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Pocket door solution’s many features


Shown by hardware and doorset specialist, Monaghan Hardware, at May’s Design in Mental Health exhibition prior to an official August launch, was the company’s i-slide anti-ligature pocket door solution for en suite bathrooms ‘and other personal areas’. Designed ‘to prevent the use of even the


smallest ligatures’, the i-slide was developed ‘with the clear aim of removing all possible ligature points around the doorset and its components’. Monaghan says this can only be achieved via a pocket door, ‘removing access to the top edge of the door leaf’. i-slide is designed ‘to cope with many of the


potential difficult scenarios in a mental health environment’, including: • ‘Dirty protests’ – carefully designed joints, use of elastomeric seals, and the inclusion of anti-microbial components, ensure minimal impact from such events, while reducing downtime due to cleaning.


• Barricade situations – various hardware options minimise surfaces that allow


closing force to be applied from within. Door removal from the outside is rapid, and ‘cannot be hindered’.


• Bodily impacts – a reinforced wall and frame mean minimal deflection under heavy impact.


• Sustained tampering – anti-tamper fixings, secure seals, and concealed mechanisms, reduce tamper opportunity.


• Physical abuse – a bi-directional door damper ‘takes the force’ out of the opening and closing cycle, also reducing associated noise.


Other features include an option for a low energy automatic operator; proximity, keypad, biometric, and key switch operations; all power and controls out of patient reach; a deep door frame and overlap overhead prevent access to the top edge; tight tolerances between door and frame minimise patient abuse opportunities; a full range of anti-ligature hardware; various widths and heights, and rigid steel pocket sidewalls with multi-layer coverings to prevent


Fire detection system ‘app’ launched


Apollo Fire Detectors has launched a new mobile ‘app’ for iOS and Android devices to help users ensure compliance with BS 5839-1 rules and regulations when installing fire detection and notification devices. In addition to the guide, an installation


checklist enables installers to monitor what has been completed. The app, downloadable from the Apollo website, Google Play Store, and Apple’s App Store, also features an XPERT Card and DIL Switch addressing system for anyone addressing Apollo detectors on a system. The XPERT card can be simply addressed by inputting the address to see which pips to remove, or by selecting the removed pips to check the address of a pre-addressed XPERT card. Similarly with the


DIL Switch, the installer can find out how to set the switches to create the address required. Sales and marketing


director, Ed Browning, said: “Our existing app has been very popular with UK specifiers and installers, providing additional peace of mind that they are installing our devices in accordance with the British standard. Our new app has been re-developed to improve user experience, and is compatible with the latest mobile devices.”


Award-winning shower valve from Australia


The new GalvinCare Anti-Ligature Shower Control Valve with Electronic Activator – winner of the Product Innovation of the Year Award at May’s Design in Mental Health 2016 Awards – was designed to provide service-users and patients with an easy-to-use way to activate and control a shower, ‘while providing the anti-ligature and vandal-resistant features needed in mental healthcare environments’. Designed and produced by Galvin


Specialised – part of Australian designer, manufacturer, and supplier of commercial tapware and valves, Galvin Engineering – it is sold in the UK by designer and manufacturer of anti-ligature sanitaryware and control valves,


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Wallgate. The tap has a ‘unique- looking’ spherical controller easily manipulated by using the palm of the hand and/or fingers to control the temperature, making it suitable for those with arthritis ‘or other impeding hand health issues or injuries’. Galvin Engineering said: “The polished stainless steel finish and smooth form


provide a non-institutional, homely look, while the design and materials ensure that the unit can resist heavy knocks and rough treatment. The valve operates similarly to a household lever mixer, but without the lever, and assists in providing a safe environment for patients.” With bevelled edges for maximum tight


fixing, the valve reportedly offers easy temperature blending and operation.


impact damage. The i-slide was commended by


the judges in the Product Innovation Award category at his year’s DIMH Awards.


Intastop extends BIM library


With the mandate for the use of Level 2 Building Information Modelling on public sector projects now in force, Intastop has seen ‘a noticeable rise’ in downloads of its ‘BIM-responsive data’, and has accordingly expanded its library to include its ‘IVision’ vision panel and ‘unique’ Door Top Alarm. The company said: “Level 2 BIM


requires that all those involved with the construction of public sector projects now collaboratively work with 3D models. At this stage it is not yet via a single shared model. However, all design information should be shared via a common file format such as IFC or COBie, to enable organisations to create an amalgamated BIM model and carry out necessary interrogative checks on it.” Marie Hanby, Intastop’s marketing


manager, said: “We are pleased to be including two more products on the BIM library – our IVision panel (pictured), which provides over 95% vision when in the open position, and our Door Top Alarm, which is designed to prevent service-users self- harming using the tops of doors.” These two products now join ‘a raft of


others’ already in Intastop’s BIM ‘library’, including fire-rated Intastop Aluminium Door Edge Guards, fire-rated and non-fire rated PVC-u Door Edge Guards, Impact Protection Sheet, and Continuous Geared Hinges.


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