Design in Mental Health 2015 Show Preview


Toughness, strength, and value-for-money


With over 20 years’ experience designing and making furniture for challenging environments, Tough Furniture says it has seen many changes. Founder and MD, David Vesty,


said: “We find it very encouraging to see the rise in quality of all provision, particularly in mental health, and the recognition of the significance of the living environment as a real part of the therapeutic process. The Network is to be applauded for its contribution to this process, and especially the focus provided by this annual conference and exhibition. “At this year’s show we will have our tried-


and-tested Tough Plus bedroom furniture, which has a great track record of providing durability, safety, and value, combined with good looks. It can be supplied as single furniture items prepared for fixing to walls or floor, or customised into a built-in layout. It can also be offered without doors or drawers.


Geared hinge launch


On show from Intastop will be its latest product, the SECURAHinge (pictured), a full-length continuous geared hinge that provides improved safety for applications in healthcare, psychiatric, and secure accommodation environments, designed particularly for the anti-ligature market. The SECURAHinge is designed to


reduce patient suicide and self-harm via its ‘unique, design-registered’ features, such as its tapered tip, which benefits from being tamper-proof via a secure fastener, and reduced gaps around the bearings in both the open and closed positions. The new slimline bearings are constructed using a specialist composite material that prevents cracking. They are


profiled to greatly reduce ligature risk and minimise self-harm when in an open ‘state’, for example when a wrist is rubbed continuously along the hinge.


Intastop products


are designed to minimise maintenance and increase the overall


lifecycle of healthcare interiors. Other products shown will include the new


Removable Door Stop with interchangeable key, and the Intaglaze system – to be fully revealed for the first time.


Lock with multiple applications


This spring, Primera will be bringing the Life-Line concept to Solihull. Designed for use in mental health


and secure establishments, Life-Line is a ‘simple, strong, and effective’ key-operated lock. The company said: “It is unobtrusive, tested, and proven to be safe, and can be used across multiple applications. Now one robust and easy-to-operate key can unlock windows, viewing panels, slave-leaf locking systems, and safety rebates, plus doors fitted with Life-Line locksets.” For doors, the Life-Line lock uses five spring-


loaded locking pins to provide security. These seal off the keyway when the key is not in use,


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limiting the introduction of foreign bodies. To open the lock, all five pins must be depressed simultaneously – only possible with the unique Life-Line key. Life-Line locksets are available for bedrooms, en suites, and restricted or communal areas. The patent-pending mechanism can incorporate occupation indicators, automatic, or one- side-only locking options, and all


locksets have a choice of anti-ligature handles. Primera said: “Preventing obstruction of


locks means staff can always gain access, and the principle of one key across multiple applications saves time, money, and hassle.”


Specialists in emergency lighting


‘Delighted’ to be participating in DIMH 2015, P4 said: “As a leading UK authority in self- testing emergency lighting, our continuity of product, and innovative solution ranges, help ensure sustainable compliance with British and European emergency lighting regulations.” All P4 systems conduct automatic testing of


the emergency lighting, remote, automatic test and fault reporting, and automatic email alert should a fault occur. This ‘eliminates the need for manual testing’. P4 continues to provide a six-year battery


“Also shown will be an anti-ligature example


of ToughView, our versatile range of secure cabinets with polycarbonate screens to protect televisions and computers, and a retrofit solution to protect windows. “Finally, we will have a brand new bedroom


furniture offering that combines materials and techniques to deliver an unprecedented combination of strength, durability, safety, and value, for the most challenging high and medium secure locations.”


warranty, ‘significant through-life cost savings, energy-efficient technology, ease of operation, and comprehensive technical support’. The company will


showcase its FASTEL (Fully Automatic Self Testing Emergency Lighting) technology addressable systems and products, and its range of ‘stylish, high-performance LED fittings and exit sign luminaires’. These include the M-Web+, FASTEL Wireless, and the new SRM system, which delivers remote alarm monitoring management capability to a designated central location.


Let’s talk, says Static Systems


At this year’s show, provider of alarm and communication systems for healthcare environments, Static Systems, will offer the chance to discuss its Anti-vandal Manual Call Point Mounting Box (pictured), improved following feedback from the 2014 DIMH event and subsequent discussions with specialist groups. Also presented will be the Fusion-IP


‘service-user to staff’ call system. Designed specifically for secure healthcare environment use, the range includes an anti-ligature pull cord for use in WCs, and call panels with the option of speech. The system will also record and archive data for future analysis and reporting purposes. “The DIMH event is a good opportunity


for us as a system manufacturer to meet with and learn from professionals in this field,” said Static Systems’ marketing manager, Jennie Horrocks. “We hope show visitors will stop by to provide feedback on our products. The technology we use is well established. What is important now is how we use this technology to help create an environment of care within which service- users and staff feel safe.”


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