BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Sanders Trust, a healthcare real estate investment company in Vestavia Hills, Ala., will develop a $19 million 50-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility in Oklahoma City, scheduled for completion in late 2012.
Weyerhaeuser Edge Gold flooring panels now feature a new fastening template to help builders work faster on the job site. The simplified nailing template uses pre-printed dashes for a more efficient and faster installation and a proprietary edge seal formulation significantly reduces edge swell, according to the company. With features such as the tongue-and-groove edges and touch sanded face, Weyerhaeuser provides a 50-year limited warranty to reinforce the floor panel’s long-term performance.
Kimball Office’s Villa lounge seating line now includes the Privacy Back, ideal for public and private areas in health care and educational facilities. The new Privacy Back is designed for flexibility to create free-form lounge configurations of any size. It allows facility managers and designers to divide space into separate brainstorming, meeting, or social spaces for more efficiency.
The DeltaTrak FlashLink Mini Data Logger is designed as a management tool for monitoring temperature sensitive and perishable commodities as they travel from produce and prepared foods, to chemicals and pharmaceuticals, ensuring the safety and quality of products. The compact single-use device provides temperature history information ranging from -40 degrees up to 66 Celsius while its patented Shadow Log feature guarantees that data is available even if the unit is not activated.
Speakman Company announces the release of its Anystream Retro Showerhead. As a remake of the classic Speakman 4-inch, self-cleaning showerhead from the 1920s, Anystream features a solid brass shank, handle and ball coupled with its showering engine. The showerhead is only available in polished chrome. Its 360-degree rotation allows the user to make small adjustments to the type of spray and transition effortlessly through an infinite number of sprays, according to the company.
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JLG Industries Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, introduces the LiftPod FS60, its latest addition to the LiftPod product line. With its portability and stability design, the FS60 model features a 30-inch base that can be transported through doorways and aisles fully assembled. It offers a 12-foot working height and a 6-foot standing height, as well as non-marking rear caster wheels for enhanced mobility. The personal lift also includes an enclosed carriage and a secure platform, providing hands-free 360-degree range of motion.
Norton Door Controls, a manufacturer of commercial door closers and the ASSA ABLOY Group company, offers its latest gadget, the 2800ST Series Cam Action Door Closer. The 2800ST Series is designed for durability and to allow doors to open and close easily. It features adjustable springs, available in sizes 1 to 6, and offers wear-resistance that is ideal for healthcare, office, and educational facilities. The non-handed closer series also includes standard slide tracks and provides a wide 110-degree opening range.
BETHESDA, Md. — Martek Global Services, a provider of strategic and tactical facilities and acquisition support solutions, was awarded a five-year, $6.5 million blanket purchase agreement (BPA) to provide staff and support to the U.S. Medical Department’s North Atlantic Regional Contracting Office (NARCO).
For more than 75 years, NARCO has specialized in procuring medical and non-medical supplies, equipment and services. Martek will work with NARCO to continue to accomplish these tasks in the most efficient way possible, Martek officials said.
GREEN BAY, Wis. — KI, a Green Bay, Wis.-based furniture supplier, entered a three-year contract with the Premier health care alliance to supply furniture to its group of more than 2,500 U.S. hospitals and 77,000 other health care sites.
The contract begins Jan. 1, 2012.
HILLSBORO, Ore. — As part of its effort to secure LEED Gold certification, Kaiser Permanente will install high performance solar panels at its Westside Medical Center branch, currently under construction.
