Hospitals

When choosing a window covering for Hospitals, Health Centres or Doctors Surgeries or Care Homes it is important to consider hygiene, safety and practicality. For this reason Solar have developed specialist solutions including stain resistant, flame retardant and anti microbial fabrics to specialise in this sector.
For either “New Build”, or ward refurbishments, window blind and curtain packages are available as well as cubicle tracking, cubicle curtains and matching or contrasting bed throws.

For curtains select from a huge range of top quality brands including: Skopos and Mosaic, Panaz, SMD, Pinewood (drapilux) and Edmund Bell.

Regardless of project size and budget we guarantee our ideas are personal and friendly, to satisfy and where possible, exceed your (or in the case of third parties) your clients expectations in a creative and technical way, unmatched by our competitors. Starting with either an architects drawing, or window schedule or with an initial project brief, setting out your technical window covering requirements and expectations. We will then establish your current and future working practices to provide you with a bespoke custom made solution which is a creative, innovative and an effective solution to control natural light and the suns UV rays.

For blinds choose our Unique Bio Cote, Anti Microbial product range. The only anti-microbial window blind system available in the world.

“What is Bio Cote”?

• Bio Cote is a silver based additive, incorporated into the product during the manufacturing process.
• Added to fabric in the dye, to the rail and wand as a powder coating and into the handle as part of the polymer.
• Silver was used as a natural anti-microbial by the Romans.
• Silver is currently used in hospitals as part of wound dressings and catheters.
• Silver is non organic and has no known allergic reactions.
• Bacteria have no resistance to silver.
• Once silver has been added, it is part of the product for life. It will not wash out or leach.
• Silver is Non Toxic.

“What does Bio Cote Do”?

• Bio Cote works against the spread of bacteria between the standard cleaning programmes
• Bio Cote inhibits the growth of a wide range of bacteria, moulds and fungi on the surface of the blinds, including: MRSA, E-coli, Salmonella, Clostridium difficile.
• Bio Cote reduces the levels of bacteria on surfaces by up to 99.9% over a 24 hour period and helps prevent bacterial cross- contamination, illness and infection in public environments.
• Bio Cote is not a substitute for cleaning, but an additional level of defence in the fight against bacteria.

“How does Bio Cote work”?

• The silver ions concentrate on the surface of the product
• The ions bind with bacteria and causes the enzymes to breakdown.
• Enzymes cannot produce the energy that enables bacteria to reproduce
• This inhibits growth of bacteria.

These are the facts!

• An estimated 5000 people die each year as a result of HAI’s – greater than the number of road deaths.
• 1 in 8 patients has a hospital infection at any one time.
• Number of MRSA deaths has rise by 35% since 2001.
• HAI’s cost the NHS more than £1 Billion each year. One third could be recovered by improved infection control, releasing £150 Million.
• 68 Litigation cases nationally since April 2002, costing the NHS more than £8 Million.

If the NHS is serious about protecting their patients whilst under their care, how can they not invest in Bio Cote? 

Full project management, from conception through to completion. All projects installed to the highest quality standards, on time and within budget, hassle free, giving you peace of mind.