Patent Published 

HIGH SECURITY, ANTI-LIGATURE WINDOW SYSTEM

(With maximum natural ventilation)

Rathbone LSU

The LSU new build project was the winner in the Involvement to Impact in Service Redesign category at

anti ligature window

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A cutting edge Low Secure Unit that cares for adult patients with mental illness and possible drug dependency. The hospital was built by Laing O'Rourke for Mersey care NHS trust. Mersey Care's Charge Nurse Joe Forster was instrumental in the development of our Safevent™ window. He could see its potential when a prototype was demonstrated and insisted on its use on Rathbone. Since the hospital opened in summer 2006 the window has been praised by patients and staff alike and Joe has become a leading advocate of the Safevent™ window.

Since this original order Mersey Care have ordered the Britplas Safevent™ Window at Broadgreen Hospital Broad Oak Unit, Fazakerley Hospital Stoddard Unit, Scott Clinic and Avalon Hospital.

Rathbone LSU

Bedroom (in)

Bedrooms (out)

Mersey Care's award

Alpha Hospital Sheffield

Anti ligature window                    

Alpha Hospitals have built this Medium Secure Hospital in Sheffield to expand patient care at their existing women's rehabilitation unit. The project was already underway when our window was recommended to their estates department. A visit was arranged to Rathbone hospital to view the Safevent™ windows in situe. The estate and clinical staff where very impressed, and an order was placed soon after.

As part of the contract we also provided a link corridor conservatory and feature curtain walling.

Fairfield Hospital Bury

After receiving an email about our Safevent™ window Bernhard Hadland (a manager from Costains) saw it's potential and arranged a meeting with us. We took him to visit Rathbone Hospital and see the windows in situe. He was very impressed and recommended our window for a mental health unit Costains were building for Pennine Care.

Pennine Care NHS Trust felt the Safevent™ window made so much difference, they are rolling it out across the trust.

As of December 2007 orders have been placed and / or completed at Stepping Hill Hospital, 4 x projects at Tameside Hospital, 2 x projects at Fairfield Hospital, Royal Oldham Hospital, Birch Hill Rochdale and more in the pipeline. 

Avalon Hospital Liverpool

The second mental health unit for Mersey Care NHS Trust.

After seeing first hand the benefits of our Safevent™ window with the Rathbone project, Laing O'Rourke did not need to involve any other window company, Safevent™ was automatically specified.

Tameside Hospital HDU ALUMINIUM Safevent(TM)

Anti ligature windows

Our second project for Pennine Care was a small extension. Aluminium Safevent™ windows were specified brown outside, white inside.

Tameside Hospital HDU

Our third project for Pennine Care.

When a patient escaped from a bedroom window at the HDU, Joe Preshur head of security for Pennine Care, placed an order for Safevent™ windows. He had been on a visit to Rathbone initially and was happy with the work we had already done for Pennine Care. A wood effect uPVC was chosen for this project. Every window including offices and staff areas has been fitted with a Safevent™ window as it allows much more ventilation, is pleasing to look at, secures the room from inside and out and makes the room future proof should it be needed for a patient subsequently.

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Wotton Lawn

After having some regrettable incidents with their existing windows estates manager John Leech started a comprehensive search for the best replacement.

While surfing the Net he came across our Safevent™ window and contacted us. We arranged a visit for a group of staff to Rathbone Hospital where they were very impressed. They had narrowed the search down to two. They placed an order for a sample Safevent™ window to be fitted. They also had a rival company fit a sample window.

Due to it's appearance, the Safevent™ window was a big favourite from the start. But after extensive testing by the trust's staff and safety experts the Safevent™ was the undisputed first choice.

Some before and after shots from Wotton Lawn

Littlemore Hospital Oxford, Women's forensic unit

GBS Architects of Oxford were searching for a window solution for various projects they had been given by Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire NHS Trust. They had our Safevent™ window recommended to them and were most impressed with it. So much so, orders were placed for five projects throughout the area in aluminium and uPVC.

Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire NHS Trust now specify the Safevent™ window.

The pictures adjacent show wood effect uPVC Safevent™ windows at the women's forensic unit and red aluminium Safevent™ windows at Littlemore hospitals cash office (the Safevent™ windows are secure from both sides).

Since the first projects were completed further orders have been placed, with more in the pipeline.

This Anti-Ligature window has been tested by several different NHS trusts. It's anti ligature status makes it perfect for secure mental health facilities. It has been and is being installed in low, medium and high secure mental health units. It gives the room full natural ventilation with no need to restrict the opening. It has anti-ligature handles, and as it has no need for locks, this too helps its anti ligature status. If you are looking for the best anti ligature window for your hospital, LSU, MSU, HSU, HDU, PICU, ACUTE UNITS or forensic mental heath facility the anti ligature Safe Vent window is it. It has been installed at Rathbone LSU, Avalon Mental heath unit, Derby city hospital, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital Wotton lawn, Alpha Hospital Sheffield, Fairfield Hospital Bury, Littlemore Hospital Oxford and many more. For more information on our Safevent Anti ligature window please contact us. secure security prison unit windows. anti ligature. safety window safety window for secure units prisons and secure lock up rooms anti ligature. pleasing for the patient or detainee. looks like tinted glass but is actually a stainless steel mesh anti ligature. allows full ventilation to a cell or room or bedroom with no need for air conditioning or any mechanical ventilation. anti ligature. for mental hospitals, drug rehabilitation centres, low medium or high secure units anti ligature.  it incorporates a 2mm fly screen. safe vent all natural ventilation. for young offenders institute, open prisons, HM prison service, (anti ligature) secure mental units, hospitals institutes police cells, MOD. the mesh is a very effective fly screen so this window would be perfect for a bakery, food factory also schools could make use of this window in areas the want to keep secure such as IT. rooms gym equipment storage. Incorporating high security glazing along with a perforated powder coated stainless steel sheet, the Safevent window is unique in its ability to provide a high level of internal and external security whilst not detracting from a buildings design.
UPVC / STEEL / ALUMINIUM / WOOD. The Safevent window was originally designed for a secure unit hospital in Liverpool and is anti ligature. It gives the patient full control of the rooms ventilation (no vent size restrictions) while stopping the passing of contraband in or out and does not allow escape. We have a recording of the NHS test in which patients and staff attack the window with a wooden chair, a large lounge chair, a knife, a stereo, a TV, a pool cue, pool balls and physically kicking and grappling for an hour. The mesh is 1.5mm stainless steel powder coated black. The glass (left) in the slider (sash) is 6.4 Laminated, the glass in the fixed (right) is 10mm toughened. This is so they can test the inner and outer glass at the same time. We fit self-cleaning 6.4 Lami to the outside and 10mm toughened inside. The 10mm will take a great deal of punishment without damaging it, but if it does break, it disintegrates into small pieces. The 6.4 laminated glass will break more easily but holds together and will hinder escape. If you have any other glass preferences, we will be able to accommodate you. The test starts with a kicking attack on the mesh through the open window. Then they try a wooden chair and a brick on the mesh. Next is a scanner (simulating a personal stereo) being thrown at the glass. (The sound of breaking glass is from the scanner not the window). After this they swing a 3 pin (UK) plug at the glass trying to see if the metal pins have any effect. Then onto a TV/video which has no effect on the 10mm toughened but does crack the 6.4 Lami. The laminated holds together as demonstrated immediately after by attacking it with a snooker cue. A snooker ball is used after this. A large lounge chair is then pounded against the window until the chair falls apart. Back to the snooker cue on glass and mesh, then the brick again.

This SafeVent Anti-ligature or Anti Ligature window will help to save lives. It helps to prevent the patients from hanging themselves (anti ligature). It also prevents them from escaping and putting their lives at risk. It makes their stay at the hospital a much more pleasant experience. But it's biggest asset is it's anti ligature status.

This Anti-Ligature window has been tested by several different NHS trusts. It's anti ligature status makes it perfect for secure mental health facilities. It has been and is being installed in low, medium and high secure mental health units. It gives the room full natural ventilation with no need to restrict the opening. It has anti-ligature handles, and as it has no need for locks, this too helps its anti ligature status. If you are looking for the best anti ligature window for your hospital, LSU, MSU, HSU, HDU, PICU, ACUTE UNITS or forensic mental heath facility the anti ligature Safe Vent window is it. It has been installed at Rathbone LSU, Avalon Mental heath unit, Derby city hospital, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital Wotton lawn, Alpha Hospital Sheffield, Fairfield Hospital Bury, Littlemore Hospital Oxford and many more. For more information on our Safevent Anti ligature window please contact us. secure security prison unit windows. anti ligature. safety window safety window for secure units prisons and secure lock up rooms anti ligature. pleasing for the patient or detainee. looks like tinted glass but is actually a stainless steel mesh anti ligature. allows full ventilation to a cell or room or bedroom with no need for air conditioning or any mechanical ventilation. anti ligature. for mental hospitals, drug rehabilitation centres, low medium or high secure units anti ligature.  it incorporates a 2mm fly screen. safe vent all natural ventilation. for young offenders institute, open prisons, HM prison service, (anti ligature) secure mental units, hospitals institutes police cells, MOD. the mesh is a very effective fly screen so this window would be perfect for a bakery, food factory also schools could make use of this window in areas the want to keep secure such as IT. rooms gym equipment storage. Incorporating high security glazing along with a perforated powder coated stainless steel sheet, the Safevent window is unique in its ability to provide a high level of internal and external security whilst not detracting from a buildings design.
UPVC / STEEL / ALUMINIUM / WOOD. The Safevent window was originally designed for a secure unit hospital in Liverpool and is anti ligature. It gives the patient full control of the rooms ventilation (no vent size restrictions) while stopping the passing of contraband in or out and does not allow escape. We have a recording of the NHS test in which patients and staff attack the window with a wooden chair, a large lounge chair, a knife, a stereo, a TV, a pool cue, pool balls and physically kicking and grappling for an hour. The mesh is 1.5mm stainless steel powder coated black. The glass (left) in the slider (sash) is 6.4 Laminated, the glass in the fixed (right) is 10mm toughened. This is so they can test the inner and outer glass at the same time. We fit self-cleaning 6.4 Lami to the outside and 10mm toughened inside. The 10mm will take a great deal of punishment without damaging it, but if it does break, it disintegrates into small pieces. The 6.4 laminated glass will break more easily but holds together and will hinder escape. If you have any other glass preferences, we will be able to accommodate you. The test starts with a kicking attack on the mesh through the open window. Then they try a wooden chair and a brick on the mesh. Next is a scanner (simulating a personal stereo) being thrown at the glass. (The sound of breaking glass is from the scanner not the window). After this they swing a 3 pin (UK) plug at the glass trying to see if the metal pins have any effect. Then onto a TV/video which has no effect on the 10mm toughened but does crack the 6.4 Lami. The laminated holds together as demonstrated immediately after by attacking it with a snooker cue. A snooker ball is used after this. A large lounge chair is then pounded against the window until the chair falls apart. Back to the snooker cue on glass and mesh, then the brick again.

This SafeVent Anti-ligature or Anti Ligature window will help to save lives. It helps to prevent the patients from hanging themselves (anti ligature). It also prevents them from escaping and putting their lives at risk. It makes their stay at the hospital a much more pleasant experience. But it's biggest asset is it's anti ligature status.

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The owners of the Britplas Group of Companies are Kevin Gorman, Colin Duncan & Graham Hughes.

We have installed anti ligature windows for Mersey Care NHS Trust, Pennine Care NHS Trust, Oxford and Buckinghamshire NHS Trust (OBMHT). We have also installed antiligature windows for Bolton Salford and Trafford NHS Trust, Gloucester Partnership NHS Trust, North East London MHS Trust, Fife NHS Scotland, Stewart's Hospital Dublin and many more. Our patented anti ligature window is quite simply a revelation. Unrestricted natural ventilation, no mechanical ventilation (air conditioning), patient controlled anti ligature window.