Healthcare professionals are fighting a daily battle to ensure the environments they care for their patients and residents are clean, safe, and germ free. The COVID19 pandemic has created an even bigger emphasis on this and the importance of having effective infection control measures in place.

Germs and bacteria can remain on surfaces for days, invisible to the eye, and highly dangerous. What you touch and where you sit may be contaminated with bacteria, luckily, we have antimicrobial and easy clean seating and furniture solutions, enabling you to provide safe healthcare environments.

Renray recognises its responsibility for minimising the risks of infection by designing our furniture to facilitate easy cleaning.

Furniture Design Features

Many of our furniture ranges have been specifically designed to aide infection control by being easy to clean. These features include:

• Minimal dirt traps

• Removable seat cushions

• Top stitch

• Quality castors

• Smooth surfaces

• Smooth laminate finish on A, 100 and 600 range lockers

• Vinyl seat bases to patient seating

• Plastic moulded drawer boxes on the Enterprise range

• Parts can easily be replaced without having to purchase a whole new product

Anti bacterial lacquer for hygiene protection

Our chair frames are lacquered in an antibacterial solution which has been independently tested to prove that it has a 99% kill rate of bacteria within a 24 hour period.

High performance fabrics

Amongst our extensive range of fabrics, we offer a number of high performance fabrics with inherent anti-microbial and anti-fungal protection that are effective against MRSA as well as E.coli, Listeria, Salmonella, Legionella and other similar bacteria.

The upholstery fabrics Antimicrobial treatments are often applied as an additive within the fibre making the technology inherent in the fabric. This provides long-lasting protection against harmful microbes, bacteria, and germs for the life of the furniture, that won’t wear, clean off, or rub off.

Antimicrobial technology is designed to release over time so that the fabric actively works to continuously fight the spread of germs and bacteria. This provides a product that is easy to clean, aiding infection control protocol.

Antimicrobial technology fabrics are often layered with other important properties such as Flame Retardancy, Waterproof Membrane, and Stain Repellent making them high performance and an excellent choice to help create the safest environment you can for your end users.

Antimicrobial technology adds a durable defence barrier on fabric which helps fight stain and odour-causing bacterial and fungal growth, ensuring the anti microbial fabric stays cleaner and fresher for longer.

Antibacterial seating

Renray's Titan chair range has a patented silver-based antimicrobial additive that is inherent within the chair and clinically proven to kill >99.9% of bacteria, including MRSA and E.Coli, on contact.

Cleaning and Decontamination Instructions

To ensure the longevity of our products Renray recommend you clean and care for your upholstery on a regular basis to maintain its condition and appearance.

Contact us to request our general cleaning and decontamination instructions or check out Panaz’s useful guide on how to correctly clean and maintain your fabrics here.