Challis Ag+ University Showers
At the end of each academic year student, accommodation blocks across the country are vacated and left for months unattended. As a new term approaches a flurry of activity ensues which hopefully includes not only a thorough cleaning of the accommodation but most importantly a thorough and deep clean of the university showering facilities. University showers left […]
Challis Ag+ Anti Microbial Shower Key Benefits
When we at Challis Ag+ first developed the unique and original idea for our Colour Coded, Disposable, Anti Microbial Showers we did not expect the success of the Ag+scheme concept. However, we soon came to terms with the famous quotation “Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery” as competitors started to flood the market with budget low-quality […]
Safety & Quality Raising the Game
Safety & Quality are always the very first casualties sacrificed on the altar of budget and lower prices. Whether knowingly done or just being misled the implications and the outcomes are always eventually the same. Take Grenfell Tower as an example, why would a specifier knowingly take such a risk when the potential outcome is so horrendous. Complacency, […]
Challis Once Again ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 Quality Management Certified
Once again we at Challis are proud to announce that we have passed our ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 approval certification ISO 9001 sets out the criteria for a quality management system and is the only standard that can be certified. It can be used by any organization, large or small, regardless of its field of […]
NHS Supply Chain on EU Exit ‘No Deal’ – Government Announces Contingency Planning Approach
On 23 August Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, wrote to suppliers of medical devices and clinical consumables explaining the Government’s approach to contingency planning in the event of a ‘No Deal’ Brexit scenario. While the Government remains confident that we will leave the EU with a good deal for both […]
Challis Ag+ Showers Helping Visually Impaired Patients
For the visually impaired or older patients, seeing their white showerhead against the white tiled background of a shower cubicle is almost impossible as the lack of contrast makes the showerhead almost invisible to the visually impaired patient BS8300 is a British Standard that sets out how buildings should be designed, constructed and maintained to create […]
10 Reasons to Choose Challis Ag+ Scheme Rather Than Quarterly Clean
1. SAFETY Ag+ Shower & Hose provide continuous 24/7 Anti Microbial Protection Standard Showers & Hoses are compromised as soon as they are fitted and build bacterial load daily 2. TIME Time is a valuable resource in short supply Removal & Replacement of Ag+ units take seconds Removal, Dis-assembly, Cleaning & Replacement of standard […]
TIME, The Most Valuable Resource in Your Hospital?
The most valuable resource in your hospital and in hospitals across the UK is undoubtedly TIME Time is a resource that many estates departments will never have enough of as there is always a constant and unremitting drain on time, whether that be repairing boilers or a simple but time-consuming task of regular deep cleaning showers. […]
Why It’s Cheaper and Safer to Replace and Recycle with Challis Ag+ Anti Microbial Disposable Shower Heads, Than Clean Old Shower Heads?
Current HTM04, ACop & L8 guidelines/recommendations suggest disassembly, deep cleaning, and descaling of shower heads and hoses at regular intervals throughout the year based on risk assessment. Cleaning is time-consuming and commits expensive estates staff resource to a basic cleaning task when they could be more cost effectively and efficiently used elsewhere. Time is money & […]
BioFilm- Not All Shower Hoses Are Created Equal
The shower hose is one of the primary areas where biofilm and its associated bacterial load, are most likely to build up in and as such, it is desirable to make the environment within the shower hose as inhospitable to biofilms as possible to discourage its build up. The ideal environment for the proliferation of bacterial load […]
