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Sep 26, 2023 11:26:30 AM 3 min read

Fire Door Safety Week - Protecting Lives and Healthcare Environments

Fire Door Safety Week
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Sep 11, 2023 9:28:34 AM 3 min read

Preventing Infections in Healthcare Environments: The Importance of Hygienic Ironmongery

Preventing infection in demanding healthcare environments
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Aug 11, 2023 12:39:02 PM 1 min read

Enhancing Hospital Safety with Complete Doorsets

Introduction
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Jun 29, 2023 12:22:07 PM 2 min read

Fire doors – making the right decision

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Jun 6, 2023 11:10:17 AM 3 min read

SDS in conversation with Neil Orpwood, HLM Architects

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May 30, 2023 10:49:02 AM 3 min read

SDS in conversation with Mel Jacobsen Cox, HLM Architects

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Mar 21, 2023 10:30:44 AM 3 min read

Standardisation is key for the future of healthcare construction

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Mar 16, 2023 12:48:17 PM 5 min read

Never Compromise on Quality

Caring for the bottom line
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Nov 7, 2022 12:00:00 AM 2 min read

What is NBS and how does it work?

Digitalisation is transforming how buildings as designed, built and maintained. NBS is a ...
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Nov 2, 2022 12:00:00 AM 1 min read

SDS and our role in Future Healthspaces

The future of the healthcare industry will undoubtedly involve healthcare professionals, ...
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Oct 26, 2022 12:00:00 AM 5 min read

What are Intumescent Strips?

Out of all the measures in place to protect a building from fire, fire doors are among ...
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Oct 17, 2022 12:00:00 AM 1 min read

But surely, a door is just a door, right?...

The answer is yes and no. We get this comment all the time, and the most important things ...
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Oct 13, 2022 12:00:00 AM 1 min read

What is Fire Testing?

Following on from the tragic events of the Grenfell Fire in 2017; the Grenfell Tower ...
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Sep 26, 2022 12:00:00 AM 2 min read

What are Vision Panels?

Vision Panels are the small window in a door, allowing people to clearly see through ...
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Sep 21, 2022 12:00:00 AM 2 min read

How PVC hospital Doors are Helping Futureproof NHS Estates

With the constant need to remain fire and infection control compliant, we’re helping ...
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Dec 3, 2021 12:00:00 AM 1 min read

An Introduction to Future Healthspaces

Who are Future Healthspaces? Future Healthspaces is a collaborative program between ...
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Nov 1, 2021 12:00:00 AM < 1 min read

Specialist Door Solutions FD60 Fire Test

Having successfully passed a smoke test last week, this doorset has now passed an FD60 ...
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Aug 3, 2021 12:00:00 AM 11 min read

SDS's response to the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety

Introduction
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Feb 22, 2021 12:00:00 AM 1 min read

The Plastic Conundrum

There is a growing movement to minimise and eliminate plastics due to the damage being ...
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Nov 26, 2020 12:00:00 AM 2 min read

It's Getting Hot In Here

Our Compliance Manager Alex Motley talks Fire Doors It is a well known fact that after ...
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Nov 4, 2020 12:00:00 AM < 1 min read

Building smarter for a more sustainable future

LAST MONTH CAME THE WELCOME NEWS OF £3.7BN AGREED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO FUND A PROGRAM OF ...
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Nov 4, 2020 12:00:00 AM < 1 min read

Putting the NHS rainbow to work. How colour coding could stop cross contamination in healthcare environments.

The use of colour-coded products for cleaning and processing a healthcare facility has ...
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Nov 2, 2020 12:00:00 AM 1 min read

The correlation between hospital cleanliness and patient experience.

Along with patient care, aftercare and a reduced risk of infection, a visually beautiful ...
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