Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust have chosen the latest iteration of Britplas’ Safevent window for the new buildings at St Ann’s Hospital in Haringey as part of a significant redevelopment project at the site.
The windows at St Ann’s are some of the largest Safevents ever installed, at 2.1m high, with the oversize windows helping to create dramatic elevations, as well as boosting light levels in the new facility. The most recent improvements to the product have seen the introduction of the patented Multask handle, which Britplas says provides the functionality of an opening winder, patient thumb lock and staff lock within a single, stainless steel, anti-ligature component.
As part of a competitive tendering process, the Trust conducted a thorough project-specific review of all window options, with the Safevent Access emerging as the product of choice.
Britplas said: “Since its invention in 2006, the Safevent window has been installed in hundreds of mental health facilities across the UK, to become one of the leading specialist products in its sector. The window design has been continually improved, evolving through eight models whilst retaining its core features of anti-ligature design, natural light and ventilation, and patient control.
Works were carried out while the remainder of the campus remained a live facility, with Integrated Health Projects managing the site as main contractor. The new mental health wards are considered amongst the best in the country.
“We are delighted to have been appointed as the Trust’s fenestration partner for this landmark project, ” said Britplas head of Sales, Neil Guest. “The new wards at St Ann’s represent the latest thinking in design for mental health, and the specification of Safevent windows reinforces our position at the leading edge of product design and development in this sector.”