InstallationNews Care Home switches and sockets provided by Scolmore
Scolmore’s Click Mode and Deco Plus ranges were chosen for the switches and sockets throughout the Mill Lodge Care Home in Kegworth – a 27 bedroom facility that was a former NHS care home and is now the responsibility of Rushcliffe Care Group.
The property is a single storey building made up of four main wings and comprising 27 bedrooms, four main corridors, kitchens and dining facilities and a range of offices and clinical support rooms. Scolmore’s Deco Plus switches and sockets in a black nickel finish feature in the bedrooms - with three light switches and double sockets in each room – as well as in all the corridors and nurses’ stations. Deco Plus is a comprehensive range of more than 800 premium decorative metal wiring accessories. The smooth contemporary curves of the Deco Plus range are available in various finishes to complement any room. For the main kitchen, four satellite kitchens and
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offices, the Click Mode range has been installed. The smooth modern lines of the Mode range
ill Lodge provides secure inpatient care for adults.
independently tested, all products achieved a 99.99% kill off rate across all four types of the strains of bacteria – MRSA, E- Coli, Salmonella and Klebsiella Pneumonia. Simon Bell from SB Electrical, the contractor responsible for the specification and installation of Scolmore’s products, commented: “I’ve been using the Click Mode range of wiring accessories since the first time the range was launched. The flexibility to integrate different inserts onto a plate was quite unique at the time and I now can’t remember a time when I used anything else. Scolmore is
complement the Deco Plus products utilised. All white moulded and Click Mode Part M wiring accessories are manufactured using Urea Formaldehyde, which has similar inherent properties to antimicrobial additives that inhibit the growth of infectious diseases. When
a great company to work with; the products are a great quality and really robust. I’ve been involved in a lot of the DIY SOS makeover projects and never hesitate to recommend Scolmore’s wiring accessories and lighting products when I can.”
Two become one – with the help of ESP and Ovia
Originally constructed as two separate residential properties, 1 and 2 Craigmillar Castle Road, Edinburgh were later converted into a GP surgery and operated as such for many years. With the premises now back in the ownership of Castle Rock Edinvar Housing Association, work has been carried out to turn the former surgery into new commercial premises, and products from ESP and Ovia have being installed to provide lighting, emergency lighting and fire safety solutions.
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SP’s recently launched MAGDUO Two-Wire Fire Alarm System was selected as it offered a highly flexible and adaptable system
that saved valuable time and money on the installation process. Unlike standard conventional four wired systems where the detectors, call points and alarm devices for each zone are wired on separate circuits, MAGDUO utilises intelligent Two-Wire technology, which allows all devices to be wired on the same set of two-core zone cables back to the control panel - enabling it to use a single circuit per zone both for detection and to power the sounders. This can reduce both installation and material costs. The products used were the MAGDUO 4-Zone
Fire Panel along with heat and smoke detectors and manual call points. Lighting products from ESP’s Duceri emergency lighting range have also been installed. These include LED 2W maintained exit sign legends and LED 3W maintained emergency signs. For general lighting solutions to cover smaller rooms, corridors and
storage areas, the popular Ovia Inceptor EVO LED bulkheads were the preferred choice, with the emergency variant being utilised on escape routes and corridors.
20 | electrical wholesalerJune 2020 The Inceptor EVO Bulkhead is quick to install and simple to use. As well as
integrating the control gear and the light source within the diffuser, the bulkhead has the added benefit of a Flow plug which allows for fast and simple connection and disconnection for testing and maintenance of the luminaire.
Ovia has taken away the need for time- consuming and unnecessary screws and integrated the control gear and light source within the diffuser and added a Flow connector. The installer, therefore, simply removes the diffuser, fits the base to the wall/ceiling, wires the conductor into the flow connector and secures the diffuser in place. Alec Macindoe, works manager, commented: “It was an easy decision to make when we were given the opportunity to quote for this work and deliver it with our in-house labour. The next decision was which products
to use. We have a great relationship with Scolmore Group and when one company can cover all aspects of the project from design, specification, technical support and all at a very competitive price, then that made the decision easy for me.”
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