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Starkstrom reports ‘considerable growth’ in demand
Starkstrom has its UK office and manufacturing facility in Syston, Leicester. The company is in its 51st year of offering integrated solutions for the design, supply, installation, and commissioning, of electrical safety solutions for Group 2 medical locations, and infrastructure and clinical products to NHS and private hospitals for operating theatres and ‘Recovery’, Critical Care, Emergency Departments, Endoscopy, and training facilities.
Products manufactured in its factory ‘support the UK economy by maintaining and creating local jobs’. It said: “High-quality manufacturing to international standards (ISO 9001 and ISO 13485), and compliance with BS EN 1090, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to quality, and reassure our customers that our design and technical packages – with formal drawing approval prior to manufacture on all fabricated products – result in class-leading equipment for their facilities.”
Starkstrom clinical pendants reportedly offer ‘class-leading infection prevention’, supplying medical gases, power, and data, to critical hospital locations. Starkstrom says it is one of only a handful of companies manufacturing in the UK offering a full range of pendants, together with pneumatic and electromagnetic breaking for the pendant arms. Service and after-sales are a key element of its philosophy, and the company provides whole- life support for its products nationwide, ‘giving our customers
complete peace of mind’.
Starkstrom
has seen considerable growth in demand for its infrastructure products manufactured in Leicester – these include IPS systems, surgeons’ panels, and clinical pendants, for operating theatres, Endoscopy, Emergency, and Critical Care Departments. It said:
Starkstrom Ltd 33, Turn Street Syston
Leicestershire lE7 1HP T: 0116 464 7480 E:
info@starkstrom.com
www.starkstrom.com
IHEEM
June 2022 Volume 76 Number 6
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JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING AND ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Fire safety and decon facilities in the spotlight
One of IHEEM’s primary goals has always been to keep members up-to-date with the latest technical guidance, legislation, and thinking on areas such as fire safety, decontamination, medical gases, and ventilation, and this issue includes a look (pages 32-38) at an in-depth review by a Central Sterilising Club Working Group at the ventilation requirements in endoscope decontamination facilities – a specialist field where good practice, and adherence to the highest standards, are essential in keeping both patients undergoing surgery, and staff working in Sterile Services Departments, safe. Meanwhile, on pages 41-43, Mazin Daoud,
Dublin event’s focus on sustainability Reviewing fire alarm protocols
Complex PBT facility completed in London
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“Our significant presence across the UK is driven by our experienced sales team engaging early in projects to support architects, design consultants, M&E contractors, and clinical teams, taking them through every aspect of the design of their facility.” Starkstrom is also the authorised distributor for KLS Martin operating lights and diathermy equipment; OPT Surgisystems operating tables, and the full range of Atmos Medical suction systems.
a former firefighter who is now National Fire Safety Lead at NHSE/I, explains how NHS Trusts can review their current fire alarm systems, and implement effective protocols to ensure that risk reduction meets statutory requirements. He also describes the steps NHSE/NHSI are taking to bring HTM guidance up to date. In a separate article, on pages 24-30, Steve
Mount FIHEEM, an IHEEM-registered AE (Water), reviews the recently published BS 8580- 2:2022. Water quality Part 2: Risk assessments for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other waterborne pathogens – Code of practice, and discusses the challenges facing healthcare organisations in complying with it. Te drive to Net Zero, and the wide range of
areas where the NHS organisations need to take action to reduce carbon emissions, are very much in the news, and we also report (pages 51-56) on a project to decarbonise North Tyneside General Hospital, the goal being to reduce the 265-bedded hospital’s emissions by 80 per cent. Te ‘up-to-£22 m scheme,’ which will see the hospital’s steam system replaced, and a raſt of other energy-saving improvements, is all part of what Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust dubs ‘a commitment to taking concrete, meaningful action’ to reduce its environmental impact. Other recent carbon and energy-saving measures being, or already implemented, at the North Shields site include the installation of solar photovoltaic panels on the hospital roof, a phased replacement of all single- glazed windows with more energy- efficient double-glazing, and site-wide cavity wall insulation to reduce heat loss and provide a more comfortable environment.
Jonathan Baillie,
Editor jonathanbaillie@
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June 2022 Health Estate Journal 5
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