Hands-free for hygiene
DDC Dolphin is inviting hospitals
to take part in a free three-month
trial of its new macerators: the
Pulpmatic Uno for single items and
the Ultima for multiple items.
Clever design
Better looking washrooms meet
infection prevention in Cannon
Hygiene’s new CannonCurve
feminine hygiene unit. Available in
all black or light grey with a charcoal
lid, the CannonCurve automatic or
manual provides a wall mounted
solution that allows easier cleaning of
the cubicle. Designed to reduce
overall germ transmission, the
CannonCurve has a slimline form
that provides greater compaction and
unobstructed posting of waste.
Sustainable & soft on skin
Switching to Tork Mild Foam Soap
has resulted in cost and sustainability
benefits for Interserve, where it is
being used in the washrooms of the
company’s eight-storey office in West
Bromwich. “We are encouraged by
the sustainability of the foam hand
soap product,” says cleaning supplies
buyer Paul Harrison. “There are more
shots of soap in each refill than with
our previous liquid soap, therefore we
don’t use as many refills resulting in
less plastic coming into the building.
100 lumens per watt
Dialight’s new 25,000 lumen
DuroSite LED High Bay meets the
high light output requirements of
industrial applications. With its
ultra-efficient 100 lumens per Watt
efficacy, the 250W LED High Bay is
said to reduce energy consumption
and maintenance cost as a direct
replacement for conventional HID
and fluorescent fixtures.
Insulation in a fire class of its own
CE marking becomes a mandatory
requirement in the UK for technical
insulation products manufactured
and sold in the EU from 1st July
2013. With Armaflex products,
Armacell has been providing CE –
certified flexible insulation materials
since the beginning of 2012. Now,
the company has announced that its
Armaflex Ultima product range is
the first flexible insulation material
to achieve a fire class BL -s1,
d0 (in tube form, or B -s2,
d0 in sheet form) rating
within the harmonised
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Brine solution
As an alternative to spreading rock
salt to clear ice and snow, brine
solution has become the choice for
many councils and contractors.
Protecting the public
Having recently undergone a £25m
revamp, Haymarket Railway Station
in Edinburgh has made full use of
Coillte Panel Products’ cost effective
Smartply SiteProtect OSB3 boards
for hoarding. The refurbishment
project, which will see the station
become a key interchange, has
utilised SiteProtect to increase
security during the works and to
protect the public from the
hazardous building environment.
Global demand
Safety shower and eyebath
manufacturer Showers & Eyebaths
Services has seen turnover more than
double to £2.5 million in 2012. The
company is seeing a significant global
demand in quality safety protection to
meet the world wide increase in oil
and gas exploration, drilling, mining
and quarrying.
Kits meet ISO 14001
Blue Diamond can supply a
complete range of Biozyme spill
control kits to help companies meet
the requirements of the ISO 14001
standard for Environmental
Management. This standard requires
organisations that store or distribute
liquids to put in place adequate
precautions to deal with accidental
spills and leaks.
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