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60 indestructible toilets are currently being instaled at Kent House, a high security mental health facility
inside Broadmoor hospital. The new toilets will help "normalise" conditions, say the suppliers.
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60 new toilets destined for Broadmoor secure hospital will help "normalise" conditions, say the suppliers.
The indestructible toilets are currently being installed at Kent House, a high security mental health facility inside Broadmoor hospital.
The new anti-ligature wash basins, toilet pans and electronic controls are being manufactured at the Wiltshire-based firm, Wallgate Ltd,
for supply to the psychiatric unit near Crowthorne.
Kent House provides single room accommodation for 60 men with severe mental illness. Toilet and washing facilities are provided in each
room – and it is these which are being replaced.
Operations Manager Mark Trapnell, from Wallgate, says: "This is a fantastic opportunity for the company. We have been Broadmoor's sole
sanitary ware suppliers for many years.
"The current building is very old and the rooms are fitted with old-style institutional steel toilet pans. The wash basins are also
very small and are fitted with normal old-style taps. The toilet pans and the wash basins are not only very dated, but they are potentially
dangerous and could assist self harm."
"Wallgate are helping to normalise daily living conditions and reducing the risk of self-harm by replacing everything with new, safer and
more attractive resin units. These products not only reduce the risk of self harm and intentional damage, but they are also durable, hard
wearing and more cost effective in the long run. Refurbishment will make for a much safer environment at Kent House."
Wallgate Limited is already talking to secure hospitals in the United States and other Mental Health Care Trusts in the NHS about their
requirements for anti ligature hygiene facilities. The company has recently invested in £300,000 worth of tooling equipment to meet
growing demand for its hygiene products.
Find out more by viewing our
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
or
APPLICATIONS pages, or
by writing to: Mark Trapnell, Operations Manager, Wallgate Limited, Crow Lane, Wilton, Salisbury, Wiltshire,
SP2 0HB, by calling: 01722 744594 or by e-mailing Wallgate Limited at:
mtrapnell@wallgate.com
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