Healthcare Matters Issue 806

ISSUE 806 – JULY 2022

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FACILITIES MANAGEMENT COMPANY OF THE MONTH

Supporting your journey to net zero

In this issue of Healthcare Matters, we are pleased to announce Avrenim as our Facilities Management Company of the Month.

Avrenim was set up in 2018 by Simon Mattravers and John Newberry, with the specific purpose of providing services to hospital sites. With an ambition to become the go-to FM provider for public and private institutions in the North West, the company grew quickly. Avrenim has developed from local SME to becoming a contractor of choice, now consistently competing for work with the big international FM and construction providers.

Based in Liverpool, Avrenim predominantly serves customers in and around the North West for planned maintenance services, as well as nationwide for consultancy, design and project services including carbon/energy reduction solutions. “We effectively cover all of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) spectrum which ranges from conceptualisation, installation, detailed design, commissioning, and operation,” said Simon Harris, Chief Executive Officer.

The company’s core competence is provided through Avrenim Facilities Management, offering hard FM (building fabric and M&E maintenance) as well as providing energy management, grounds maintenance, specialist cleaning, capital and refurbishment project management and helpdesk services. In many cases, customers can bundle these services into one hard FM contract. Using state-of-the-art technology, the company’s frontline staff use smartphone technology, mobile CAFM and innovative systemised prioritisation tools to ensure work is quickly allocated and completed in line with customer requirements. Operating in an open, collaborative and flexible manner, its services can adapt and change according to customer priorities. Avrenim FM is dedicated to delivering a service that is safe, high quality, great value and completely transparent.

Avrenim is committed to providing sustainable energy for future generations as your trusted energy partner. In 2019, the UK became the first G7 country to enshrine in law the requirement to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Since the UK Government has urged businesses to take action to reduce emissions, nearly a third of the UK’s largest businesses have pledged to eliminate their contribution to carbon emissions.

and optimise the potential performance of your existing energy assets in addition to offering further solutions, Avrenim is here to support your decarbonisation efforts.

pathway forms a large part of the company’s future, “We have started working alongside key partners across the EU to bring the latest technology in air source heat pumps to the market ahead of our competitors. This will be coming at some time in the Autumn of 2022 and involves a specialist bit of kit. We are also looking to enhance and build a bigger design capability team for solar installation and electric vehicle charging.”

There are four main Divisions that come under the Avrenim Group: Consultancy, Design, Projects & Facilities Management. These core divisions target the healthcare market, with the majority of the company’s service provision being to NHS trusts. “We have the capabilities to offer such a breadth of services. The vast majority of our services, unless it is very specialised, are delivered in-house. This makes us unique, as we can truly provide a one-stop shop for our customers with total ownership. Our operations are completely transparent – this means we can track any service requests that come to us through our customer portal with precision, as well as allowing our customers to see every step of their work request journey. This could be a long-term design and build project through to a reactive repair,” said Simon.

Avrenim is passionate about providing highly efficient, reliable, innovative and cost-effective low-carbon and renewable energy solutions that are aligned with the UK Government’s targets. Avrenim understands how difficult transitioning towards a low-carbon economy and net zero practice will be, and offers solutions to the technical, operational and commercial challenges businesses may face. Combining a specialist team, systems, tools and processes that collectively manage

Avrenim can help your business by providing a comprehensive and tailored energy optimisation service. This offering is based on an holistic approach that acts as the catalyst to developing a sustainable energy management model within your business. However, Avrenim recognises that every business is different and will therefore have their own unique strategies, commitments, and cultures. By offering a three-phase approach that includes a consultations phase, assessment phase, and implementation phase, customers can be assured that Avrenim will endeavour to act within their best interests to support their decarbonisation and net zero ambitions.

“We understand that everyone’s agendas evolve around carbon and energy reduction, whether that be for corporate social responsibility or for cost reduction reasons. Everything we do as a business is orientated around the journey to net zero from maintenance to design, build and commission. We can offer a true green initiative-based solution that includes the use of heat pumps and solar installations,” Simon commented.

Building from the inside out, Avrenim fully educates their new starters in environmentally friendly ways of working, teaching its employees better practices that will help contribute towards an overall net zero goal.

Simon explained why enhancing along the net zero

Simon joined the company this year as Group CEO to help bolster the company’s position in the market ready for continued growth and to reach specific market aspirations. Having worked at board level in numerous multinational organisations and smaller SME companies over the last 15 years, Simon is primed to make a real difference in the company’s future. Another recent change has seen a complete rebrand and new website that was launched on July 4th – this has strengthened the company’s brand awareness and profile within the market.

If you’re interested in working with Avrenim to reach your net zero targets or other goals, you can utilise a number of public sector frameworks to work with us. To find out more please get in touch or come and meet us at the IHEEM conference in Manchester this coming October.

T 0151 706 2150

info@avrenim.co.uk

www.avrenim.co.uk

Simon Harris, CEO

John Newberry, Owner/Chairman

Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust – National Healthcare Estates and Facilities Day

Team at opening of new sensory garden at Broadgreen hospital Liverpool University Hopsitals NHS Foundation

The UK’s medical refrigeration experts

range of refrigerators include small, medium and large medical fridges, ward fridges, laboratory fridges and freezers, neonatal refrigerators, and staff room fridges and freezers. Alongside this range, CoolMed also manufacture portable vaccine carriers and other medical fridge accessories.

In this issue of Healthcare Matters, we are pleased to announce CoolMed as our Medical Refrigeration Company of the Month.

The experience and expertise honed by CoolMed date back to the early 2000s when the company began supplying high quality medical refrigeration into the UK market. In 2017, Brian and Stephen Johnson made the decision to create a new brand under a new name, designed to bring high quality, hi-tech products to the industry and the individual consumer on a direct, much more cost-effective basis.

Operating out of its warehouse of over 14,000 sq. ft at the Trafford Park, Manchester, CoolMed manufacture pharmacy, laboratory, and staff room refrigeration used in pharmacy stores, hospitals and veterinary practises.

“We pride ourselves in providing great quality products that are reasonably priced and can be delivered the next day. Other services we offer is annual service and calibration, which is part of the legislation on pharmacy refrigeration,” stated Matt Thornton, Sales Manager.

Stephen Johnson, Group CEO, CoolMed Ltd

CoolMed provide a complete range of expertly developed products designed for a range of medical environments. Able to provide a highly efficient service direct from its own warehouse, CoolMed can supply to all of the UK and Northern Ireland, as well as Republic of Ireland if requested.

Serving a range of industries, CoolMed’s key customers include hospitals, GP surgeries, pharmacy stores and veterinary surgeries and for these offers a 5-year parts and labour warranty. CoolMed are not just manufacturers, they are medical experts and are working towards becoming the leading manufacturer and supplier of medical refrigeration in the UK. Its extensive

Stephen, Brian and the team at CoolMed really wanted to direct their focus this year into operating sustainably, protecting their direct & global environment and reducing their carbon footprint. Striving towards carbon neutral, CoolMed recently gained their Carbon Positive Business certificate alongside offsetting all their carbon output with the help of charities Cool Earth & Earthly. CoolMed hope to lead by example in the industry and have a positive impact on the healthcare sector, whilst protecting and restoring the planet.

CoolMed offers a calibration service to its customers, and some features of this service include ensuring the suitability of the fridge for the intended purpose and location is in the appropriate place with sufficient air flow, cleaning and maintenance of compressor and condenser parts, staff advice on fridge maintenance and use of controls, and a full calibration of the internal and external fridge thermometers with adjustments to be made where necessary. Each fridge also receives a full electrical safety test from an engineer who arrives on site, alongside a 6 probe temperature mapping calibration. The calibration service is certified to UKAS Management Systems.

CoolMed’s calibration service is a top priority for the company and is carried out by trained EBME engineers who hold a wealth of experience trained to solve all customers calibration needs. These engineers are also safe contractor approved and DBS checked. Calibration of a medical fridge can be a straight forward experience, and CoolMed covers all areas to ensure all fridges continue to run smoothly. There will be no disruption to your workplace during the calibration as CoolMed are used to working in and around busy environments, and by using state of the art UKAS equipment, can get the job done quickly and smoothly.

Regarding the future, we asked Matt what CoolMed’s plans were, he responded. “Our sustainability profile is key, so we are working with Earthly and Coolearth towards being Carbon neutral by 2030. Furthermore, we are increasing our ranges in laboratory units and working on new products for the blood transfusion sector.”

CoolMed is on course to being the UK’s number one medical refrigeration manufacturer and supplier, as unlike its competitors, CoolMed can provide a service that is cost-effective and time-efficient for its customers but also of the highest industry standard always delivering on time.

For more information, please see below:

T 0161 772 5666 info@coolmed.co.uk www.coolmed.co.uk

HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS COMPANY OF THE MONTH

The most advanced Nurse Call system in the world

In this issue of Healthcare Matters, we are pleased to announce Austco Healthcare (UK) as our Healthcare Communications Solutions Company of the Month.

Austco is a leading global provider of communication technology and software solutions for environments where communication is critical, such as healthcare and secure facilities. “We supply, install and maintain Nurse Call and Cell Call systems for organisations. Nurse Call is used within the healthcare sector where we work with NHS and private hospitals, care homes, and hospices. Our Cell Call service is for custodial sites such as prisons, UK courts, and custody suites,” stated Dave Webb, General Manager.

Established in 1986, Austco is a global company

that has one UK office based in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, as well as its HQ based in Texas and further offices in Canada, South America, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.

Austco’s reliable solutions twinned with integrated stateof-the-art technology are designed to help customers improve efficiency, cut costs and successfully exceed healthcare requirements in duty of care.

One outstanding benefit of Austco’s solutions is that it is the only company in the world to offer Built-in RTLS. Incorporated into Tacera, Austco’s flagship solution, RTLS offers real time locating with no third-party hardware required. Offering automatic staff presence with dual technology, the badges and call points interact wirelessly to record a presence in a location, negating the need for caregivers to physically press a presence button. Other features include automatic call cancellation, mobile duress – offering precise location of buttons of the nurse call system when pressed, automated workflow, including message alerts, automatic log completions, and muting, reporting or location and button press data, and intelligent technology that can light the overdoor light in rooms where staff are present for further awareness to other care team members. “We are also

the only company in the world that has integrated voice recognition and activation with Alexa, providing not only fantastic functionality, but also again removing another ‘touch-point’ so improving infection control” added Dave.

Pulse Mobile is a native smartphone app that lets nurses manage alarms, and remote control the nurse call system from one device. Nurses can receive notifications of alarms from patients and their locations with the ability to take several actions with each alarm such as VOIP callback, Accept, Reject, and Escalate.

A great way to streamline your communication processes is by using Clinical Workflow, one of the most powerful additions to a Nurse Call System. Designed to accurately monitor rounding compliance, streamline communication channels, record pain checks, push data to a patient’s chart, indicate staff presence or patient falls, and more, the customisable buttons are perfect for capturing critical metrics and support care initiatives.

Designed for nurses, by nurses, Austco involves healthcare staff of all levels in the design process, initiating a philosophy that integrates with all systems customers require. Its solutions are completely customisable, for example, Austco recently installed a new feature for a client in Israel, whilst the installation occurred, the client asked for a ‘Good Morning Call’ to be integrated into

the system so residents could respond to a morning call through a wireless device. “Our products are easily adaptable, and we pride ourselves on listening to the demand of the market and then developing products based on that need. Even with maintenance visits we will check for compliance with HTM0803 and make any recommendations to bring systems in line with current regulations,” said Dave.

With healthcare requiring more intelligent technology, Austco has an exciting future. Dave explained, “We have recently started remote demonstrations in the UK, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Norway, Spain, and Switzerland which are going well for us. Over the next five years, we are expanding more into Europe and are currently going through a lead generation campaign in a number of European countries. There are now 40 new hospitals to be built in the UK, so we are hopeful to be involved in at least some of these too.”

For more information, please see below:

T 01527 877778

uk@austco.com

www.austco.com/europe

Health and safety matters – Keep up to date!

The National Association for Safety and Health in Care Services (NASHiCS) focuses on all health and safety matters affecting the social care sector. The association goes from strength to strength and has a growing membership across a wide range of providers and organisations covering the UK.

Keeping up to date regarding Health and Safety matters is vital. The more you know, the more you can plan and the more you plan, the less susceptible you are in turbulent times.

Through the association you can Network with

colleagues responsible for Health and Safety, share your own ‘best practice’ experiences and hear how others have overcome challenges.

Attend dedicated events, on health and safety at special member rates; and participate in national

and local Networkers, Conferences and Seminars, in-person or virtual.

Advertise job vacancies free; and benefit from special member offers and rates from suppliers of goods services and equipment.

Receive regular update emails covering latest developments and safety alerts/news; while giving access to current information, links on key safety topics; and monthly our highly praised e-News.

Matters cover range from fire safety, training, infection control, lone working, falls prevention, first aid to stress, legionella, case law, regulation, people moving people and mock courts to mention just a few. See our website for report on past events: www.nashics.org

We have national links with other organisations, government bodies and enforcement agencies. Our aim is to promote and improve safety and health in care practice by providing a sharing and networking forum for debate, and discussion.

Joining NASHiCS is a great and easy way to keep informed and aware. Health and Safety is an essential and matters to everyone involved with social care now and in the future.

Contact T 07840 160030 administrator@nashics.org www.nashics.org

W&P supporting Health and Social Care providers across the UK

W&P has been supporting Health and Social Care providers with its business planning, compliance and training requirements since 2001, including:

● Policies and Procedures for Domiciliary, Residential, & Clinical Service providers in England, Scotland & Wales.

● Policies and procedures for Learning Disability Services in England.

● Staff training packs – ie. Management of Medicines.

● New for 2021! CQC compliance webinars.

● Accredited on-line distance learning training courses.

● In house training courses – let us come to you!

● Compliance Audits/Mock Inspections.

● Tender writing and Bid support.

● CQC Registration Support.

● General Business Advice and Guidance.

For this and much more, please go to our website at: www.wandptraining.co.uk or call us on 01305 767104, we are here to help.

100% OPTICAL SHOW REVIEW – TOP EXHIBITORS

100% Optical makes welcome return with record visitors

After an enforced break of over two years, 100% Optical made a welcome return to the ExCeL London, with a record-breaking 9,680 attendees flocking to the UK’s biggest optical event.

The first chance for colleagues and customers to reconnect after the pandemic, the three-day event featured catwalk shows, CPD seminars, independent and international eyewear designers, showcases of the latest optical technology and a host of new features, with an even stronger focus on sustainability.

Backed by all the industry’s leading organisations, 100% Optical saw over 160 seminars, workshops and debates curated by show partners, The Association of Optometrists, alongside exclusive launches, show offers and competitions.

The show also saw the return of the popular Love Eyewear Awards, which champion and promote eyewear. Organisers have already announced the dates for next year’s 100% Optical; it will take place from 25th-27th February 2023, while The Association of Optometrists (AOP) and Media 10 have announced that their partnership to deliver 100% Optical will continue until 2025.

This is our pick of the best exhibitors from this year’s event, listed here in alphabetical order: Bayfields Opticians, Birmingham Optical, Blink OMS, Good Karma Eyewear, The Body Doctor & VISUFarma. Further details can be found on this page and the next. Follow 100% Optical on social media: @100optical #100optical https://www.100percentoptical.com

To register interest for the 2023 show, please fill out the form: https://www.100percentoptical.com/ exhibit

Blink Optician Management Software

The empowering eyewear brand for women

Good Karma Eyewear is a brand built on integrity, empowerment and innovative design. Established by women for women, Good Karma Eyewear was set up by owners Lisa and Julie to provide a fashionable range of women’s glasses.

Owners Lisa and Julie maintain a plethora of experience, having worked in the optical industry for many years. Their vision for Good Karma Eyewear, was to create a new brand to offer a range of glasses carefully designed to suit all face shapes, eye colours, skin tones and ages.

Offering bright attractive colours in chic shapes and designs, Good Karma Eyewear is designed to stand out and not shy away and blend in, like other brands. Its main purpose is to offer a range that helps empower

Blink OMS was launched in 2011 to provide a simple, intuitive & affordable paperless system for independent opticians. Features include; Patient Recalls, Practice Diary, Clinical Data Recording, Dispensing and eGOS. Being completely web enabled, Blink OMS can be used on any device and from almost anywhere and so makes accessing your key practice information quick and easy.

The latest eGOS feature makes submitting your GOS forms smooth and (relatively) painless. Used by both high street and domiciliary opticians, the system has so far been used to submit over 200,000 GOS forms to PCSE.

Now with over 150 users and prices ranging from just £50 to £145 per month, Blink OMS is fast becoming the first choice for practices new to electronic record keeping, as well as being a highly recommended option for independent opticians looking to migrate from outdated desktop solutions. Ask the Blink team about switching from your current provider.

Exhibiting at 100% Optical for the first time, Terry (CEO at Blink) said of the show, “…what made the 3 days special was meeting lots of existing Blink users, most for the first time. It was amazing to hear their supportive comments and how much they enjoy using Blink day in day out.”

For more information, please see website: https://blinkoms.co.uk

women to look and feel youthful, fun and radiant.

And ‘good karma’ is not just its name, it’s a promise!

Every purchase made with Good Karma Eyewear, contributes to a donation for The Princes Trust – Women Supporting Women. Good Karma Eyewear is dedicated to giving back and helping to support women, and The Princes Trust is a charity that helps disadvantaged young woman, gain the skills they need to go into education, training or work.

If you would like to find out more information, please see below:

T 01527 546903

contact@goodkarmaeyewear.com

https://www.goodkarmaeyewear.com

The Body Doctor: Award winning eye care specialists

The Body Doctor Ltd, manufacturer of The Eye Doctor range, has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category for its Sterileyes patented antibacterial compresses used to treat Dry Eye Disease, MGD and Blepharitis. The Sterileyes solution is clinically proven to reduce bacteria on the compress by 99.9% and is an integral component of Eye Doctor hot and cold compresses, aiming to be the most effective hot eye compress on the market.

Now in its 56th year, the Queen’s Awards are the

most prestigious accolades for UK businesses and are a globally recognised royal seal of approval for outstanding achievement.

The company achieved a major milestone in the spring of 2021 when a patent was granted for the antibacterial shield Sterileyes, following five years of research and development with three independent laboratories.

The Body Doctor Ltd is a family-run business founded in 2012. The vision of the company was,

and continues to be, to devise, develop and supply innovative solutions that focus on promoting and optimising eye health. The Eye Doctor range features hot and cold compresses, eyedrops, biodegradable eyelid wipes, including tea tree and hay fever wipes and a new Premium Eye Health Food Supplement.

Contact Sam Wymer, Sales & Marketing Director, T 01484 868816 sam.wymer@the-body-doctor.com https://the-body-doctor.com

MEDICAL DEVICES & TECHNOLOGY MATTERS

Delivering obsessively great service to each and every one of our clients is at the heart of what we do. And our Bayfields family is proud that this service changes lives every single day.

Fortunately, no one works harder than Bayfields to get to know you as an individual and to take care of your hard-working eyes. You’re unique, and so are your eyes.

From the moment, you open your eyes in the morning to the moment you close them at night, your eyes are working hard for you. Getting rubbed, staring at screens, fighting off pollution, streaming with a cold… your eyes put up with alot. And yet, these are the eyes which greet loved ones, see nature, communicate silently, create memories, and make it easier to work, play and be entertained. Don’t your eyes deserve to be looked after by experts?

That’s why our eye tests are so thorough, and why we listen so carefully to how you live your life. It’s why we only employ highly trained experts to help you choose your glasses and contact lenses. And it’s why we offer only the highest quality frames, lenses and contact lenses. 01274 619318

www.bayfieldsopticians.com

CROSS OUT DRY EYE with the NEW Xailin® range

One range for all your dry eye needs

VISUfarma’s NEW Xailin® eye health range attracted a lot of interest at 100%

Optical this year, here is why!

Introducing the NEW Xailin® eye health range

CROSS OUT DRY EYE with VISUfarma’s NEW Xailin® eye health range, an enhanced, customised solution for every individual’s needs. The three product range combines lubricating and moisturising eye drops with varying concentrations of sodium hyaluronate (HA) based on the severity of the dry eye condition and patient needs.

The NEW Xailin® range is preservative & phosphate free and is suitable to use with all types of contact lenses. What did customers find exciting about our latest range?

The main highlight that was shared by customers across the 3 day event was the fact that Xailin® Intensive is the one of the few eye drops on the market with 0.3% sodium hyaluronate (HA), indicated for patients who require additional hydration to treat ocular dryness.1-3

The NEW Xailin® range is available in a 10ml multidose bottle and is available from all major optical wholesalers now. For more information, please call our Commercial UK Sales Manager on: j.day@visufarma.com.

Visit VISUfarma’s full range and download the corporate brochure here: https://www.visufarma.com/uk/eye-health

TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION REVIEW –

Medical Technology Exhibition 2022

The Medical Technology

UK Exhibition & Learning Programme 2022 took place back in March at the Coventry Building Society Arena. This was the first time the event has been held in the UK, following huge success in Galway, Ireland.

This trade exhibition focused on the medical device manufacturing sector, which in the UK is valued at over £25 billion, and currently employs approximately 50,000 people in the UK and supports around five times that amount. Around 120 specialist suppliers represented the industry providing the perfect opportunity to stay up to date with the latest innovations in medical device design and the wider MedTech industry.

During the two day event there was a Learning Programme where many experienced speakers shared their knowledge and experience with the

delegates, alongside the launch of the inaugural Women in MedTech event, which is designed to give the opportunity for leading female engineers to share their experience.

This is our pick of the best exhibitors from this year’s event, listed here in alphabetical order: Indysoft, M&M Qualtech, Pentagon Plastics, Polymermedics & Omega Plastics Group. Further details can be found on this page.

To find out more information about both the Coventry event, and events happening later this year, please visit: www.medicaltechnologyuk.com

Omega Plastics Group: Plastic injection moulding specialists

Omega Plastics Group supplies injection moulded components and assemblies to Medical Sector customers from two North East manufacturing facilities. We have been working in the medical sector for more than 10 years and work collaboratively with our customers adding value to their process and supporting with tooling and components across a range of medical applications including, drug and surgical delivery devices, personal healthcare, testing and diagnostic devices, and development/testing equipment.

We have a large in-house toolroom manufacturing technical injection mould tools for moulding by us, or for use by our customers in their mould shops. We have 15 toolmakers manufacturing production, pilot, and prototype tooling, from single impression to multi cavity. Our project involvement is from initial product design for manufacture input through full Project Management, validation and delivery. Having the toolroom and moulding in one facility ensures

TOP EXHIBITORS

M&M Qualtech: Design, engineer, manufacture

M&M Qualtech is a contract electronics, wire/cable harness and full product assembly manufacturer with global reach who specialise in high cost of failure applications. Quality is at the core of everything we do, we carry ISO 13485, ISO 9001, TUV, UL, CSA, FDA, IPC certifications or registrations and possess a culture of Lean Six Sigma for continuous improvements.

Key industries served are Medtech, Automotive, Military, ICT and Agritech.

The services we provide include:

: Design Development

: Functional and Quality Test Development

: Prototypes

: NPI, (New Product Introduction)

: Low to High Volume Manufacturing

: Printing, Packing, Kitting and Labelling

: Full Global Logistics.

From product concept through to commercial reality, our team of engineers work in close collaboration with our customers to help arrive at a stable design. We provide a live view into the supply chain and in real time can

identify any components that might pose a risk, even if that risk is years in the future.

Throughout our customer’s journey, we are obsessed with providing the highest quality, driving out unnecessary cost, developing robust quality/functional tests and accelerating time to market.

Talk to us about your project today by visiting: www.mmqualtech.com or by calling: +353 091 756677.

Polymermedics: UK Technical Injection Moulding

fast response times, reduces tool and process validation time, and allows quick diagnostics and optimisation for tools that are transferred to us to mould. With 28 injection moulding machines from 40T up to 1,300T and over 160 colleagues Omega Plastics Group has the scale and flexibility to cater for most projects.

Visit our website at: www.omegaplasticsgroup.co.uk or contact us at: sales@omega-plastics.co.uk.

Industry Strength Software

IndySoft was founded in 1998 and has been transforming the way enterprise manufacturing and commercial calibration labs have managed their systems for over two decades.

As perpetual innovators, IndySoft has introduced multiple technologies, which are now staple requests by any organisation seeking a professional asset management solution as it continues to research new technologies designed to save its customers time and money. Some of IndySoft’s specialities lie in calibration, tooling, automation, maintenance, and repair, as well as being experts in showing

customers how it can help to streamline their asset management.

The purchase of a calibration or tooling asset management system is one of the most important decisions you can make in relation to your quality program needs. IndySoft works with your best interest at heart ensuring the right operations and the right software package is going to be the one that can compliment and augment your process.

IndySoft provides customisable software solutions for businesses involved in the aerospace, aviation and defence industries as well as automotive, commercial labs,

Pentagon Plastics: Leading Plastic Injection Moulding Services

Pentagon are reliable suppliers into the Medical sector and leaders within their Plastic Injection moulding field.

Having traded for over 45 years the organisation has a high profile yet confidential customer base, delivering exception Plastic Injection Moulding and Mould Tooling services. Operating from one UK site of manufacture allows a single point of contact for the life of a project.

The group is divided between two technical divisions; the Moulding Division and the Tooling Division, meaning that they are a full turnkey solution to customers requiring plastic injection moulded products.

As a bespoke technical moulder, the group are well placed to support the medical sector providing volume production of noninvasive components used within hospital and healthcare settings.

The highly skilled Setters have a wealth of experience in processing high engineering grades of thermoplastics for the medical sector.

Customer mould tooling is designed and manufactured on site allowing the two operational divisions to work closely together to deliver accurate and quality production parts in a timely and efficient manner.

With a committed and knowledgeable team,

Polymermedics is the go to name for quality precision injection moulding with over 40 years’ experience in our field and we pride ourselves on delivering Precision mouldings and assemblies. It’s why we’re trusted by so many in our industry. As a supplier to the medical industry, among others and part of the Agor group we guarantee the utmost precision and superior quality in all our processes and products – exemplified by our quality accreditations. It’s your assurance that we will always deliver what we promise.

We’re renowned for our expertise in delivering projects for a wide variety of applications. Whether it’s a brand-new product or fabricating an existing component, everything we manufacture is meets stringent regulatory requirements. Our Validation processes guarantee

unrivalled performance and outstanding results. Operating 24-7, we aim to meet even the most complex demands and tightest deadlines. After all, your satisfaction is paramount to everything we do.

Polymermedics’ experienced processengineering team, technicians and toolmakers all work closely with our clients, ensuring everything is exactly as it should be - from 3D CAD drawings to the final product. Make us the total solutions provider for all your moulding and assembly requirements.

T +44 (0)1726 222980 info@polymermedics.com www.polymermedics.com

energy, life sciences, manufacturing, and oil and gas sectors.

Get in touch today to see the new version 13 from IndySoft and how it can help you to reach your long-term goals.

T 01908 904116 sales@indysoft.co.uk www.indysoft.com

the Group move quickly to ensure customer demand is met and high service levels are maintained.

If you are looking for a UK supplier for your plastic injection moulding and tooling services, please email: websales@pentagonplastics.co.uk or call the team on: 01403 264397.

PestEx 2022

After a longer than usual wait, pest professionals from all over the world came together for the first time in two years, as PestEx finally returned to the ExCeL in London on 16th-17th March.

Over two days, 1,458 visitors, some from as far away as the USA and Australia, poured into the ExCeL exhibition hall, ready to network and learn.

More than 80 manufacturers and distributors packed out the exhibition hall with incrediblelooking stands, fantastic new products and creative games with giveaways for winners.

Lots of PestEx regulars were in attendance, but it was interesting to see just how many new

exhibitors there were at the show; Metex showcasing their new Rat Tape, Hamelin with their range of Ratblockers, Defender Bird Spikes launching the new Thistle Bird Spikes and Rat Trap UK making a splash on their PestEx debut.

Seminars

Giving seminars as well as exhibiting were representatives from many of the biggest manufacturers and distributors, alongside industry experts like Alex Wade, Grahame Turner and Kunal Puri.

Ian Andrew, BPCA Chief Executive, commented, “There’s nothing better than seeing the whole spectrum of the pest control sector coming together in real life once more.

Trécé Incorporated

“Thanks again to everyone who made PestEx 2022 so special, and we look forward to seeing you at PPC Live in Harrogate, Yorkshire next March.”

This is our pick of the best exhibitors from this year’s show, listed here in alphabetical order: ATEO, Property Inspect, RSPH & Trece Incorporated. Further details can be found on this page.

For the full review, please visit: ppconline.org/ppc107

Pest Control & Building Inspection Software

Pest control is of vital importance to any industry. The failure to control pests can have dire consequences for businesses. Poor pest management & healthcare can also lead to a drop in company standards, which in turn can lead to a loss of business, fines, damaged brand reputation, and more.

However, what was once a complex is now becoming much easier to manage through technology. Technologies designed for many purposes in pest control and inspections are improving all the time, becoming easier to use, more affordable, and increasingly effective.

As an associate member of the British Pest Control Association (BPCA), Property Inspect allows for complete control of pest management in public spaces, residential and commercial buildings to protect people and the environment. Our Pest Control software allows companies to ensure the safety and wellbeing of their customers by automating

all aspects of operations providing compliant pest control and documenting.

Say goodbye to paper & pen forms By implementing a digital inspection solution empowers teams to work more effectively and efficiently, allowing evidence to be captured in real-time, enabling teams to act across multiple sites to prevent and eliminate risks.

See how our Pest Control Software can help your business.

Contact

T 03309 125005 uksales@propertyinspect.com www.propertyinspect.com

Trécé Inc. is a customerfocused, market-driven organisation that develops, manufactures, and markets insect pheromone and kairomone based products designed to respond to customer needs, protect food production and preserve the environment. With more than 100 species-specific, pheromonebased kits, attractants and lures, and a full line of trap models designed for a wide variety of flying and crawling insect pests that attack stored product/ ingredients.

Our STORGARD®QUICK CHANGE™ DOME ULTRACOMBI™ is one of our best-

selling products. The Ultra-combi allows for the capture of over 30 different beetles, so if you are unsure what insect infestations you have this broad-spectrum pheromone & kairomone products is what you need. Once you have identified your pest problem you can then move onto a speciesspecific product.

Our STORGARD® II Trap is the ideal solution for moths and beetles in food manufacturing

and storage facilities. Again, this is from our QUICK CHANGE™ range and comes with the attractants already installed on the trap.

For more information on our company and product range, please visit our website at: www.trece.com or our customer services team at: custserv@trece.com.

Accessible training for RSPH Pest Control qualifications

The market size of the pest control industry in the UK has grown an average of 5.9% per year in the last five years, faster than the UK economy overall. And, in 2022, the market size is predicted to grow by 9.5%.

A fundamental requirement for businesses wanting to take advantage of this growth area is to ensure staff are fully qualified with the latest public health pest control qualifications. Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) is an OFQUAL, CCEA and Qualifications Wales regulated Qualifications Awarding Organisation and has been developing and providing qualifications in the pest control sector for many years. Possession of an RSPH pest control qualification is a requirement for membership of pest control trade bodies and CPD schemes.

All RSPH qualifications are offered via training centres throughout the UK. All courses are designed to be easily accessible, and the centres offer learners the support they need to complete their learning successfully.

As well as sole-trader and small business customers, RSPH also provide these qualifications to larger organisations that are household names in the industry

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Innovative telecoms products

Duplex

Corporate Communications is a leading supplier of telecoms products, consisting of an extensive product portfolio including telephone headsets, deskphones, webcams, conference phones and bespoke manufactured products for the telecoms industry.

The majority of its customers operate within voice critical market places such as the NHS and fire service so the company is dedicated to ensuring that its emergency service customers have the right solution to fulfil their needs and deliver clear speech.

A notable product range is the Poly Rove wireless IP phone solution designed for on-site employees. It offers a whole host of user benefits including integrated Microban® antimicrobial product protection keeping devices cleaner for longer and a ruggedized IP65-rating which means they are drop proof (up to 6.6ft/2m), dusttight and water resistant. The handsets are specifically designed for easy cleaning made with smooth surfaces, no raised buttons or gaps and your conversations are also safe and secure with DECT wireless security.

For more information, please see the details below:

T 0203 411 8218 www.duplexcomms.com

and offers the only Ofqual-regulated qualification developed specifically to meet the requirements of the Second-Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticide (SGAR) stewardship scheme.

RSPH also works with government and local authorities to develop qualifications to suit forthcoming public health legislation in all areas including pest control, food safety and infection prevention. To find out how your business could benefit, please email: qualifications@rsph.org.uk.

Full details of all our qualifications can be found here: www.rsph.org.uk/qualifications

ATEO Airgun Training & Education Organisation

In our current situation of litigation and no win no fee solicitors it is important that anyone who shoots as part of a formal vermin control programme has suitable protection in the way of – Risk assessments/standard operating procedures/ an understanding of the ever changing open license of what can be controlled.

Do you really understand ballistics and how to set up a scope or use night vision kit, the difference between pellets and how to improve marksmanship principles?

If the answer is no to any of these! This is where the ATEO training programme for pest control professionals comes in. The programme accepted by the professional pest control organisations.

Courses are set up as and when needed for companies and individuals. Dave works with groups of 4 or 6 maximum. He has training venues all over the

UK that he can use as needed, Dave often does courses for companies with specific training for the site, advising on safe systems of work and legal aspects.

Dave advises Blue Chip companies/small companies and governments on safe systems of work for specific sites or across the company.

He has access to a multitude of air rifles so that he knows what he would recommend for various uses, (not usually the most expensive) but the most efficient.

Contact Dave Mills, Founder of the ATEO, T 01543 450173

M 07761 237633

dave@ateo.org.uk

https://ateo.org.uk/training

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The Alzheimer’s Show 2022

This year’s Alzheimer’s Show was held at the Business Design Centre in London back in March. This was a two-day live event covering a wide range of topics including research, behaviour, practical tips for being a carer, sleep disturbance, communication, end of life care and first-hand experiences of life with dementia.

A free three-minute Virtual Dementia Tour

Re:Cognition Health’s Memory Services

Re:Cognition

Health’s international clinics provide award-winning cognitive healthcare services including memory clinics and clinical trials, developed to empower individuals and optimise brain and mind health. With centres in London, Guilford, Winchester, Plymouth, Birmingham, Bristol and Fairfax, VA USA, the team work to deliver the very best service and outcomes.

Re:Cognition Health’s Memory Clinic provides a comprehensive assessment and diagnosis for individuals experiencing difficulties with their memory by an expert team. This service is also tailored for those eager to improve their current brain health and to reduce risk of memory loss and dementia in the future. The Memory Clinic assessments can guide access the right services and treatments in the NHS.

Re:Cognition Health’s multiple world-leading centres for enrolling volunteers onto late stage, international clinical trials for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative conditions, offer potential access to new-generation medications, designed to slow down or halt the progression of disease and symptoms. The teams in the UK and USA are determined to find new treatments and cures to help transform health and change the future for millions of people living with these conditions. Clinical trials are free to participate and provide an accurate diagnosis with the most advanced diagnostic tools.

Find out more: www.recognitionhealth.com

Going for Goldster

When the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in increased social isolation, Goldster set out to deliver accessible and fun ways to exercise, stay creative and keep physically and mentally well for longer.

Goldster delivers non-pharmacological interventions through easily accessible, social, and interactive ways to maintain physical, emotional and cognitive wellbeing, with over 450 live, online classes a month aimed at fitness, well-being and purpose. The platform has been developed based on rigorous systematic assessment of research by clinical experts for evidence-based benefits of the types of activities provided.

At the 2022 Alzheimer’s Show, Dr Zara Quail, Goldster’s Clinical Scientific Research Lead, spoke on the importance of evidence-based healthy ageing interventions for carers of people living with dementia. Exercise, respite, psychosocial support, mindfulness, meditation, stress reduction and Yoga have shown benefits in reducing carer burden and improving quality of life. Activities for social engagement and comfort are also important factors in maintaining carer health and well-being.

Goldster members can select from workouts, Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi, art, music, writing and language classes. The Goldster Book Club features famous author interviews. Dedicated tutors also deliver sessions on nutrition, happiness, ageing well, design, make up and style. Mindfulness, meditation, massage, coaching and Yoga-CBT are aimed at boosting confidence, reducing stress and promoting quality sleep.

To enjoy 10 free classes, go to: goldster.co.uk, and monthly membership is £9.99. https://www.goldster.co.uk

session was available to all visitors, and for the first time at any event, an individual visitor could book the comprehensive 75-minute training session which was a must for anyone involved in caring for people with dementia.

Nearly 40 live seminars were put on throughout the show from expert CPD accredited speakers. Now available for

download, you can find these seminars on the Alzheimer’s Show website alongside some PowerPoint presentations.

The Alzheimer’s Show also teamed up with the new social media care app Talkcare, which is a free hub where people can

connect and communicate about the amazing work the social care industry does.

To find out further information or to download the seminars, please visit: www.alzheimersshow.co.uk

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