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INTERIORS
Optitherm – you’re in the safest hands T
he year following its launch to market, the Optitherm thermostatic
clinical
handwashing tap from Horne won the coveted Building Better Healthcare (BBH) Award (Best Interiors Product). A modular unit, it is a combined thermostatic mixing valve, a warm water tap and dedicated cold water tap. It has been designed specifically to ensure safe surface temperatures, and deliver a smooth column, without splashing, of precisely temperature-controlled warm water for clinical and surgical handwash. Its novel dual-lever arrangement facilitates hands-free operation for enhanced infection control, while its modularity supports easy installation, which can also be phased (spigot then tap body), site commissioning and, later, maintenance.
The importance of a clean healthcare environment was a major consideration during the Optitherm’s development; a polished, smooth and continuous
surface
facilitates easy cleaning. There are no recesses where dirt and pathogens might dwell. The outlet flow-conditioner fitting, a critical component for managing retrograde
contamination of the tap fitting, is also designed for easy removal, substitution or ultrasonic cleaning and replacement. The BBH judges said of the Optitherm:
“A truly wonderful product that demonstrated innovation and technical excellence”, while the excellent presentation at the product pitching day “demonstrated a clear appreciation of the needs of the healthcare environment.” Today the Optitherm is installed, in its thousands, across the UK public and private healthcare estate, and is favoured among nursing, medical and estates and facilities staff for its comfort, safety and reliability.
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Advertorial.indd 1 Kaldewei bathroom solutions – introducing Whirl systems
Kaldewei Whirl systems combine top quality, state-of-the-art bathroom design with the joy of a luxurious private spa, offering intensive massage, a gentle caress or fl oating weightless in the water. Installed in Kaldewei steel enamel bathtubs, these systems impress with their integrated automatic cleaning system, providing a wellness solution that is both hygienic and sustainable: From a vigorous almost sports style massage through to a gentle caress, the bubbling, pre-warmed air bubbles in illuminated water can be altered in intensity and type of wellness treatment to suit the individual. There are four different massage systems available: BODY & SOUL, SOUL, FULL BODY, and BODY. Relaxation is guaranteed and you can even switch to silent mode, when the fl at nozzles work quietly to ensure the atmosphere of well-being is not disturbed. Sustainability is a key to Kaldewei, but elegant design and trendsetting style is equally as signifi cant, the Whirl system can be installed in all Kadlewei bathtubs and maintaining Kaldewei’s green credentials as they are made from luxurious steel enamel which is both durable and 100% recyclable.
01480 498053
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PR.indd 1 Luceco’s “installation friendly” Sigma at Tilbury Douglas, Birmingham
Luceco has recently supplied Sigma luminaires for the new facilities at Tilbury Douglas’s offi ces in Birmingham. Tilbury Douglas is a leading UK building and engineering company with over 130 years of experience in the Construction and Building Services Industry. Platinum Mini Downlighters were fi tted throughout the communal spaces with Sigma installed in the Meeting Rooms at Tilbury Douglas’s new offi ces. The lobby, break-out areas, and Kitchen spaces were lit with Platinum Mini Downlighters, a recessed luminaire offering an effi cacy up to 117 Llm/cW, with a unique swing tab design for quick and easy installation into a 152 mm cut-out. The die-cast aluminium body is designed to provide optimal thermal control with gloss or matt refl ector options. The meeting spaces were lit with Sigma, a stylish, installer friendly, Direct/Indirect recessed luminaire for low glare applications designed to assist with LG7 compliant settings. Backlit LED technology and a central Tp(a) microprism optic with opal side optic ensures suitability for offi ce environments offering UGR 19 compliance and less than 3,000 cdm2 at 65˚.
01952 238100
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A recent change of supplier for the Optitherm’s outer chromium-plated body – transferring production to the UK – has also presented an opportunity to review and update the original 2007 design. Now more streamlined, using less brass and associated chromium plating, the redesign further reduces the volume of the tiny mixed- water dead-leg, and incorporates previous improvements to the connection to the outlet flow conditioner.
In the Safest Hands – the new Optitherm from HORNE.
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