FURNITURE
The Roku Asuka is a 2.5 / 3.5-seater ‘organically-shaped’ sofa range, designed for multi-use environments. Right: In contrast to the original Roku, while also rotationally moulded, the Keata has no arms, a mid-back, and a more compact footprint.
construction’, these pieces expand Teal’s contemporary offer. The new ‘compact’ Suki 2-seater sofa and tub chair, meanwhile, are said to be ideal for interview rooms or smaller lounge areas’ They have a ‘fixed waterfall’ seat cushion and low solid security block feet for a contemporary feel, and come in both M and X specifications.
Soft, tapered edge designs The new Flex Lounger is a lightweight moulded foam range of hexagonal seats and rocking loungers / footstools, designed to appeal to CAMHS and other young service-users, and those with autism and learning disabilities, as well as for use in seclusion zones. The Flex Lounger seating has ‘softer, tapered edges, and new hexagonal shapes’, to ‘offer choice and variation’, with anti-vandal options available.
Other options include an enclosed underside to prevent misuse and concealment, an inset headboard, and an Armouren or KYDEX finish (the standard finish is Pippy Oak).
The new Surrey Bed is available in both a free-standing version, for central bedroom placement, or in left /right-handed configuration for fitting to a wall.
Other furniture
Also new this year – and developed to complement Teal LifeCare’s existing Portobello ‘security dining tables’ – are the Porcini ‘café-sized security tables’ for multi- environment use. Available with a choice of top options, including KYDEX, Armouren, and compact laminate, these are again designed for challenging environments. The tables have a fully sealed moulded polyethylene base, a weighted, tip-resistant design, come as standard with a 25 mm bullnosed laminate top with Medicote anti- bacterial lacquer, and were developed ‘to be difficult to grasp, manoeuvre, manipulate, or pick up’. They have a wipe- clean top, soft radiused corners, and come in X Specification as standard.
Alongside chairs and tables in a wide range of styles, Teal LifeCare manufactures a range of other furniture for mental healthcare use, including beds and mattresses, bedroom furniture, secure wall- fixed TV cabinets, and other lounge and storage furniture. Also new is the Surrey Bed. Designed ‘to provide enhanced safety and security’, its ‘unique design features’ reportedly ensure that infection control standards are maintained, and ‘further reduce manual handling issues’. Available in both a free-standing version, for central bedroom placement, or in left /right- handed configuration for fitting to a wall, the Surrey has a durable MDF vinyl- wrapped soft edge top, and a channelled platform, to facilitate cleaning and allow air to circulate under the mattress. Its sloping sides enable staff to work closer to the bed, and make it easier for service-users to get out of it, while waterfall edging around the platform and base are designed to prevent fluid ingress and improve cleanability.
Defined and clear ethos Teal LifeCare says of its approach to designing mental healthcare furniture: “Our ethos is to design and install innovative furniture which complements good practice guidance and safety by design. We aim to help deliver therapeutic environments for all client groups, which promote safety and comfort, aid recovery and independence, and create contemporary spaces which break from traditional design standards.” In addition to managing delivery and installation of furniture to hospitals and mental healthcare facilities, Teal says it ensures strong ‘aftercare’ through its nationwide Service Support Team, with personnel able, for example, to remove any damaged furniture and arrange its prompt repair and return. Teal is ISO 9001: 2008 Quality Assurance Accredited, ISO 14001: 2004 certified, accredited to BS OHSAS 18001: 2007 (for health and safety), and is a member of both the Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA), and the British Contract Furniture Association, It is also signed up to the Furniture Industry Sustainability Programme, which ‘promotes sustainable development as a strategic business issue’. Its chairs and ‘derivatives’ are ‘tested to meet strength, durability, and safety requirements’, and its products carry a seven-year guarantee.
The Portobello ‘security dining tables’. 24
The Astra Quantum + is a range of ‘extremely robust’ chairs and sofas designed for ‘high-risk’ security environments.
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