Wardray Premise has over 70 years experience in the design, manufacture and installation of x-ray, gamma, neutron and RF shielding products essential in imaging and radiotherapy departments.
Accredited to ISO9001:2008 and ISO13485, Wardray Premise products are generally custom-made to suit individual requirements. The only all-British manufacturer of RF cages, to date, the company has an installed base in excess of two hundred worldwide. Particular areas of the company’s expertise are RF and magnetic shielding for MRI, completion of medical (and industrial) x-ray installations and Monte-Carlo neutron shielding calculations for high-energy linac facilities.
The company’s in-house design team develops custom-made products that meet individual project requirements and are manufactured and installed by experienced craftsmen. Typical products include traditional lead-lined panelling, doorsets (sliding, hinged, manual, automatic), curtain systems, protective screens and observation windows.
In addition, the company supplies PREMAC® radiation shielding acrylic, lead-glass, and PREMADEX® for neutron shielding. The company is also the exclusive UK stockist of X-ray protection glass (Med-X®) manufactured by Corning, a world leader in speciality glass applications. The glass is supplied as polished plates cut to customer requirements up to 2800 x 1400mm, allowing architects to design viewing windows with a wider field of vision.
Wardray Premise is keen to promote the use of sustainable timber and timber-based products from well-managed forests. The company is certified under the BM Trada chain of custody scheme, and offers a wide range of products with timber that can be traced to managed, sustainable sources.
In terms of recent contracts, Wardray Premise has successfully completed the following:-
UK’s first CyberKnife® Cancer Treatment Facility: a contract for the design, build, testing and final commissioning of 300 tonnes of lead shielding, with an 18 tonne power operated door, for the Harley Street Clinic, London.
James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough: A ProCure21 contract for Interserve, installing lead shielding and a power operated shielded door to an existing linac bunker. Further installation work included lead shielded doors, windows and more than 60 Relax and View ceiling panels, creating a visually appealing environment.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham: this impressive PFI project is the largest single-site development of its kind in the UK. Wardray Premise installed six RF cages to a final fit-out stage, two fully shielded iodine rooms (using 80 tonnes of lead) with automated shielded doors and observation windows. The company also designed, manufactured and installed 22 x-ray screens and six rotating curtain systems for the new A&E department.
Qatar: Wardray recently completed a significant contract for clients in Qatar. This included the design, manufacture and installation of a shielded automated lead doorset for an NDT facility in the desert! These doors weighed over 22 tonnes apiece and measured 4.6 metres high x 3.6 metres wide. They were constructed from heavy steel frames, lined with 80mm of lead with a steel cladding and power operated with all appropriate safety systems. Designed and manufactured for installation
Sheila Wardley, managing director of Wardray Premise, said, “We are delighted to be involved in such exciting projects. Wardray Premise offers expertise and a proven track record of successfully completing cost effective radiation shielding projects. The company ethos is ‘quality without compromise’ and this is our aim across all of our business activities.”
For further information please telephone 0208 398 9911 or visit www.wardray-premise.com.
