WALL PROTECTION AND IPS UNITS
An anti-ligature full wall IPS in a wetroom.
they will not corrode ‘like paint and steel’, offer a watertight finish, and come with a 20-year guarantee. The company can also offer PhotoClad ‘crisp’, high-resolution, digitally printed wall panels incorporating images, text, or graphics, to help brighten up spaces and create a particular aesthetic. BioClad has in the past decade supplied increasingly large volumes of its hygienic and antimicrobial wall panelling to healthcare facilities, with the increased focus on hygiene and infection control only strengthening demand. Equally, its PVC wall cladding is regularly specified for use in schools, restaurants, sports and leisure facilities, and offices.
Improving delivery The company prides itself on the efficiency of its delivery to customers, but until recently had relied on an external distribution company, which had held stock of its wall cladding at one of seven warehouses across England and Scotland, and then transported it to customer sites, an arrangement Claire Redhead told me – when we spoke recently by ‘Teams’ – it was keen to improve upon. She said: “In January this year the head office team – having outgrown our previous building on the Cardale Park industrial estate in Harrogate, relocated to a more spacious and fit-for-purpose two-storey office and warehouse premises in the nearby village of Killinghall. The new building not only provides a more modern, functional, and
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BioClad’s ‘completely bespoke’ full wall IPS in vivid blue.
conducive working environment for our sales, technical, and administrative staff, but also houses a sizeable warehouse. Here we can hold all the required stock of our wall cladding products, giving us greater control over scheduling and delivery, which we now undertake ourselves. We operate in a highly competitive market where – alongside the quality and durability of our products – speed and efficiency of delivery are key. In healthcare environments – whether our products are destined for refurbishment or new-build, many projects have tight schedules, so a reliable supply chain, with products arriving when they should, is key. The new warehouse will help us provide an even more responsive delivery service, while giving us that extra degree of control.”
Production facility in York Claire Redhead explained that, in tandem with the move to the new office and
warehouse, BioClad in late 2021 acquired a newly constructed production facility for its BioPod IPS (integrated plumbing system) units, which it began supplying to sectors such as healthcare, education, and hospitality, about five years ago as an addition to its range. She said: “Our IPS units were previously assembled for us by a third party, but late in 2021 we acquired the production facility for the BioPods in York, equipping it with a CNC machine which we use to precision cut the components, together with a complementary thermoformer and press process. “The new production facilities give us the major benefit of being able to produce the BioPod units ourselves.” BioClad says the IPS units benefit from a ‘discreet’ one-piece design specially manufactured to house important pipework. With what it describes as ‘a clean, contemporary, and aesthetically pleasing’ finish, they
In healthcare environments – whether our products are destined for refurbishment or new-build, many projects have tight schedules, so a reliable supply chain, with products arriving when they should, is key BioClad Sales director, Claire Redhead
MAY 2023 | THE NETWORK
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