SAFE WRAP™ Antibacterial Hand Rail Wrap
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Antibacterial Door Handles
Whether at home, in the office, or out and about in town – you’re likely to not be thinking about bacteria lying about on surfaces as you open and close doors. Perhaps in a post-pandemic world, this thought may be on your mind a bit more, but is still not your top thought as you go about your lives.
Door handles are a breeding ground for microbes and bacteria and many people often forget that in high traffic passages, there is a big chance that pathogens can jump to many people in a short space of time.
Under the microscope, each use of a door handle can let bacteria jump onto you and infect you through surface transmission.
That is where antibacterial door handles and door handle covers come in. Using technology developed over many years, these self cleaning door handle wraps can stop the growth of bacteria and reduce the chances of infection without any inconvenience to people using the doors (say goodbye to hadn’t sanitisers after each doorway!)
We’ve laid out some of the main points for antibacterial door wraps.
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What is an antibacterial door handle?
Antibacterials are an arm of the antimicrobial family. Antimicrobials are substances that can kill off and stop the growth of bacterias, viruses, fungi, and additional pathogens that can cause infection.
In the past, antibacterials have been used in almost all hand soaps and sanitisers to help us live a more hygienic lifestyle, but in recent years developments in antimicrobial technologies have allowed for self cleaning door handles to make a much more prominent appearance in buildings everywhere we go.
Antibacterial door handles and door wraps work using silver ion (Ag+) technology to kill off bacteria living on the handle. These ions are known to attack and alter the DNA of the infections to prevent reproduction and therefore stop the spread on the surface they’re prevalent on.
Our antimicrobial door handle wraps give long term protection that kill common germs and bacteria up to 99.99%, including the SARS-CoV-2 virus which is known to have created the COVID-19 pandemic.
SAFE WRAP™ Antibacterial Push Pull Handle Wrap
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Why are antibacterial door handles needed?
Hand soaps no longer meet the demand that is required in public places anymore. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for hand sanitisers at most public premises has sky rocketed and it means that companies are spending additional costs on constant refill supplies, dispensing stations, and time refilling the dispensers when they run out.
With the increase in demand, antibacterial door handle sanitising systems are becoming more and more popular. A report by Relias Media shows that there are upwards of 75,000 deaths worldwide from infections picked up in healthcare zones such as hospitals and GPs. That’s 1 in 25 patients getting an illness whilst trying to get better.
This is a staggering figure that shows just how prominent infections can be in these scenarios, and the use of door wraps would greatly reduce the risk of transmission between people trafficking through these areas.
In busy healthcare institutions, there is no time to constantly clean and sanitise touch points on a regular basis meaning door handles. Additionally, manual sanitisation involves disinfectants and other chemical agents which could cause irritation to some people who come into contact with them, or even harm if misused.
Silver ion technology does not possess these risks making them a a favoured choice for many businesses in the modern world.
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Different Styles of Antibacterial Door Handles
Every door is different. Some hand straight handles, others have curves and some have tall pull handles. Fortunately, we have made sure to design our products with every situation in mind so there can be a door handle cover for your building.
Our Clear Safe Wrap antibacterial door handle is an easy-to-install and long lasting answer to a healthier working environment. A simple yet strong adhesive backing makes application a no-fuss effort.
The antibacterial door handle wraps, regardless of which size or style you buy for your building, last up to 1 year and are designed to be discrete to fit in with your interior design whilst keeping your workforce safe.
You can read more about our Safe Wrap clear antibacterial door handle wraps and covers here.
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How effective are antimicrobial door handles?
Self-cleaning antimicrobial products are nothing new, and have been in use for a number of years in both natural and more synthetic ways. Within this time, there have been many advancements in the effectiveness of the antibacterial technology with developments seeing a wider range of products enter the market.
We like to think that the rise in popularity and drive to develop more hygienic products speaks volumes about how effective antimicrobial products are! Silver ion technology is fast becoming one of the go-to choices for self cleaning door handles, railing wraps and other common touch points.
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Additional Ways to Protect your Building
Door handles are often the most common touch point in an office, commercial property or healthcare building. But they aren’t the only surface bacteria can thrive on.
Baskets and trollies in shopping centres can see up to one hundred uses per day, especially in popular supermarkets. With different people coming from all over a local area to visit a shop, it’s highly likely. This can lead to a higher chance of infections spreading as people touch and mix within close proximity.
At Veraco, we’ve used the same effective silver ion antimicrobial technology in our door handle covers and wraps as in our basket and trolly wraps.
These products allow for a safer commercial environment where door handles are not the most common touch point.
