2015 is coming to an end...

As we enter the last few months of 2015 we would like to welcome you to Issue 5 of our quarterly Newsletter.

This issue sparks up quite a change for Helapet Ltd. Our Managing Director John Blight will be retiring after ten years of service, being succeeded from January 2016 by Ben Miles who joins us from our sister company Gemini Healthcare Services Ltd.

Also included in this edition is our newly relaunched, Filter Devices website, an introduction to our cleanroom staff, and information on our Christmas shutdown period.

Click here to download Issue 5, or if you would like a hard copy simply email your name and address to info@helapet.co.uk.

A new year, a new beginning

January marks the start of a big change at Helapet Ltd… Managing Director John Blight will be hanging up his jacket and heading off into retirement.

John joined Helapet in October 2005, initially as Operations Manager before being promoted to General Manager in 2009 and then Managing Director in 2012.

Looking back over these last 10 years we have seen some significant changes within Helapet. Our sales have more than doubled, we have seen the introduction of a field based sales team and overall employee numbers have increased. This growth, both in turnover and staff, necessitated the need to move. Whilst we didn’t have to relocate far, this was still a major project and included the construction of the new cleanrooms. With sales on track to reach record levels in 2015, Helapet is being left in a very good position for John’s successor.

Replacing John as Managing Director will be Ben Miles from our sister company, Gemini Healthcare Services Ltd. Ben has been working within the CliniMed group of companies since 2003 and has been a Director since 2007 with responsibilities for Marketing, New Product Development and Regulatory Affairs.

We would like to offer both John and Ben our warm congratulations and look forward to continued success in 2016.

John Blight and Ben Miles

Cover your connections after reconstitution

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News out for summer!

Welcome to Issue 4 of our quarterly newsletter, and what an edition we have for you with the launch of two brand new catalogues covering medical and cleanroom consumables and inline filter devices.

Also included is an introduction to our Filter Devices specialist Baljit Randhawa, celebration of the APTUK poster competition winners and a product feature on Sterile Sharps Bins.

Click here to download Issue 4, or if you would like a hard copy of the newsletter simply email your name and address to info@helapet.co.uk.

New Helapet Product Catalogue available now!

We are delighted to announce the launch of our Helapet Product Catalogue. Packed full with our latest portfolio of quality medical and cleanroom consumables, tested and validated products for critical environment activities.

• 200+ consumables
• Colour coded categories for easy navigation
• Clearly labelled sterile and non-sterile product ranges
• Full contact details for additional service and support

All compiled into an easy-to-read 44 page product guide, providing you with the best solution for your application requirements.
Click here to download our new catalogue, or if you would like a hard copy simply email your name and address to info@helapet.co.uk.

Showing our support for Blood Transfusion Services

As part of last month's National Blood Week, Helapet took part in #MissingType by giving their A's and O's to GiveBlood NHS. More than 1,000 brands and hospitals participated in the campaign, including Chemist+Druggist, NHS Vale of York and Connect 2 Cleanrooms.

Keeping the support going, the Helapet team collaborated up with Timestrip UK^® to exhibit at the recent International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) conference hosted at The ExCel arena, London. The 25th regional congress in conjunction with the British Blood Transfusion Society held just under 3000 blood professional delegates and nearly 100 exhibitors.

We showcased our full range of BloodPorter^® carrier systems for the safe transportation of blood and platelets, and Timestrip UKs single use temperature breach indicators for cold chain transportation.

To learn more about our BloodPorter range and how you can effectively manage the temperature of your products contact us directly on 0800 0328 428 or email sales@helapet.co.uk.

Robert Collins and Parvinder Panesar from Helapet with
Chris Van Sebroeck and Reuben Isbitsky from Timestrip UK^®

Winners of the Katherine Miles Poster Competition 2015

We are pleased to announce that Mandeep Matharoo of Addenbrookes Hospital became the official winner of the APTUK Katherine Miles poster competition 2015, sponsored by Helapet.

Mandeeps poster on “An innovative visual tool identifying Education & Development opportunities for pharmacy technicians, incorporating the APTUK Foundation Pharmacy Framework“ secured her a cash prize of £250 and her name the board of poster winners.

Also congratulations to the runners up, Dalgeet Puaar and Emma Walker of London Pharmacy Education and Training (LPET) and Panayiotis Sphikas of University College London Hospital who also received cash prizes.

A huge thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to our worthy winners! Find out why these three where crowned winners of the Katherine Miles poster competition by checking out their poster entries below:

• An innovative visual tool identifying Education & Development opportunities for pharmacy technicians, incorporating the APTUK Foundation Pharmacy Framework
   
• LPET’s Journey to Holistic Assessment
   
• Capturing Near Miss Dispensing Errors- NAB

If you have a creative idea to share on best practice improvements in your department, be sure to visit aptuk.org to see how you can enter in next year’s competition!

Mandeep Matharoo accepting first place