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Swimming pools, local government, leisure clubs, stadia and other public toilet facilities could benefit from an innovative new water control system currently being installed at HMP Lewes. |
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Inmates and prison staff at the category B prison will benefit from an innovative new toilet and
washroom control system from March 2008. It'll keep their washing and toilet facilities clean and
hygienic - and save water too.
 But the system could benefit a wide range of local government, leisure clubs, stadia and other public
toilet facilities, says designers Wallgate.
180 cells in a new multi million £££ cell block, developed in the East Sussex prison, have been
installed with state-of-the-art water system remote controls. The manufacturers believe that it
will be ideal for water management in any public environment.
The new system enables Lewes prison staff to control water flows to hygiene and sanitation facilities
in two cells from one simple unit. It saves water, is more flexible and more hygienic than traditional
control methods.
The control unit is programmable and enables cell WCs to be flushed remotely by a prison officer
from outside the cell. This has the dual effect of improving hygiene and to discouraging the storage
of contraband in the toilet system. Other sanitary ware, such as showers and basins, can also be
cycled remotely to prevent the incubation of bacteria etc.
The WDC200 system has been developed by UK secure sanitation specialists Wallgate Ltd, who produce
a wide range of toilet and washroom systems for secure environments, and are based in Wiltshire.
Benefits of the WDC200 system at HMP Lewes include:
Programmable remote control of two cells from one 8 channel unit - controlling two toilets, two
showers and four taps;
Reduced plumbing and wiring installation costs through simple "Plug and Play" technology;
Compatible with all forms of flushing methods;
Long life-time and low maintenance costs;
Automatic maintenance cycle to avoid water stagnation;
Water saving dual flush option to meet environmental BREEAM requirements;
Lockout facility to avoid misuse and prevent vandalism.
The installation of the 90 WDC200 units in the new cells at HM Prison Lewes (for whom the main
contractor is Keir) is the first of its type by Wallgate in the UK prison service.
HMP Lewes is a Victorian-built building dating from 1853. The prison has a population of 558
prisoners, consisting predominantly of short term locally convicted men and male prisoners on
remand from courts in East and West Sussex.
Since the Lewes Prison contract was signed, Wallgate Limited has taken hundreds more orders
of the WDC200 for the prison service, HM Courts Service, the immigration service, Police cells,
secure mental health facilities and military detention centres.
For further information about Wallgate's products visit the company's
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
or
APPLICATIONS pages, or
by writing to: Trevor Powell, Managing Director, Wallgate Limited, Crow Lane, Wilton, Salisbury, Wiltshire,
SP2 0HB, by calling: 01722 744594 or by e-mailing Wallgate Limited at:
sales@wallgate.com
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