Helapet turns 30!

This month marks our 30th anniversary of being in business. Starting operations in 1984 Helapet was named in favour of the founder’s son and daughter, Helen and Peter.
Developing a strong reputation in the UK cleanroom industry as a trusted supplier and importer of innovative cleanroom disposables, Helapet has continued to evolve into a multi-million pound business. Now employing over 25 people and operating a modern warehousing and cleanroom facility in Houghton Regis, Helapet looks set to continue its 30 years of success.
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Christmas Closing

We would like to advise you that Helapet will be closed for Christmas from Tuesday 24th December, and will re-open normal business operations on Thursday January 2nd 2014.

For guaranteed deliveries on Tuesday 24th December, please ensure all your orders are received by Helapet before 3pm on Monday 23rd December.

Orders despatched on Christmas Eve will be delivered to you on Friday 27th December.

For further information, please contact us free on 0800 0328 428 or email sales@helapet.co.uk

We would like to say a big THANKYOU for the enquiries and order we have recieved this year, and to wish all our valued customers a very Merry Christmas!

Helapet collaborate with Timestrip (UK) at BBTS 2013

Chris Ellis
(Marketing Manager - Timestrip UK Ltd)
and Chris Steng
(Marketing Manager - Helapet Ltd)
manning our stand at BBTS 2013

Consistently extending our reach into new markets, Helapet collaborated with Timestrip (UK) at the recent British Blood Transfusion Society (BBTS) Conference in Birmingham. Promotions included Helapet's dedicated range of BloodPorter^® blood carrier systems, and the launch of the new Blood Temp 10 Timestrip^®, designed to identify temperature breaches in the transportation of individual blood bags offering better blood management.
Understanding the significance of compliant blood transportation and storage, Helapet and Timestrip UK representatives successfully promoted key solutions that offer total confidence in the cold chain network, increasing patient safety and reducing wastage.
Helapet and Timestrip are delighted to announce a further collaboration at the UK NEQAS (BTLP) & BBTS Blood Bank Technology SIG Meeting taking place at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham on 20th November.
To learn more about Helapet and Timestrip^® haematology products, please visit our websites or contact us direct on 0800 0328 428.

Celebrating the winners of the Kathryn Miles Poster Competition 2013

John Blight handing out
1st prize to Mike Howes of
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Continuing Helapet's strong commitment to the education and development of our valued customers and staff, we were once more delighted to sponsor the Kathryn Miles Poster Award in collaboration with the Association of Pharmacy Technicians. Named after the founder of the APTUK, the Kathryn Miles Poster Competition supports creative thinking in sharing best practice research and ideas in pharmaceutical care.

Another great success with several entries for 2013, all delegates attending the annual APTUK Conference had the new opportunity to vote for their top three posters. John Blight (Managing Director of Helapet) was present at the conference to award cash prizes to each of the deserved winners.

Many congratulations to Mike Howes from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital who was presented with 1st prize for his poster entitled: 'Why be average when you can be excellent'.

2nd prize was awarded to Hayley File from Nuffield Health in Tunbridge Wells for her poster entitled 'Preparations and Legacy of the London 2012 Pharmacy Services', and 3rd prize went to Caroline Hoey of Antrim Area Hospital for her poster 'Referrals made by senior technicians in a hospital setting'.

Well done to everyone who presented a poster and many congratulations to our worthy winners!

• 1st - Mike Howes
• 2nd - Hayley File
• 3rd - Caroline Hoey

Filter Devices go global at Forum Labo and Biotech 2013

John Blight (Managing Director) and
Baljit Randhawa (Sales Engineer)
at the Filter Devices booth

For 2013 Helapet's specialist Filter Devices division had the opportunity to showcase our latest range of laboratory filters at the international Forum Labo and Biotech event in Paris. Under the "Art of Filtration" campaign, products on show included our newly launched Pipette Controller Filters, our 25mm Syringe Filter range, and our highly regarded custom design VariDisk® service. Attracting interest from an large array of delegates based across Europe and beyond, the Helapet team enjoyed great feedback on our product showcase - as well as a high demand for our newly introduced promotional coffee coasters!

Success re-visited at CPC 2013

Chris Steng (Marketing Manager)
with event organiser Laura Shapiro
at the Helapet stand

For the second year running, Helapet were pleased to be showcasing some of our top products at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2013 in London. With a higher delegate level this year and a terrific line-up of interesting lectures, we yet again enjoyed a great two days of meeting new and familiar faces.

Showcasing our new range of West Pharma products, our sterile 20mm Vial Adapters and the highly innovative Vial2Bag IV transfer system proved a big hit. Our friendly team of experts were delighted to receive plenty of positive feedback from a substantial range of pharmacy professionals at our stand.
 
Helapet would like to thank the organisers for a successful 2nd year. If you are interested in knowing where we will be exhibiting for the rest of 2013, please visit our news page or contact us free on 0800 0328 428.

Helapet sponsor 2013 APTUK Poster Competition

Helapet are pleased to continue our sponsorship of the 2013 APTUK Poster Competition, recognising the valued contribution of participants and their interesting presentations.
Details of the poster competition and how you can enter are provided in this notification, and the winning prize will be presented by a Helapet representative at the Annual APTUK Conference in June 2013.
We look forward to receiving your ideas on best practice in Pharmacy, and wish all entrants the very best of luck!
» Download call for poster abstracts.
» Visit www.aptuk.org to learn more.