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HEALTH SECTOR NEWS Avidicare to deliver advanced Opragonsystems


A customer for over 12 years, the county of Scania (Skåne) in Sweden has placed an order for 35 Opragon ventilation systems from Avidicare for the Department of Surgery at the 10-storey, 110,000 m2


New Malmö Hospital via its


HVAC partner, Assemblin AB. The systems will be installed in 19 operating theatres, four hybrid rooms, and 12 preparation rooms, beginning next year. Avidicare installed the first Opragon systems in Scania in 2007, and says that several hospitals in the county have since followed with their own installations, giving users long-term experience of the ‘innovative’ Opragon ventilation system’s practical benefits. Avidicare says surgical staff report that the ventilation systems contribute to a low-noise working environment, with ‘no air chill’, and a large and flexible ultraclean working area. “The advanced Opragon ventilation system creates ultraclean air in the whole room, which enables a larger surgical


working space, a more flexible use of the room, and increased safety for both staff and patient,” explained Anders Lindblad, head of purchasing for the Malmö project at Assemblin Ventilation AB. Reports from the Swedish Energy Agency confirm that the system uses 30% less energy than competing systems, and is easy to install.” “We are extremely proud to have been selected for this prestigious project,” added Avidicare CEO, Peter Höjerback. “With the current pandemic, everyone is recognising the threat from airborne contamination,


and we are glad to have a proven system that actually works to reduce infections.” “We are glad that the surgical teams in Malmö will be able to get a flying start in what it will be like to work in these new rooms, having recently opened two theatres and one preparation room equipped with Opragon in a temporary orthopaedic module,” added Bengt Hjertberg, key account manager at Avidicare AB. The Opragon system is based on temperature-controlled airflow, and has been proven to reduce airborne contaminants including bacteria and viruses in several independent studies. Avidicare added: “Of course less airborne bacteria mean fewer infections, which is key, as more than five times more people die from hospital-acquired infections than in traffic in Sweden.”


The first teams will move into the new hospital in Malmö in 2024. Skanska is building the facilities on behalf of Region Skåne. The architects are White Arkitekter.


Interfurn continues growth with ‘strategic appointment’ With the continuing expansion of


Interfurn’s operations and team, the company has recently appointed Jay Aujla to the newly created role of Regional manager (South) to increase its sales network in the UK.


Interfurn says Jay Aujla’s career has ‘evolved from roles across several commercial sectors’. The company said: “He brings a varied set of skills; his experience within the specialised ventilation and HVAC industries will help him increase our


market penetration across the Midlands and the south of the UK.” Managing director, Steve Sweryda, added: “2020 has turned out to be a year of many challenges, but we’ve been able to continue driving the business forward. We’re extremely pleased to welcome Jay to Interfurn, and wish him every success in this role.”


The new appointee said: “I’m looking forward to the challenges that this role offers, and to being able to increase Interfurn’s profile as a UK manufacturer of


A busy year ahead at Eastwood Park Eastwood Park’s new training calendar


for April 2021-March 2022 details its specialist engineering and estates and facilities management courses. New for 2021/22 is a ‘Verification and validation ventilation & air-conditioning’ course for those requiring an appreciation of how to deliver and manage these systems in a healthcare environment, as in HTM 03-01 and other NHS guidance. The lift training portfolio will also see changes, with the addition of a Lift management commercial course. For healthcare organisations, the Authorised Person and refresher lift management course have been extended by a day to reflect Eastwood Park’s new MRL


specialised ventilation and UCV canopies in the hospital and healthcare sector.” Interfurn Medical Systems is ‘a specialist in the planning, design, and delivery, of innovative integrated hospital and healthcare ventilation solutions for the medical, healthcare and hospital sector’. Its solutions range from ultraclean ventilation systems and UCV canopies, to ‘complete modular building systems designed specifically for the healthcare marketplace using products designed, engineered, manufactured, and assembled, in the UK’.


facilities, allowing for further practical experience alongside existing electric traction and hydraulic lift installations. A new medical gas warning alarms course covers installation, commissioning, repair, and fault-finding, while new Authorised Person confined spaces training from Morsafe will be available in four-day and three-day refresher form, meeting the requirements of JSP 375, ACoP L101 (Safe work in confined spaces) and NHS and other similar company procedures. Eastwood Park is looking forward to the next intakes onto three ‘unique’ healthcare engineering degree programmes in April and October. Potential students are encouraged to apply now. 2021 will also


see the return of the ‘popular’ Hospital engineering apprentice summer school, which ‘provides apprentices with a greater appreciation of the HTMs and compliance through practical technical sessions with expert trainers’. It said: “If you have apprentices joining you, or looking for progression opportunities in the New Year, please register them early.”


January 2021 Health Estate Journal 13


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