DORSET HEALTHCARE
How Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust are using Hanford+Green
PAINT FOR OUR NHS
With ever growing pressures on healthcare providers, never has it been more important to ensure that re-decoration and maintenance is done as fast as possible, with minimal disruption, whilst achieving high quality, hard wearing and hygienic results.
We started working with Dorset HealthCare in 2019. Using Hanford+Green has helped them reduce the disruption to the operational activities of hospitals and clinics caused by decorating projects.
Dorset HealthCare is the biggest provider of healthcare in Dorset. Responsible for all mental health services and many physical health services, they deliver both hospital and community-based care. Their services include:
- Dorset’s 12 community hospitals and minor injuries units
- Adult and children’s community health services (physical and mental)
- Specialist learning disability services
- Community brain injury services
Jonathan Cooksley, the Estates Buildings Manager at Dorset Healthcare, was keen to find a paint that allowed re-decoration to be done as fast as possible, with minimal disruption and no smell, whilst achieving high quality, hard wearing results -Vital for live healthcare buildings.
Working with the architects RLM and the contractor INDEX, our Acrylic Matt, Acrylic Low Sheen, Acrylic Satin and Acrylic High Gloss were specified on walls, doors and joinery. For the more clinically sensitive areas our antimicrobial Microsafe products were used.
Used in NHS hospitals around the UK our Microsafe formula is powered by world leading Biomaster technology. Available in all finishes it is proven to reduce a range of infectious bacteria including MRSA by 99.98% and E coli by 99.99%. Find out how it works here.
We asked Graham Templeman, Principle at INTEX Décor what he thought of the paint.
‘We found the products to be highly effective, and we were particularly impressed with the opacity, durability, colour retention and low odour factors. We were also very happy with the drying times that allowed recoating more quickly than we had expected.
In view of the instruction to carry out the NHS work quickly, cleanly and with minimal interruption, whilst achieving high quality results, I can most certainly say that the Hanford + Green Paints allowed us to deliver on all of the client requirements.’
Result – Jonathan was very happy with speed INTEX were able to carry out the work due to the quick drying times, with the reduced disruption, lack of paint smells and with the end results. In fact, he was so pleased we are now specified on more of the Dorset Healthcare NHS Estate.
‘I would highly recommend Hanford and Green paint. It really is as good as they say, and we’ll be using it across all our buildings from now on.’
Jonathan Cooksley – Estates Buildings Manager
Read how our Microsafe antimicrobial formula can help protect surfaces in healthcare settings.
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