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ArjoHuntleigh has released a new and updated Handbook of Transfers, which details theoretical principles and practical examples for the safe transfer of people in care facilities. The company, which makes a range of transfer solutions such as ceiling lifts, slings and raising aids, will also offer a range of educational courses surrounding the publication, ranging from one-day awareness courses to five-day workplace competency programmes. The handbook follows the success of the first such handbook published by the company, which was released in 2004.

Armstrong Ceiling Solutions has published a showcase of its European projects, titled A Book for 2017. The publication aims to prove that ceilings are no longer an afterthought in the design and build process. The 82-page brochure unveils snapshots of new-build and refurbishment projects from the retail, leisure, education, office, healthcare and transportation sectors. Some of its UK projects include supplying metal tiles for the National Biologics Manufacturing Centre in Darlington and Axiom Knife Edge canopies for CFC Underwriting’s London offices.

New Vision Health, which provides signs and graphics for the healthcare sector, has launched a new dementia-friendly product portfolio and online shop. The company has developed the shop to enable hospitals and care homes from across the UK to purchase products such as dementia-friendly signage, digital aquariums, retro TVs and memory boxes. It says that although it has been involved in bigger renovation projects in the healthcare sector, the launch of the shop is important to give smaller healthcare facilities access to its product range.

Electronic master-key system

Abloy UK’s Protec2 Cliq web-based security management system has been used Scunthorpe General Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. The system, which combines electronic and mechanical technology, allows for the remote management of electronic master-key systems. By providing audit trails on medicine cabinet cylinders and padlocks, as well as the ability to remove lost or stolen keys from the system, the company claims that Protec2 Cliq offers tight key management at all times. 

Abloy UK

 

Steel-frame modular building system

Ibex is a steel-frame modular-building system consisting of preassembled modules, from Elliott Group. Its use in building a clinical support unit at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, allowed large elements of the building – which contains an advanced eye clinic and office space – to be constructed off-site. The project was completed in 32 weeks including site remediation and external works. According to the company, this system also offers increased insulation, low-energy lighting, energy-efficient heating and water-saving technology. 

Elliott Group

 

Fibre-bonded carpets

Heckmondwike, the manufacturer of heavy-contract fibre-bonded carpets and carpet tiles is offering a complete solution for the care sector through its Pure Care and Total Care ranges. Both care ranges are designed to be stain resistant and durable, with an impervious backing, to make them suited to healthcare environments. Available in eight colour options, the carpets are available in 4m widths for easy fitting. It also offers a range of entrance products for care homes and sheltered housing, including the Vanquisher range with an alternating rib and velour surface pattern.

Heckmondwike

 

Steel sanitaryware

Stainless steel sanitaryware manufacturer GEC Anderson’s stainless steel worktops and splashbacks – which have been installed in the new Omagh Hospital and Primary Care Complex in Omagh, Northern Ireland – comply with health technical memoranda guidance note 63 in order to ensure safety and hygiene standards for patients and staff. GEC Anderson worked with main contractor McLaughlin & Harvey to provide a measuring and installation service over six months at the new hospital, which comprises eight buildings offering a range of healthcare services.

GEC Andersonderson

www.gecanderson.co.uk

 

Self-levelling floor compounds

Sika has launched a range of self-levelling cementitious flooring compounds and primers. All its Cementitious Level products are polymer-modified, pumpable self-levelling, fast-hardening, cementitious compounds used for the levelling and smoothing of interior floors in residential and commercial properties. The company claims the range is quick to apply, quick-drying and has low shrinkage, making it an ideal solution for high-traffic locations such as hospitals and healthcare facilities.

Sika UK

gbr.sika.com