Composite Doors and UPVC Doors Specialists Britplas Wins Best Construction Award May 22, 2009
Cheshire based Eurocell Profiles fabricator Britplas is celebrating winning The Best Construction Product at the prestigious ‘Building Better Healthcare’ Awards for its SafeVent window.
Britplas developed the Safevent anti-ligature security window, in collaboration with Eurocell, in order to meet the needs of its customers in secure hospitals. It is also now installing Safevent across a much wider selection of healthcare projects. The Safevent window uses Eurocell profiles, along with Pilkington Activ self-cleaning glass as its major components. Britplas also produces an aluminium version of the Safevent which is also proving popular.
The Building Better Healthcare Awards is organised by Architects for Health and aims to recognise individuals and organisations who share an interest in excellence in healthcare facility design. Judged by leading experts in the field of architecture, design and build, Safevent won against strong competition.
Kevin Gorman, a Director of Britplas and inventor of the Safevent Window, in conjunction with Ian Kernaghan, Product Design Manager at Eurocell, explains: “After coming up with the original design Eurocell’s profile range and design team were key to the further development of the product, as it allowed us to produce a solution that is very simple in its principles and execution, but which more than satisfies the strict criteria of the client”
The Britplas SafeVent window has an in-line horizontal sliding action, which allows up to 50 per cent of the window area to open without the need for hinges, locking points, levers or handles that may be used as ligature points. It has an easy sliding action that allows frail or elderly patients to operate it unassisted.
Eurocell Profiles Ltd is one of the UKs leading suppliers of PVC-u window, door, conservatory and roofline systems. From its base in Derbyshire, Eurocell supplies a national network of fabricators with a uniquely comprehensive range of upvc front doors including doors, inline patio doors, vertical sliders, conservatories, roofline, cavity closers and curtain walling. Eurocell Building Plastics (EBP) is the sister company of Eurocell Profiles and operates over 76 depots nationwide stocking composite doors, windows trims, conservatory roofs and most other items required by the trade and DIY customer.
