The New Cannon Compact – Leading Design
L&Q Protect Properties With New
And Innovation In Feminine Hygiene
Cannon Hygiene has launched the new Cannon
Aico CO Alarm
Compact unit, the company’s newest premium
offering in feminine hygiene waste disposal. The
London and Quadrant (L&Q) Housing
Cannon Compact is designed to be discreet and
Association has announced its decision to
slim, sitting below the toilet bowl, and will fit into
install Ei261ENRC Carbon Monoxide (CO)
the smallest areas of space within the cubicle.
alarms from Aico into 6000 of its properties
The latest antibacterial technologies are used
across Greater London and South East
both inside and out of the unit to offer ultimate
England.
protection.
The alarms will be installed in houses and
The Cannon Compact was developed following
flats that have gas appliances and / or gas
a research project in which women were asked flues located in bedrooms, open-flued gas
for their views on feminine hygiene units. In appliances, gas warm air units, and where
designing the unit Cannon Hygiene considered it is considered appropriate for any other
the results of this research along with the limited reason the fit a detector. The primary
space in today’s toilet cubicles, resulting in a
locations will be the kitchens and
range of features designed for ease of use.
bedrooms.
Inside the unit, Activap™, a powerful and unique germicide that is
Craig McFarlane, Asset Policy Advisor, explains the decision to install
effective against potentially harmful bacteria and viruses, gives full
CO alarms in the first place: "HSE is keen to raise standards of gas
protection with no negative environmental impacts. In documented tests
safety. L&Q has taken this action in response. L&Q is committed to
carried out on actual sanitary units Activap™ has proved to far exceed
other infection and odour control methods by eradicating 99.999% of
ensuring the highest standards of heath and safety and believes that
potentially harmful bacteria in the waste, as well as being effective against
CO alarms will provide an added level of assurance on gas safety."
viruses including HIV and Hepatitis B and C. The addition of Polygiene®
Ei261ENRC CO alarms feature the quality build that professionals have
silver ion technology in the disposal lid brings the added benefit of
come to expect from Aico alarms, including the latest generation
destroying bacteria on impact and preventing cross contamination to give
electrochemical type CO sensor which automatically checks CO levels in
added protection outside of the unit.
the environment every 80 seconds. High and low level LED indicators,
The Cannon Compact is available in two standard finishes to continue
with special pre alarm LED indication rechargeable Lithium Cell back-up,
the washroom suite of products and will complement any décor. While
and a memory feature which enables the user to tell if CO has been
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small and slim, the new unit does not compromise on capacity and, with
detected during a period of absence, all add together to make the
the unique germicide, ensures that service frequency is not increased,
Ei261ENRC an extremely reliable CO alarm. The alarm also comes with a
keeping costs to a minimum. cost-saving replaceable CO sensor design, a Test/Hush button, Easi-fit
The new product also has a number of features to help reduce the design and quick CO Gas Test facility.
Carbon Footprint. Activap™ contains highly effective yet entirely natural But it's not just the alarm quality and features that have impressed
ingredients which pose no threat to the environment while the compact L&Q, as Craig explains: "Aico has been very helpful. The Regional
design means more units on service vans and reduced fuel consumption.
Specification Manager Rob Jackson has spoken in meetings with L&Q's
Cannon Hygiene’s Sales Director Pat Gillingham commented “I am
Maintenance Managers to explain the products. He also went out with
delighted to be able to offer a new unit that meets the expectations and
L&Q's contractors to explain where best to install the alarms within
Products
demands of customers today. Our aim is to protect the customer, keep the
kitchens, etc. Rob and others have been very helpful on related
environment a better place for all to enjoy and offer service quality and
issues, e.g. the wording on 'resident user card' instructions."
value. Our company and our products are continually evolving. It is
something we take pride in and it’s what makes us the leader in the
Kitemarked to BS EN 50291: 2001, the Ei261ENRC mains powered CO
market place and the preferred essential services provider.”
alarm from Aico Ltd. comes complete with five year guarantee.
For more information please contact: Jackie Bennett Shaw, Tel: 01524
For more information please go to www.aico.co.uk.
Q 076
595453, Email: jackiebennettshaw@cannonhygiene.com,
www.cannonhygiene.com
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Voice Sounders Solve Problem for
Facilities Support Specialist Launches First
Norwich Cathedral
&
Commercial Carpet Tile Recycling Scheme
The interiors of large church Ser
buildings such as Norwich Cathedral,
Facilities support
with their beautiful and intricate
specialists Bbi have
architecture, create acoustically
vices
invested £40,000 in a new
demanding environments for voice
carpet tile recycling
evacuation systems. It’s vitally
division, Carpet Carpet, the
important that clear and unambiguous
first commercial operation
messages are broadcast to staff and
of its kind.
public in the event of a fire or
The tiles will be sourced
incident. When their existing PA/VA Guide
from existing installations
system proved to be inadequate in
that would previously have
this demanding environment, the
been thrown away when an
Cathedral turned to Vimpex’s Fire-
organisation either changes
Cryer® Voice Sounders as a
its branding or moves into
replacement.
new premises, where carpeting already exists, but doesn’t fit in with
“The specification for the new
either the design or quality requirement.
system called for three independent
Bbi will remove the unwanted carpet tiles then clean and refurbish
members of the Cathedral’s staff to
them so they can be used on new projects as a recycled product. The
approve the sound quality and sign-
venture will not only mean that good quality tiles are available at a
off the project,” commented Paul Field, Project Engineer with BBC Fire
much lower price, but also that fewer tiles are sent to landfill and less
Protection, the installers of the upgraded voice evacuation solution.
energy and resources are wasted in the manufacture of new tiles.
“They found that the Fire-Cryers® gave good intelligibility throughout the
With the recycled carpet tiles coming in at around £10 per square
building – quite an achievement considering relatively few sounders were
metre, a saving of £10 on a typical quality tile, businesses could save
used to cover the interior of this grand Cathedral.”
around £10,000 on an average 1,000 sq m building.
The key to the success of the project was the use of the Maxi Fire-
Simon Oldroyd, group sales and marketing director at Bbi, said: “We
Cryer®, which is an industrial sounder delivering an output of 116dBA
have seen a genuine, active interest from our bluechip clients to do
and designed for open spaces, warehouses and harsh industrial
their bit for the environment, but in a tough economic climate it can be
environments. Six Maxi Fire-Cryers® were installed in the Triforium above
more difficult to justify spending extra on sustainability schemes.
the Nave and in the North and South Transcepts, with six standard Fire-
Cryers® in various offices, the shop and a storage area.
“This is why this scheme ticks all the boxes. Clients save money, the
Even though the Fire-Cryer® is capable of broadcasting 7 messages, the
energy and resources that would have gone into making new products
Cathedral used a single simple message; “In the interest of safety please
is reduced, and waste going to landfill is stopped. This really is a win-
evacuate the building immediately”, to ensure an orderly evacuation and
win situation for all, which is rare in the construction industry.”
to eliminate any confusion. The Fire-Cryer® is a cost-effective solution for
Each year the UK sends about 335 million tonnes of waste to landfill,
this type of application and is increasingly being installed in ecclesiastical
2% of which is made up of carpet waste. As well as the environmental
buildings, including other well known churches such as St. Martin in the
cost, landfill tax has increased from £10 a tonne ten years ago to £24 a
Fields in Trafalgar Square.
tonne in 2007, a rate set to increase by £8 a year up until 2010. On
Details of the Fire-Cryer® range can be downloaded from the Vimpex
top of this, there are additional disposal costs in the form of skip hire
website (www.vimpex.co.uk) where visitors can also access sample
and transport, which can run into many hundreds of pounds.
messages and a range of video clips covering the history and application
The move was inspired by one of Bbi’s clients, the Welsh Assembly
of voice sounders.
Government, which is required to use at least 10% recycled materials in
For further product or company information contact: Vimpex Limited,
new fit-outs.
Tel: +44 (0) 1702 216999, E-mail: sales@vimpex.co.uk, Web:
For more information, visit www.bbi-uk.com or call 01874 623089.
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www.vimpex.co.uk Q 078
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