C & B Systems - Pre-plumbed Assemblies / Mediserve

Health Care - Pre Plumbed Mediserve Systems - WC Cubicles

Mediserve Hospital Product

C&B Systems manufacture and install pre-plumbed Mediserve sanitary assemblies. The design meets and / or exceeds current legislation and guidance notes for Hospitals. Mediserve sanitary assemblies are installed in many UK hospitals, both large and small some of which are illustrated opposite.

Why C&B Systems?

C&B are contracted for many reasons, price, although a factor is not always the deciding influence. Sometimes its the quality of the product.

Ensuring the assemblies minimise the risk while maximising the benefit to our clients and trusts while fulfilling the need for the safe delivery of water at the correct temperature without contamination is a priority for C&B Systems. Understanding Hospital Trust requirements and taking in to account all design features from the water source, its quality, to the type of pipe work and pressure used to deliver the water enables C&B Systems to provide the high level of care for both use of patients and hospital staff. Consideration is also given to the ease of on the going maintenance and the effect of flushing fluids on metals / plastic.

New Products & Materials

C&B Systems strive to improve the Mediserve systems and the materials used. This is often hampered by the current guide lines. The clients acceptance of new ideas is difficult to implement, as the comfort zone of previous use within hospitals is the dominant influence. Working with contractors, trusts, components suppliers, facility managers, infectious controls and manual handling on the assemblies has enabled C&B Systems to bring innovations and special features to this sector.

C&B Systems continue to improve the Mediserve system and are ready to discuss a clients requirements and put forward solutions for any sanitary assembly. Consideration is given to the many strange requirements that occur on a project. This could range from the ADL rooms, mortuary, endoscope, birthing pool, ritual wash or the basic ensuite / ward arrangement.

Facility Management – Increasingly C&B Systems are regularly involved with the supply or supply and install of sanitary ware and panel sets to keep a hospital up to date with any alerts or supply to upgrade products.

Specifics

Pre plumbed Mediserve systems.

Material choices for the products

Following are typical questions that regularly arise. C&B Systems have developed the solutions for them.

Anti bacterial products - Are they a good idea or not? What form of antibacterial material? Do they kill the bugs or just move them to the side in greater density? Can all pieces in the room contain the defence or just some?

What is the effect on skin? What about the good bugs? Will it help create the superbug? Will the sterilising chemical damage the equipment? Maybe having easy clean equipment and actually cleaning it is the answer.

Pipework - Copper, Plastic or Stainless? Traceheating, insulation or neither? - Consideration has to be given to the water and its source. Is it hard or soft, brown-field, green-field, grey or borehole? The above have an effect on the water and the water can affect the pipe/product. What is your water and how will it affect the equipment?

Taps - Electronic or Manual, cool touch or scald - Bugs can breed differently in both types of product. Are you sure you have the correctly researched tap? Is the tap co-ordinated with the basin, sink or trough and will the water funnel or splash? Can you actually get your elbows behind the lever, or does the lever go back to the panel? Should the TMV3 valve be integrated or external? Has the chosen component assembly been tested?

Pottery Products - Pottery glaze. How much glaze has been applied and at what temperature was it cured? Is the surface flat or full or pitholes? Does the water run smoothly away?

Stainless Products - What grade is being used and what is the finish? Does it resemble the Himalayas or a cross section of a wavy sea or has the surface been ground flat? What is the surface like at the bends? How many homes for bugs can be made?

Weights, etc - Will the total assembly take the prescribed downward loads and how do we integrate with grab rails and group 2 equipment?

There are other materials not within the current system that may bring improvement within the hospital. Can C&B Systems bring them into this closed arena?