RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

The Surelock McGill Fail Safe & Secure multi-point locking system provides access control for both entry and exit in normal power-mode, and the capability for an audit trail, both in and out of secure environments.

Should the power supply fail, this dual solenoid lock provides a fail secure mode, maintaining the security on the outside, while from the inside the fail-safe mode allows free exit via a single-handed means of escape lever handle.

Codelocks’ new CL4520 ‘smart lock’, combining convenience, flexibility, and a powerful mortice lock with a double cylinder, is said to be ‘ideal for buildings and environments that experience high traffic’.

The lock features a euro profile mortice sash lock with deadbolt and latchbolt safety function, and can be set with or without a key-operated deadbolt feature, to restrict or allow access by code. Codelocks says accidental lock-ins are avoided with the provision of an inside lever handle to retract the deadbolt and latchbolt simultaneously.

A ‘smart hub’ that lets users ‘take control of door, window and safety systems’ will be launched by GEZE UK at this month’s the Smart Buildings Show, which takes place from 7-8 November 2018) at the Barbican in London.

The company explains that GEZE Cockpit acts as ‘a brain’ – ‘intelligently integrating door, window and safety technology into building management systems – and giving building designers greater options to create the next generation of smart buildings’. The ‘first of its kind system’, with open interfaces, and can be seen on stand F3 in Hall 2.

British Gypsum’s ThistlePro DuraFinish skimming plaster is helping to protect the walls from accidental damage at a new sensory room facility for charity organisation set up to prevent isolation for families affected by autistic spectrum condition, Autism Isolation No More.

Its original base was a converted unit in a shopping centre in Fareham, but the centre was too busy for children to comfortably access, so a new centre was found in a more homely, rural location. “Plasterer and charity volunteer, Aaron Pearson, from Titanium Plastering (pictured), knew from experience that ThistlePro DuraFinish would be the ideal skim finish plaster for the project,” explained British Gypsum.

A ‘state-of-the-art’ residential unit for vulnerable children and adolescents in North West England features Crittall’s Fendor CleanVent security windows.

Junction 17, designed by architects Gilling Dod, was commissioned by Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust to provide facilities for 24 inpatients aged between 13 and 17. The unit, in Prestwich, is a Tier 4 CAMHS facility for young people with significant mental health needs, for whom typical symptoms or conditions may include self-harming behaviour and psychosis. Windows in rooms to which patients have access thus had to have an anti-ligature feature.

Johnson Controls has introduced what it describes as ‘an innovative range’ of sounders, visual alarm devices (VADs), and visual indicating devices (VIDs), ‘to help improve performance of fire detection systems and ensure evacuation responses occur quickly during a real fire event’.

The company said: “With two leading fire detection brands in Europe – Zettler and FireClass, Johnson Controls offers highly sophisticated fire detection solutions for a range of different environments and project size.”

Assa Abloy says its new eCLIQ electronic locking system features a ‘pioneering’ chip and 128-bit AES encryption, and has been developed to offer high security and resistance to electronic attack.

Polar has designed, fabricated, and installed specialist and bepsoke healthcare windows, doors, and curtain walling products, for Atherleigh Park, a new £40 m inpatient mental healthcare facility in Leigh, Lancashire for adults suffering with mental health, dementia, and memory conditions.

Horne Engineering’s ‘Care’ shower panels are specifically designed for hospitals, mental healthcare facilities, elderly, extra, and dementia care settings, and for disability access and Changing Places facilities.

A new ‘pollution-absorbing paint technology’ that comes in the form of a paint or clear coating, can be applied both internally and externally, is said by the Swiss company behind it to be ‘easy-to-use and scientifically proven’, and which ‘turns walls and surfaces into a natural air purifier’, is now available in the UK

Intastop, which claims to have introduced the original aluminium door edge guard to the UK market, has added a 10 mm PVC-u Door Edge Guard version to its extensive range, the largest in the UK.

Pineapple Contracts says its Scorpio Collapsible Mattress is designed to prevent windows and viewing panels being blocked by such items, ‘reducing the number and scale of necessary interventions’.

Healthcare furniture manufacturer, Pineapple Contracts, has launched a new addition to its award-winning Ryno range in response to customer feedback.

Tough Furniture has responded to ‘growing awareness of the importance of reducing ligature risk in all areas of secure mental health environments, and not just serviceusers’ bedrooms’, by introducing a wallmounted TV protection cabinet, the ALTV, which ‘combines an elegant, non-intrusive appearance with practical risk reduction through its signature sloping top and bottom design’.

Dart Valley Systems – which specialises in water-saving technology for commercial washrooms, and has produced ‘leading automatic washroom technology’ for over 30 years (see also pages 12-14) – says it has worked hard in the past 12 months to expand its Safe Ensuite range and control systems.

Samuel Heath’s Powermatic Free Swing controlled, concealed door closers have been used at new state-of-the-art psychiatric care facilities at Royal Edinburgh Hospital.

Gradus says its new range of PVC-u wall cladding, SureProtect PVC-u sheet, provides ‘a durable, defensive layer designed to protect large surface areas from scuffs, scrapes, and impact damage’. The company said: “It delivers a cost effective way to reduce the need to repair and repaint wall and door surfaces, and optimises the appearance retention of the building interior.”

An ‘intelligent’ flow sensor said to enable ventilation to adapt to actual demand, thereby improving indoor air quality and energy efficiency, has been jointly developed by Finland’s VTT Technical Research Centre and Fläkt Woods Oy, part of global air technology specialist, FläktGroup

One of only seven PET-MR scanners in the UK has begun operating at St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester, as part of a multi-million pound project with a major focus on dementia research, described by Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CMFT) as ‘a pivotal moment for imaging at Manchester’.

Forbo Flooring Systems has partnered with The University of Stirling’s Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) to review over 1,000 floor finishes, assessing their suitability for use in dementia-friendly environments, and can now offer a selection of independently accredited products ‘ideal for dementia-supportive settings’.