RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

Good observation while maintaining privacy and dignity, anti-ligature features, and the panels’ ability to incorporate artwork, were among the key factors in the specification, by the project manager on the scheme, of Vistamatic vision panels incorporating a different flower for each bedroom for the newly refurbished Suite 3 Dementia Ward at Tonna Hospital in Neath, South Wales.

Diversey Care’s new TASKI Intellibot automatic robotic cleaning machines are reportedly the UK and Europe’s first fully automated commercial cleaners; they clean floors ‘hands free’.

Polyflor says its new Expona SimpLay PUR range of loose lay luxury vinyl tiles and planks for heavy commercial interiors ‘offers authentic reproductions of beautiful natural materials presented in an adhesive-free, ready-to-lay product designed to reduce installation time’. The 38 ‘stunning designs’ feature a variety of both traditional and contemporary wood, stone, and textile effects.

With it having been long been known that certain colours promote certain feelings – for example cool tones such as blues and greens are known to be calming – Primera is keen to highlight its new handle finishes.

Altro’s new Altro Pisces is a wet environment safety flooring for shoes and bare feet which ‘combines all the benefits of safety flooring with the look and feel of home’.

Ecophon says its new range of Akusto One vertical independent sound absorbers are ‘easy to install, and ideal for creating spaces where both exceptional acoustics and aesthetics are required cost-effectively’.

Powermatic controlled, concealed door closers have become the 'preferred choice' of clinicians, health estate managers and designers when looking at the construction and improvement of mental health facilities, according to manufacturers Samuel Heath.

Powermatic controlled, concealed door closers tick all the right boxes when it comes to fire safety and are particularly well-suited for installation in all types of healthcare facilities.

Safehinge has unveiled a ‘ground-breaking’ new acoustic threshold seal designed to create more peaceful environments and ensure privacy and safety for patients in psychiatric facilities.

Available in standard and free swing versions, Powermatic controlled, concealed door closers are totally concealed when the door is closed, delivering a host of benefits in aesthetics, hygiene, safety and well-being that are proving extremely popular with specifiers, clinicians and facilities managers throughout the healthcare sector.

Britplas have launched a new version of their award-winning Safevent window, the Safevent Access.

IVision is an innovative manual vision panel that its manufacturer claims to offer greater than 90% visibility, double what is currently available, with total blackout.

Leading UK physical security supplier Securikey has achieved ‘Police Preferred Specification’ status for nine models within its convex safety mirror range.

The Movastop from Primera Life is a fullheight safety rebate ‘slim enough to fit even the narrowest of door frames’, and built from aluminium for strength, which the manufacturer says ‘will not warp or twist, and doesn’t need painting’.

Following ‘significant demand from existing and potential customers’, Knightsbridge Furniture is set to expand its Extreme furniture collection – designed specifically for challenging environments – with the addition of Lucy Extreme and Sierra settees and chairs, ‘improving choice for care homes and hospitals across the country’.

Building on its success ‘over many years’ in the mental healthcare market, Fendor will launch a new ‘stripped back’ window, CareVent, aimed at general hospitals and other care facilities, which it describes as its ‘answer to standard double glazing’, offering strength and longevity, thermal performance, and additional security features’.

A new range of ‘cost-effective’ murals that the company says ‘are visually striking, and can transform corridors or rooms into a vibrant, meaningful space for all who live, visit, and work there’, will be shown by Care Home Murals at the Care & Dementia Show (taking place at the NEC Birmingham from 3-4 November).

Assa, part of Security Solutions, a division of Assa Abloy UK, has launched a KeyPad escutcheon that features multi-factor authentication, providing extra security for its SMARTair wireless access control system.

Life-Line is a new gated key system from Primera Life designed to limit the potential for service-users to block a key-way in an attempt to prevent clinical staff from operating the locks in a secure environment.

Yewdale says ‘a zero ligature risk within the washroom environment is now a reality’ following its unveiling at May’s Design in Mental Health 2015 event of the SafeDoor by YewdaleKestrel.