When it comes to heating products, safety and hygiene is paramount. Heating considerations might seem like something you can easily overlook during the new construction or refurbishment of public sector buildings but choose the wrong ones [...]
For young offender institutions, pipe boxing is essential for a more practical and safety-conscious approach. Pipe boxing helps to reduce issues surrounding the misuse of contraband and the risk of injury through scalding that’s either [...]
UPDATED: This blog post about Cleaning radiator covers was updated in March 2020 to reflect more information and latest pictures. Cleaning traditional radiators has always proved to be a challenge. These radiators tend to be large, [...]
There are a range of product characteristics to consider when carrying out the re-design and/or refurbishment of a prison setting. Suicide, violence, vandalism and the concealment of contraband are issues that the custodial system faces, [...]
Image Source The smuggling of drugs, mobile phones and weapons is a common area for concern within prisons across the UK. It is therefore important for specifiers to source products that minimise the potential for inmates to conceal items [...]
In the UK alone, there are over forty Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) that provide forensic services for anyone who has been raped or sexually assaulted. SARCs are designed to be comfortable and multi-functional, providing space [...]
Image source Prisons in England and Wales have received an unprecedented number of deaths through suicide over the last two years, prompting architects and designers to consider the custodial and detention equipment they specify.
Suicide has always been an issue in UK prisons. Year upon year, death figures fluctuate, but a recent report by The Guardian pointed out official figures, stating that suicides increased by 23% last year. In an attempt to combat this, a [...]
Image Source In order to become places of reform, prisons must address the behaviours that are causing widespread strain on the correctional system in the UK today. The smuggling of contraband, for example, accounted for more than 35 [...]
To support you with the design and specification process of the projects you’re working on, Contour aims to provide an information-rich environment to help you specify appropriately. Part of this process involves the regular production of [...]