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What is a Cleanroom? A Cleanroom is a highly regulated facility used in specialised industries such as manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and scientific research, designed to control airborne [...]

If you have a microbiological safety cabinet, you may have heard of a KI test. Having your safety cabinet tested when necessary is integral in ensuring that its in good working order and safe to [...]

Having well-maintained ventilations systems in operating theatres helps towards carrying out successful operations with a lower risk of post-operation infections. In fact, it has been found that [...]

Microbiological safety cabinets are integral in protecting operators, their environment, and often the product being worked with, so it’s vital that they are tested and checked when necessary to [...]

In this article we will discuss two different ways to disinfect your lab. The first is by using chlorine-based cleaning products for surfaces and the second is by using fumigation or full room [...]

Containment procedures for CL3 labs has been a hot topic for a while and whilst the pandemic continues on a global scale, more pressure is being put on laboratory teams to ensure that their [...]

H₂O₂ (hydrogen peroxide) is an oxidising agent which, when it comes into contact with micro-organisms, oxidises their cells or spores, thus deactivating them. It is however, a surface [...]

We’ve moved! (…but not too far) Our new head office address is: Beech House Ancells Business Park Ancells Road Fleet Hampshire GU51 2UN. Our main contact number and email address [...]

Research has indicated that the level of post-operative infection and the rate of surgical wound infections is strongly influenced by operating theatre suitability and quality, thus, the level of [...]

The Irish division of Crowthorne Hi-Tec Services (CHTS) are pleased to announce that we have joined forces with Biopharma Group to offer our combined services throughout the whole of Ireland. Our [...]

Frank Hackett, UK Head of Sales We are pleased to introduce our new UK Head of Sales for Crowthorne Hi-Tec Services, Frank Hackett, a role in which he will continue to build and maintain strong [...]

Contrary to belief, the concept of Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) is not new. As a result of regulations being passed, reasons as to why portable appliances should be tested include: Legal [...]

Safety cabinets, laboratory equipment and containment laboratories have historically been fumigated using formaldehyde. Methods have changed over the years but currently the process consists of [...]

Following January 2016, the revised ISO 14644 Parts 1 and 2 replaced all previous standards. Part 1 deals with revised particle counting standards and the cleanroom classification whilst Part 2 [...]

Aware that guidelines have recently been issued within the NHS to remove ‘child-proof’ inserts from electrical sockets in NHS properties, we at Crowthorne Group have serious concerns [...]

30 Years Providing Independent Service & Advice How we got from 1986 – 2016: Crowthorne Hi-Tec Services (CHTS) was established in 1986 by Owen Ford and Chris Bushell who identified that [...]

Is your compressed air supplied to the same quality as your clean room? Regular testing and validation of production environments is an accepted practice but, to date, similar testing of [...]

Do you have a procedure in place to spot potential leaks between annual inspections? As the industry falls under ever closer scrutiny by inspectors, the demands on Lab Managers to provide [...]