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Meeting Demand for Antimicrobial Copper Healthcare Products

BRE, Watford, December 2009

At the Healthcare Estates Annual Conference in Harrogate in October, there was a real buzz from the delegates about harnessing the antimicrobial efficacy of copper. NHS Estates teams and architects are starting to specify copper alloy items but some say they have found difficulty identifying suppliers.

The supply chain now needs to respond to this early demand and provide and market the required uncoated products. To bring all the key, engaged players from the supply chain together, Copper Development Association held a meeting for material suppliers, product manufacturers, product suppliers, healthcare contractors and architects to provide the latest information, a discussion forum plus an opportunity for networking. The venue was the BRE, Watford, and there were a series of presentations, an exhibition of antimicrobial copper products followed by a tour of the Willmott Dixon Healthcare Campus which features hygienic copper touch surfaces.

setting the gold standard for infection control

Presentations:

Welcome and Introduction
Angela Vessey, Director of Copper Development Association
An overview of the scientific evidence supporting the use of copper alloy touch surfaces to reduce contamination and therefore the risk of transmission of infection.

Market Status and Needs - Alloys and Products
Mark Tur, Copper Development Association
Drawing on the experience of the Selly Clinical Trial, an overview of the touch surface products needed for healthcare construction and refurbishment plus information on antimicrobial alloys.

Sourcing Uncoated Copper Products - Experience of an Early Adopter
Mark Barker, Regional Director, Race Cottam Architects
Product requirements, challenges in sourcing these for an NHS hospital refurbishment project plus suggestions on how to help specifiers.

Requirements of the Greek Market
Nikolaos Vergopoulos, Director, Hellenic Copper Development Institute
Status of the antimicrobial programme in Greece, need for UK suppliers via Greek importers to meet the requirements of hospital specifications under development.

Antimicrobial Efficacy Testing
Emma Goode, Project Technician, University of Southampton
The importance of appropriate test protocols (where conditions match those of intended use), JISZ2801 vs Keevil protocol, EPA test protocols, copper vs silver results, facilities at Southampton for efficacy testing.

Branding, Marketing and Promotion
Justin Roux, Chairman of Communications Committee, European Copper Institute/Director of Communications, Luvata
A preview of planned 2010 activities to support marketing of antimicrobial copper products, positioning copper alloys as unparalleled antimicrobial materials. The presentation was a pre-launch preview and is therefore not available on this site at the present time.

Healthcare Campus of the Future
Philip Turley, Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd
An overview of a top-10 healthcare contractor's vision of sustainable healthcare construction which includes antimicrobial copper touch surfaces.

Routes to Market
Chris Dyke, Connectivity Director, Medilink West Midlands
Chris was unable to attend the meeting but has made his presentation available for information.