Hastings-based manufacturer of cable management systems, Marshall-Tufflex, has been approached by the NHS to supply its antimicrobial cable trunking for the new emergency NHS Nightingale hospitals.
The UK’s leading manufacturer of PVC-U cable management products, including innovative antimicrobial trunking to route and contain cables; the company will supply six new hospitals being set up to house patients with coronavirus.
The commission includes a specification for trunking with antimicrobial properties integral to the PVC-U material.
The manufacturing process for these trunking systems uses a silver ion solution throughout the product, ensuring that 99.9% of harmful bacteria, including MRSA, will not survive on the surface.
Even if these become scratched or damaged, the active ingredients will continue to help prevent the spread of healthcare associated infections (HCAIs), making it the ideal specification for use in the hospital environment where control of infection is paramount.
The manufacturing plant has been working around the clock to deliver the Nightingale orders.
Jon Chamberlain, sales director, said: “We are proud to be in a position to supply products that play an important role in fighting the spread of infection, with a proven method of neutralising some of the most-common and dangerous bacteria found in hospitals.
“It’s a real testament to our manufacturing capabilities and the extra-ordinary efforts of our staff who have adjusted their working schedules and have worked tirelessly to produce the orders within such a short space of time.
“I would also like to thank our manufacturing and distribution teams who managed to make and deliver these vital products for the Nightingale hospitals up and down the country.
“It has been a real team effort and we are extremely proud to assist with these exceptional projects.”
Marshall-Tufflex offers two systems as part of its standard range that contain the ‘Bio’ technology, and can be specified depending on the aesthetic and functional requirements of a building; Odyssey and Sterling Curve Profile 1.