Indutrade acquires UK Gas Technologies Group

On September 28, 2020   /   Blog, News  
Indutrade acquires UK Gas Technologies Group

Indutrade acquires UK Gas Technologies Group

 

UK Gas Technologies Ltd, which comprises Puretech Process Systems Ltd, Medical Gases Ltd and Microgas Systems Ltd, was acquired by Indutrade, an international industrial group that acquires and develops companies characterised by high-tech-know-how and an ability to build enduring, close relationships with customers and suppliers, on 17th September. The acquisition will enable UK based UK Gas Technologies, which was founded in 1983, to maintain momentum as an international innovator in custom-made solutions for high purity medical and laboratory gases, purified water and steam systems, and other process installations and specialist systems, serving clients worldwide in sectors including healthcare and hospitals, pharmaceutical manufacturing, research laboratories, solar cell and semiconductor manufacturers.

 

UK Gas Technologies founders, Andrew Barrett and Gary Littlewood will remain as Managing Director and Technical Director respectively.

 

Like UK Gas Technologies, Indutrade values developing close relations with clients and suppliers and investment in innovation and technology. The acquisition will open a new chapter for UK Gas Technologies, it will benefit all stake holders and enable us to take the company to the next level, consolidating our position as a world class company.

 

Andrew Barrett, Managing Director

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One day will all laboratories be built like this?

On August 13, 2020   /   Blog, Medical Gases, News  
One day will all laboratories be built like this?

One day will all laboratories be built like this?

Puretech AstraZeneca

The innovative high integrity delivery systems we recently designed and delivered for a ground-breaking biomedical facility make flexi lab working and off-site construction a reality.

Flexible Laboratories

The scale of the gas delivery system which uses over 75,000 metres of copper pipework to supply more than 3000 outlets in the laboratories is impressive in itself but what differentiates it is the flexibility it offers. Outlets connect to special flexible hoses, making it possible to reconfigure the layout of the laboratory and safely deliver the gases required to wherever they are needed, or to add additional lines. The couplings between the hoses and taps are specific to the gas to be supplied to avoid cross contamination and the various threats to health and safety that may result from this. This innovative solution means that, although this is a high specification specialist system, modifications can be carried out by on-site maintenance with no compromise to the system’s integrity and without specialist intervention.

Off Site Construction 

In addition to the gas delivery system, we designed and delivered turnkey high integrity distribution systems for purified water, liquid nitrogen, super critical fluid (SCF), clean steam, solvent delivery and waste collection plus a hydrogenation suite. To make the installation as efficient as possible we built an innovative system of pipework cassettes populated with blocks of quick connect points for the flexi hoses. Once on site the cassettes were loaded into modules, with up to 10 pipes on each module carrying gases plus power, chilled water, sprinkler system etc. By minimising the amount of work required onsite we were able to significantly reduce time on site, ensure that we delivered on schedule and minimise disruption to other aspects of the build.

As the recognised market leader in our field, we are unique in our ability to deliver both purified water and laboratory gas delivery systems to large scale projects. This recent contract demonstrates the range of our capabilities, our innovative approach and our dedication to delivering systems with zero compromise on integrity or aesthetics, which deliver the gas or liquid they are designed for safely and purely.

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Delivering in record time for coronavirus wards at Epsom University Hospital

On August 13, 2020   /   Blog, Case Study, Medical Gases  
Delivering in record time for coronavirus wards at Epsom University Hospital

Delivering in record time for coronavirus wards at Epsom University Hospital

Epsom Hospital workers on site

Project: Epsom University Hospitals Covid-19 Wards

Client: Interserve / Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals

Timing: 25th – 28th March 2020

Value: £1.6M

Medical Gases completed a project, including over 1000 meters of pipework, in less than a week to boost oxygen supplies to the coronavirus wards at Epsom University Hospital.

 

Background

In early March 2020 Medical Gases was contacted by Interserve for a project to increase the supply of oxygen to two maternity wards at Epsom University Hospital, which were being converted to provide accommodation for coronavirus patients during the pandemic.

 

The challenge

Supplying the required oxygen to the wards necessitated running 54mm oxygen main pipework from the existing main through the occupied hospital, including installing pipework along the ambulance corridor being used to admit coronavirus patients.

Epsom Hospital workers on site

Working through the night to deliver a solution

To save disruption to hospital staff and patient traffic, Medical Gases carried out the installation at night. A team of 15 people worked from 5pm to 5am on three consecutive nights to complete the run of 1000 metres of pipework. The contract, which would ordinarily take around a month in an occupied hospital, took less than a week from instruction to commissioning. The speed and quality of the installation is wholly attributable to the skill, knowledge and commitment of the Medical Gases team, who draw on the experience gained from the company’s 37 years’ experience of delivering this type of contract.

Throughout the work, to protect themselves and others, the Medical Gases team had to wear full PPE, disinfect their tools daily, go through a post work regime of showering and washing their work clothes and at the end of the contract they had to isolate for a week.

This completion of the Epsom Hospital contract in record time is an achievement to be proud of. The team worked long hours under very challenging conditions, and at potential risk to their own health, to ensure that coronavirus wards were up and running as quickly as possible, knowing that without oxygen the facilities could not function. We are very proud of them and grateful to their families for their support.

 

Following the successful completion of the Epsom Hospital system, Medical Gases carried out  projects to provide oxygen for covid-19 provisions at the Dragon’s Heart Hospital at the Principality Stadium and the Royal London Hospital. We are immensely proud of all our staff, who have worked so hard to deliver, and showed their commitment in such challenging circumstances, and are grateful to the suppliers who went above and beyond to support them. Thank you all.

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