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Due to client demand Grosvenor Contracts to launch new Disposable Eco Curtain!
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Grosvenor Contracts are officially launching the new Disposable Eco Curtain at the IPS (Infection Prevention Society) Conference, Bournemouth International Centre 19th - 21st September 2011
Visit our stand – We are No: W9
As with our entire curtain range we offer:- Same or next day delivery
- No curtain track adaptions required
- Choice of Type 1 or Type 2 hooks
- 120 GSM - improved fabric thickness for greater durability and patient dignity
For all the wide range of benefits that Disposable Curtains can offer you and your hospital please contact us on 020 7237 0099 or e-mail us today to receive your free online brochure – info@grosvenorcontracts.com
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Buying Solutions ‘Laundry & Linen Services’ Framework award for Grosvenor Contracts.
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Grosvenor Contracts is pleased to announce that they are one of six Private Sector firms to be included in the new Buying Solutions Laundry & Linen Services framework.
We have developed and worked extensively over the last 10 years on systems and procedures that meet the current and new standards required to work within the specialist sector of Healthcare Laundry. Utilising Low energy OTEX Ozone disinfection systems that have been classified by the Department of Health as superior to the commonly used ‘High Temperature’ wash cycle we have a competitive advantage over many existing service providers (source RRP1 dated 22nd September 2009).
A key aspect of our bid was the inclusion of plans and designs for new ‘state of the art’ Healthcare Laundries that will utilise along with many other new standards and innovation complete barrier systems and the latest Trolley and Human decontamination technology.
The award of the framework now provides an OJEU tendered procurement platform that will allow an in Partnership style approach to building a new Healthcare Laundry service that will help provide a balanced competitive supply line and greater choice for the future of the NHS Laundry and Linen market.
GROSVENOR CONTRACTS– DEDICATED SOLELY TO HEALTHCARE LAUNDRY
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Cost comparison: disposable cubicle curtain Vs traditional textile cubicle curtain
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To demonstrate the cost saving, via a fully managed service, we have used two live hospitals and their purchases between 1st April 2010 and 31st March 2011. These Hospitals are both London based and are of similar size: approx 450x beds plus 150 windows.
Trust 1: Disposable Cubicle Curtain / South London
This Trust has purchased our disposable curtain services for three years, along with our fitting service. Their spend for the last year was: £47,849.80 plus VAT
Trust 2: Traditional textile Cubicle Curtain / North London
This trust has purchased our fully managed textile laundry service for three years, along with our fitting service. Their spend for last year (which does not include the manufacture* of the curtains) was: £47,125.29 plus VAT.
*The cost to supply 450 textile cubicle curtains plus 150x window curtains in polyester FR fabric to NHS standards = £158,400.00 inc. VAT.
Demonstrated Saving
Based over 5 years (industry standard for the lifespan of FR curtains)
Trust 1: Disposable Curtain Service 5x year Cost = £239,249.49 plus VAT
Trust 2: Textile Curtain – Laundry Service 5x year cost inclusive, Capital purchase of curtains and VAT = £394,026.45 plus VAT
ACTUAL SAVING OVER 5x YEARS ACHIEVED BY USING DISPOSABLE CURTAINS =
£154,776.95
NB: No allowance made for lost & damaged textile curtains
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Grosvenor Contracts will be at HefmA 2011
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12 April 2011  This year's HefmA (Health Estates and Facilities Management Association) conference looks set to be the key event this year for healthcare facilities professionals throughout the country. With the dramatic changes set to take place within the NHS as part of coalition government reforms, being up to speed has never been more important and the 2011 conference at the Riviera International Conference Centre, Torquay will no doubt address this. Grosvenor Contracts will of course be there, showing why we're an established supplier of 'essential Infection Control Services' to many of the trusts within the NHS. We will be on Stand 43 so please feel free to come by and say hello. The conference takes place between 9th and 11th May.
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Barclays Bike 'Grudge' Race in aid of RNIB
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18 February 2011  We like to do our bit here at Grosvenor Contracts and in that vein we are holding a charity bike event to raise money for RNIB, a race on Barclays Bikes between two of our colleagues. Here's a bit of background: "Most office grudges are never fully resolved. This will be different. This will be a time of reckoning. Two colleagues will sort out their differences like men, in a battle that will combine old-fashioned strength and resolve with ultra-modern methods. The challenge has been set: a race across the urban landscape of London on Barclays ‘Boris’ bikes. The date has been set: Monday 7th March. The only thing left is for a winner to be crowned."Grosvenor are very proud to be supporting the wonderful work of RNIB for this event and raising awareness of a project we worked on called Rushton School that is a new purpose built school and home for young people to live, learn and grow.  We kindly ask if you could think about donating any amount to help, everything will make a difference. You can donate right now, safely, securely and direct to the charity at our justgiving page. Justgiving also automatically reclaims Gift Aid if you're a UK taxpayer, so your donation will actually be worth more! Please also feel free to leave a comment when you donate, we'd love to hear from you. Donate now (safely and securely) at www.justgiving.com/mattvsphilClick here for the blog at mattvsphil.grosvenorcontracts.com
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Grosvenor Contracts Announces Budget Disposable Curtain Range
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15 December 2011  In light of recent budget cuts, Grosvenor Contracts have now launched our own line of 100 GSM Budget Disposable Curtains. This means you can now get all of the benefits of Disposable Curtains at less of a cost, making it even more affordable for healthcare facilities to implement their use.
- 100 GSM curtain, Medical Blue (Supply Only)
- 7000mm x 2000mm full size option / 3500mm x 2000mm half size option
- Complete with Type 1 or Type 2 hooks (no track adaptations required)
- Free privacy & dignity stickers
- Minimum order 5x boxes
- Price on Application
See our Disposable Curtain minisite for more details on our complete range - www.GrosvenorDisposableCurtains.com - or call us on 0207 237 0099.
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Grosvenor Contracts go Carbon Neutral
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17 September 2010  Grosvenor Contracts are very pleased to announce we have been awarded 'Carbon Neutral' certification. This is a very important award for us that we have been working towards achieving for some time and builds on the EcoVate 'Green Business in the Service Sector' award from June '09. Grosvenor are resolutely committed to being a responsible company in every sense and our environmental impact is very important to us. From our Ultrasonic blind cleaning service, cutting down on detergent use and requiring less energy, to our OTEX washing service, providing guaranteed disinfection of hospital cubicle curtains and linen using Ozone instead of hot water in the washing cycle, saving huge amounts of energy; Grosvenor have invested significantly to ensure we can genuinely prove our green credentials. In addition, some of our clients have found that the steps we have taken to reduce our carbon footprint have directly impacted their own sustainability levels and contributed to their own reductions. Of course you can guarantee that we will not stop trying to improve and are already in the process of working out how we can build from here. This is great news though, meaning our clients can be absolutely confident that the products and services we provide come from a company taking its environmental role as seriously as every other aspect of its business.
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Grosvenor Contracts awarded patent on Disposable Cubicle Curtain hooks!
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17 September 2010  We are very pleased to announce that we have been awarded a patent on our disposable cubicle curtain hooks (Patent serial number GB2463005). If there was ever a clear sign that Grosvenor Contracts are dedicated to being at the forefront of the Infection Control industry, then this is surely it. This is really great news for us and is just one more reason why our clients can trust in us to provide Infection Control products and services that are second to none. For more information, visit our disposable cubicle curtains minisite.
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Grosvenor Contracts: The leading authority in Infection Control, exhibiting near you soon
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1 September 2010  Anyone who is involved in the Infection Control sector will not want to miss a couple of events coming up, namely Infection Prevention 2010 and Infection Control 2. Both these key events will have a range of speakers from all over the world and with many different insights into infection control from various types of healthcare environments. Grosvenor will of course be right in the middle of the action, exhibiting at both events. Feel free to come and say hi to us, our friendly staff would be only too happy to have a chat about any aspect of your infection control requirements. Infection Prevention 201020th-22nd September, Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth Stand W9 in Windsor Hall MapInfection Control 2 20106th October, Barbican Conference Centre, London The Garden Room on level 3 Map
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Grosvenor Contracts wins EcoVate 'Green Business in the Service Sector' Award
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14 June 2010 Grosvenor Contracts are proud to announce that we have been awarded the 'Green Business in the Service Sector' award as part of the EcoVate programme. The EcoVate Green Business Innovators 2010 celebrates excellence in Environmental Innovation across various Business Sectors in London, part-financed by the European Union and managed by the Centre for Environment & Safety Management for Business (CESMB) at Middlesex University. EcoVate Green Business Innovators 2010 are the first in a series of awards developed specifically to recognise outstanding environmental performance by organisations that have received support to reduce their environmental impact. The awards are complementary to but independent of the 'EcoVate Green Business Certificate', which acknowledges the efforts and dedication of organisations supported by the EcoVate project to reduce the environmental impact of their business. Mark Godley, Director at Grosvenor Contracts said "We are extremely proud of this new award and we reiterate how important it is that the standards set by CESMB are upheld and recognised within industry. Grosvenor, as with many SME's today, work hard to innovate. Many of the changes we make are not only sustainable and 'Green' but are enabling us to provide choice to a market place which is usually monopolised by the larger suppliers."Grosvenor's OTEX Ozone based cleaning and disinfection service is just one example of the investment in Cleantech solutions that Grosvenor Contracts have made in recent years, allowing washing to be performed at low temperatures with disinfection rates equal to or better than high temperature washing, saving huge amounts of energy over water heated solutions.
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Grosvenor Disposable Cubicle Curtains awarded 'Confidence in Textiles' certificate
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14 June 2010  Grosvenor Contracts are pleased to announce the awarding of a 'Confidence in Textiles' certificate according to Oeko-Tex Standard 100, ensuring that Grosvenor Contracts Disposable Cubicle Curtains are free from the presence of potentially harmful substances and meet the human-ecological requirements of the standard presently established for decoration material and mattresses. "The certified articles fulfil the requirements of Annex XVII of REACH (including the use of azo-dyes, nickel, etc.) as well as the American requirement regarding total content of lead in children's articles."This is a very welcome award that is yet another example of the continuing efforts Grosvenor Contracts are making to implement clean, sustainable and ecological solutions in every aspect of our services. For more information on our Disposable Cubicle Curtains and to order online, visit www.grosvenordisposablecurtains.com or alternatively e-mail or call us on 0207 237 0099.
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Ashford and St. Peter's Hospital install disposables across all wards - MRSA and C-Diff at record lows
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19 April 2010 The latest Chairman's Report from Ashford and St. Peter's Hospital Trust provided a glowing report of the disposable cubicle curtains supplied and installed by Grosvenor Contracts. As part of a continuing effort to provide quality care to patients, the hospital went ahead with an installation of disposable curtains across every ward. The results of this are clear: MRSA and C-Diff infections are now at a record low, proof positive that disposable cubicle curtains can make a truly significant difference to infection rates in hospitals and other health institutes. Grosvenor Contracts supply disposable cubicle curtains nationally to the NHS through the NHS Supply Chain service, which can be ordered with hooks to fit all current railing systems. Other health institutes can order direct. For more information and to order online, visit www.grosvenordisposablecurtains.com or alternatively e-mail or call us on 0207 237 0099.
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Grosvenor Contracts Awarded OTEX NHS Contract Extension
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11 January 2010  Grosvenor Contracts are very pleased to announce that we have been awarded an extension to our NHS Service Contract for the provision of our OTEX cleaning solution for curtains and blinds. The OTEX system utilises a specialist process whereby oxygen is converted to Ozone and mixed with water to create a cleaning solution. This works microscopically to eradicate bacteria (including Clostridium difficile and other superbugs) as well as removing allergens and pollutants. Further, the process takes place at cold temperatures so huge energy savings can be realised, making this an efficient and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional cleaning. Grosvenor Contracts will now be providing our OTEX cleaning service under the NHS Service Contract scheme until at least the end of 2011. More information on our OTEX cleaning service can be found at our OTEX minisite: www.otexlaundry.comMore information on the other services we provide under the NHS Service Contract scheme can be found here. To discuss this or any other of the services Grosvenor Contracts offer, please e-mail us or call on 0207 237 009.
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Press Release - Grosvenor November Update
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30 November 2009 Grosvenor are pleased to announce their recent award by Sherwood NHS trust for the supply of recyclable disposable cubicle curtains. As added value, Grosvenor have included their tailor made fitting/recycling service (non-contaminated waste only). Grosvenor are able to provide FREE recycling to the trust as there is a growing demand for used polypropylene. The money we receive for the waste covers the collection cost! It is our company policy to continue passing these savings on to the NHS via NHS supply chain using NPC codes MVN053 and MVN069.
Grosvenor disposable cubicle curtains are helping many trusts meet DH cleanliness standards and attain high PEAT scores. In response to this NHS supply chain have recently added Grosvenor's Type 2 disposable curtain to the catalogue. The product codes are MVN053 and MVN069. Grosvenor's type 2 hook is U shaped and fits to adapted curtain tracks.
Grosvenor Linen services has now successfully completed trials and this month sees the delivery of new laundry equipment from JLA. The new investment includes OTEX low temperature/energy disinfection. With an emphasis on an improved/certified system for Healthcare laundries we believe OTEX to be the way forward. In addition to new standards provided by OTEX there are large energy savings to be made as disinfection is achieved at lower temperatures. This fact combined with a more regional service (reduced supplier carbon footprint) for hospitals will create new skilled employment for local people eliminating the current problems faced when using bulk laundries.
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Grosvenor Contracts - working to achieve a Green Hospital with Ashford and St Peters NHS Trust
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28 June 2009 Grosvenor Contracts - working with Ashford and St Peters NHS Trust to achieve a Chemical Free - Green Hospital Environment that meets Department of Health cleanliness standardsWith cleanliness standards being set higher and cleaning frequencies being increased, Emma Brookes and her specialist decontamination team at Ashford & St Peters NHS Trust have been looking at ways to reduce the amount of cleaning chemicals being used within the Trust and still reach/exceed the standards set out in the recently published Department of Health Cleaning Manual.
Having recently instructed Grosvenor Contracts in the removal of all old textile cubicle curtains and their replacement with a 100% recyclable Grosvenor Disposable Cubicle Curtain, which has helped with cleanliness and eliminated the risks of cross contamination within the cubicle curtain laundering process, Emma instructed a trial utilising Grosvenor's off site Ultrasonic Blind Cleaning service, which is the only cleaning service in the UK to be approved by the British Allergy Foundation for the safe removal of harmful pollutants and bacteria with no chemical/harmful effect to the hospital environment.
The beauty in Grosvenor's service is that all blinds are taken to their state of the art factory. The cleaning process utilizes an ultrasonic decontamination process that reduces the requirement for chemical cleaning. The blinds are put in custom built water tanks and high frequency sound waves are played through the aqueous solution. The waves create tiny bubbles that penetrate small crevices and on impact with the blinds, explode at extreme temperatures, thus removing soiling before disinfection and rinsing.
By using specialist off site cleaning methods Grosvenor are aiding in providing a healthy environment for the Trusts clients, achieving high cleanliness standards and eradicating issues related to microbial spore release which are associated with on-site cleaning methods.
Amazingly, Grosvenor's service does not stop here. In addition to the scheduled cleaning and disinfection they even repair the blinds within the fixed contract price - increasing the life span of the product and have created eight new local jobs this year!
Due to the success of the trial, and a contract award by NHS SC, Ashford & St Peters NHS Trust have now awarded Grosvenor Contracts a three year contract for their 'essential Infection Control Services' that meet the Deep Clean requirements of the NHS.
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