Most hospital environments are designed, reviewed and photographed during the day, when departments are fully staffed, natural light floods through windows, support services are readily available and visitors are moving throughout the building. It is an environment that reflects how hospitals are intended to operate, but healthcare never stops. It therefore raises an interesting question - if hospitals operate around the clock, why do we often design their environments around daytime conditions, writes Katie Thompson, business development manager at David Bailey Furniture Systems?
Veterinary surgeries can now buy direct
David Bailey Furniture Systems now provides veterinary furniture direct to veterinary surgeries. Already six vets from across the country have been fitted with veterinary furniture to the value of £25,000.
The vets – City Vets in Belfast, Robson & Prescott Vets in Northumberland, Heathside Vets in Southampton, Churchview Vets in the Wirral and Cinque Ports Vets and Margett & Luck Vets who are both in Kent – have all been fitted with white storage units with speckled grey worktops, marking David Bailey’s first venture as a veterinary furniture manufacturer and supplier.
Trevor Gillman, Managing Director of David Bailey said: “We know that times are tough and budgets have been cut, meaning that customers are looking for value for money as well as exceptional customer service. Supplying veterinary furniture directly to our customers and cutting out the middleman, enables us to pass the reduced costs onto our clients. We can also guarantee deliveries within four weeks. This also means that David Bailey has complete control of the manufacturing process, delivery and installation.”
David Bailey has also supplied veterinary furniture to the veterinary charity the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) for many years including Croydon, New Cross, Basildon and Romford, to name but a few.
David Bailey’s Healthline range of fitted furniture offers robust wall and base storage units and easy-clean worktops and shelving available in a range of colours and finishes. The range has been specified by contractors and specifiers for a broad range of healthcare establishments including hospitals, doctor’s surgeries, health centres and nursing homes.
