "send both sectors into meltdown".

When Longreach House Psychiatric Hospital contacted materials handling specialist MasterMover recently, the hospital was impressed to find a pedestrian operated tug unit that could solve two issues it had with roll cage movement.

UK manufacturer of window products, Nico Manufacturing has extended its range with the launch of a new Shootbolt for Euro groove profiles. Part of the Security Plus range, the Shootbolt combines effective design, robust construction and UK manufacture to ensure reliability, security and performance.

A range of smoke and fire dampers, manufactured by air distribution company Gilberts, has been re-engineered and launched at a significantly lower price

Members of IHEEM’s Southern Branch met at Rolls-Royce Motor Car’s head office and manufacturing plant in May for a guided tour of the factory.