| In these days of concerns about public hygiene, and | | | | process utilized in some new types of upmarket |
| the spreading of germs and viruses the introduction | | | | fridges, medical plastics and food processing |
| of two antibacterial pens into the promotional | | | | equipment. |
| product world is a tremendous breakthrough. | | | | The Antibac Living Pen is the only antibacterial pen |
| Custom printed pens are one of the most widely | | | | approved to British Standard BSEN 20645. It is child |
| bought and used of all the promotional products. | | | | safe, non-carcinogenic and conforms to EN71.3 and |
| Whether they are low cost pens or up market | | | | EN71.9 regulations. |
| premium pens given as promotional gifts they are, by | | | | Either of these pens are perfect for use not only in |
| their very nature often involved in shared use. | | | | obvious areas such as |
| Both of the pen styles which have just been brought | | | | - Hospitals |
| to market ie the Spirit Biofree and the Antibac Living | | | | - Food retail |
| Pen claim to be effective against MRSA, C.Difficile, | | | | - Care Homes |
| H1N1 Swine Flu, Norovirus and Salmonella. | | | | - Pharmaceuticals |
| It hasn't been an easy process getting these pens | | | | - Healthcare |
| just right and development has taken many years | | | | - Hospices |
| with quite a few false starts. | | | | But also anywhere pens are used by the general |
| Early versions of anti-bac pens were produced with | | | | public or in interaction with them such as |
| an antibacterial coating which inevitably wore off | | | | - Restaurants, Clubs and Bars |
| over time. This not only compromised the claim of | | | | - Banks and Building Societies |
| the pens to be antibacterial but also affected the | | | | - Civic offices |
| quality of the printed logos and advertising messages | | | | - Job Centres |
| and the pens were soon withdrawn. | | | | - Tax offices |
| The new versions, however, have an active agent | | | | - Housing Associations |
| which is an integral part of the material the pen is | | | | - Citizen's Advice Bureaus |
| made from and will not wear away. The 'secret | | | | - Recruitment Agencies |
| ingredient' continues to clean the pen of microbes | | | | Antibacterial pens make an excellent addition to the |
| and also has antifungal properties. | | | | antibacterial wipes, sanitizing hand gels and sprays and |
| The special Antibac compound is present not only in | | | | other sanitizing products already available. Antibac |
| the pens themselves but also in the printing inks used | | | | pens are an effective way of getting your message |
| for branding making them perfect promotional items. | | | | across safely and illustrating your concern for the |
| The Spirit Biofree utilises silver ion technology which is | | | | welfare of your customers, employees, patients or |
| fully certified by the manufacturer. It is the same | | | | colleagues using a promotional pen. |