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Hughes Safety Showers is pleased to announce that it will be attending The Emergency Services Show 2009 at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry on 24-25th November.
You will be able to find us on Stand OS75, where we will be displaying our new rigid frame Emergency Response Shelter.
Look out for more coverage of the show over the coming weeks on our blog.
Hughes Safety Showers along with Hughes Notduschen will once again be exhibiting at the A+A Exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany 3-6 November 2009.
The A+A is the worlds largest and most important specialist trade fair for all areas of health and safety.
A+A 2009 Logo
The exhibition is going to be an exciting opportunity for Hughes, to meet our customers and distributors and to learn more about our competitors in the industry.
The exhibition will also be a great opportunity to showcase our wide range of Emergency Safety Showers and Decontamination equipment. There will also be an excellent chance to promote and demonstrate our new HARD (Emergency Response Shelter) for 2009.
Come visit us on our stand:
Hall: 06 Stand: 6D15
For more information on A+A click here.
Before starting work on our new rigid frame Emergency Response Shelter we did what any manufacturer does – check out the competition. They all had some good points but every one of them had at least one disadvantage.
So our mission was simple. Design a rigid frame shelter with all the good points and none of the drawbacks. Achieving it was a little more difficult – in fact, it took us two years of intensive research and development.
But at last, we’re there.
The new Shelter can be fitted with a variety of interchangeable liners
The result is a unique product and one that’s truly versatile. We say it’s built for professionals by professionals to emphasise its rugged construction.
It’s designed to stand up to the sort of conditions the emergency services face every day but still light enough to carry and erect quickly. The shelter will benefit:
* Police
* Fire
* Ambulance
* NHS
* Coast Guard
* Mountain Rescue
* Military
* Humanitarian Relief
The one-piece anodised aluminium frame means it’s very quick and easy to erect. In fact, you can be fully operational in just 3 minutes.
With no separate components there’s less to think about – and no bits and pieces to lose.
Even the liner remains attached to the frame so when you fold the unit after use the it doesn’t touch the ground. That means less cleaning and less risk of damage.
We’ve developed 4 versions – emergency services, military, humanitarian response and general purpose. The shelter comes in 2 sizes – 8sq metres and 16 sq metres to suite standard floor panels.
If you need more space connect two or more together and if you need something special, come and talk with us and we will build to your specification.
Versatility is the key word.
Use the same frame and outer cover and simply change the removable liner for different applications. Choose from the standard range or we’ll design one specially for you.
The new shelter is a truly universal solution – whatever your requirement:
command and control ▪ casualty holding ▪ first aid ▪ forensic examination ▪ temporary mortuary ▪ storage ▪ garage ▪ rest/recovery area ▪ field hospital ▪ temporary accommodation ▪ field operations/admin ▪ temporary toilets ▪ washing/showering ▪ decontamination ▪ changing facilities
The list goes on and on. It seems that every day we hear of new applications for the shelter, so if you have any ideas, we’d like to hear from you.
Development of the Hughes Atomizer continues, breaking new ground and exploring new opportunities. The latest version can be used to clean and disinfect the inside of gastight or watertight protective suits. The Atomizer is already used to decontaminate equipment, vehicles and buildings. Now protective suits join the list.
The hand-held spray gun delivers a fine damping mist
In this latest model, the hand-held spray gun is inserted and locked into a Hughes Safety Showers supplied flange fitted into the zip opening of the suit. The light damping spray produced by the Atomizer gun is ideal for treating the internal surfaces and avoids the excessive wetting associated with other cleaning methods. Depending on the type of suit, there is an option to inflate it before introducing the disinfectant.
We have also developed a simple rack to support suits during cleaning. An optional drying system is available in which hot air is piped into the suit for 5-10 minutes to dry the inside.
According to our Atomizer specialist Andy Whitehead, it’s often customers who drive the developments forward by suggesting new applications. So, if you’ve any ideas, you know who to talk to.
Compact and trolley mounted, the Atomizer unit is exceptionally mobile
What do you do when you want to be more than simply a supplier of equipment – in our case emergency showers and eyebath/facewash equipment?
Well, to begin with you can expand the relationship with your customers. Give them support and advice, over and above the product itself. What about legislation and industry standards? Essential if you are going to make the right choices when buying emergency safety showers and eyebath/facewash equipment. Then there’s the practical considerations and the technical issues associated with different types of showers and eyebaths. Staff training is also vitally important.
Our Business Development Manager, Garry O’Hara, is putting his 30+ years industrial experience to good use and helping customers to take advantage of the knowledge and experience we have acquired at Hughes over the past 40 years.
As a result, several water utility companies have already started talking to us about the effects and likely requirements of the new European Standard. It’s the sort of information that could have a direct affect on the type of equipment they install. One has invited Garry to deliver a presentation to specialist staff as part of its Continuing Professional Development programme.
Some companies just want to ‘move boxes’ but we want to do more. We’re obviously in the business of selling safety equipment but we also want to build long term relationships. And, above all, that means building confidence, helping customers to make the right decisions, even if, on occasions, it means they don’t buy from us. Ultimately it’s all about customer satisfaction.
Our continued success, even during the recession, proves that good customer relations are essential. We’re sure plenty of you share our philosophy and are equally successful. It’s just that we never hear from you. Too busy was the cry. Well, perhaps now is the time to speak up and set an example.