Surgeries and consulting rooms
Doctors' and dentists' surgeries are, for most people, the familiar face and first impression of health services. Formica laminate is a surfacing material that not only looks clean and fresh, but stays clean and fresh with minimal attention.
Laminate is ideal for the reception and waiting areas - for desking, seating and wall surfaces. Its hygienic properties explain why it has for so long been a popular surfacing in consulting and treatment rooms.
Osteopaths, chiropractors and the many other practitioners whose work is entering the mainstream of health promotion and treatment can be equally well served by our professional-looking materials.
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Hospitals and clinics
Formica laminates help designers of wards, circulation routes, stairwells and waiting areas to act on their knowledge that the quality of care and speed of recovery are influenced by visitors', staff and patients' perceptions of their surroundings - soothing colours and patterns help to calm patients and to reduce stress.
The Formica Digital service can be used to great effect in areas such as children's wards: customised images and graphics can be created in vivid and exciting colours to interest children and to create a safe, homely feeling. You can also use the Digital Service to produce in long-lasting laminate the signage that is so important in hospitals.
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But it is for their hygienic properties that Formica products excel in hospital conditions. Whether in the super-clean context of the operating theatre or pathology lab, in toilets and washrooms, on wards or in treatment rooms, Formica laminates meet the stringent requirements of sterility, durability and easy cleaning - Formica products can be steam cleaned or disinfected with no adverse effects.
Solid Surfacing and Compact Grade
For the most sterile of situations, Formica Solid Surfacing is the ideal material. Microbiologically inert, it resists wet, dirt, bacteria and chemical attack. It is heat, flame and fire resistant to Class 0 of the UK Building Regulations, and meets low smoke emission tests. Its high impact resistance is coupled with a tactile impression of warmth and softness. The solid surface can be integrated with its own range of sinks in the same material, almost seamlessly joined.
Compact Grade laminate, in varying thicknesses to suit specification, is specially designed for applications such as laboratory tops requiring strength plus chemical, water and humidity resistance.
Care homes
An aging population requires more, and more medically-capable, care homes, whether for short respite or long term care. The virtues of beauty, dependability, hygiene and low maintenance that make Formica laminate so appropriate in mainstream healthcare apply equally in this rapidly-growing sector.
For further information and ideas, please consult:
The Collection
Compact Range
Solid Surfacing Range
Sinks and Bowls
Doors
Washrooms
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Fighting infection
Public concern about the cleanliness and hygiene of hospitals and other healthcare environments has never been greater than it is now. The clinical necessity to minimise germ build up, and the risk of transmitting infection, demands microbiologically safe, clean and easily maintained surfaces - a requirement that Formica® laminates meet exceptionally well.
Today's extensive use of Formica laminate and Formica Solid Surfacing throughout healthcare environments is testimony to its success in helping the fight against infection. All Formica laminates appropriate for specifying in Healthcare environments have been awarded the Certificate of Hygienic Merit by the Royal Institute of Public Health.
Reassuring patients
But entirely sterile, antiseptic surroundings could conflict with the aim of a warm and comforting atmosphere for patients in need of reassurance and relaxation. Formica materials satisfy this demand, too, for The Collection of laminate designs offers many possibilities for coordinated, attractive and homely effects, whatever the healthcare context.
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