Clean & Clever smart centre pull toilet rolls have now arrived 2 ply 6 x 200m , this is part of our new range which has arrived on the Irish market since June of this year.

Martin Services are pleased to announce the launch of its Clean & Clever  brand of Hand Towel & Toilet tissue range which will meet the requirements of to-days budget purchaser.

The Health Protection Agency recommends the use of disposable ‘dishcloths’ in the food industry.

On  recent research it was found that out of 133 cloths tested by the HPA that 86 carried faecal bacteria ; 21 harboured E coli ;6 had Staphylococcus aureus and 5 carried Listeria.

We recommend that various coloured cloths are used as these are designed to comply with HACCP  and it makes it easy to apportion a different colour to each cleaning task.

The technology behind getting a plaster to stick to skin, stay in place and then
remove cleanly, might seem simple, but in fact involves advanced adhesive science. Having a product that will do all that, and work in the hot humid environment of a kitchen or food processing area, poses an even greater challenge. Add to all that, the need to make the plaster completely waterproof so that it acts as an impervious barrier to bacteria and virus, and things get really difficult.

The simple problem in a food processing area is that, no matter how detectable we make the plaster, the first priority must be that it stays in place and does not pose a food contamination risk to start with. The need to make the dressing from a waterproof material without perforations to protect the food from contamination, reduces the ability for the skin to breathe. If the skin cannot breathe, it causes maceration (moisture to build up) and lifts the adhesive, causing the plaster to come off. A real catch 22.

Smith and Nephew invented Opsite in the 1970’s as an adhesive film that could be used in operations to prevent operation site contamination from skin. They quickly realised the wound healing benefits from this new film, as did other manufactures, Tegaderm and Bioclusive were launched soon after. This new generation of dressings were made from Moisture Vapour Permeable films, with holes so small that only moisture vapour could pass through them.

Martin Services has now used this same technology in plasters for the food industry. The new Martin Services Masterchef All Blue plasters are designed to allow the skin to breathe, but still offer a complete barrier to bacteria and virus. This new range is the perfect solution to the plaster conundrum in the food industry.

Ambulance dressings have their place, but they are woefully inadequate for this job, they are simply not substantial enough to cope with the bleed, and bandaging to apply enough pressure will be near impossible with a light conforming. Abdo-pads might be substantial enough to cope with the bleed, but they need a suitable pressure bandage to attach them, which then needs to be secured, this sounds very time consuming, difficult with one injury, dangerous with multiple bleeds. All too often non-sterile sanitary towels are used as major bleed dressing pads. Typically these contain super-absorber
powders that clot to gel on contact with blood. Just one grain of this powder has the capacity to cause a deadly blood clot if it were to ingress into the casualties venous system.
TraumaFix® is Reliance Medical’s new patent protected dressing. It offers a
substantial, highly absorbent dressing pad, capable of absorbing over ten times its own weight in fluid. A pressure bandage allows direct pressure to be
applied quickly and maintained easily, this is secured instantly with a Velcro® style fastening. Multiple major bleed injuries can be stemmed quickly, allowing the casualty to be moved easily. The dressing is a significant advance in the treatment of trauma injuries.

Trauma fix