Pulse Eco Shower Set To Save Lives

Londonderry company Pulse Eco Shower has developed an innovative showerhead that effectively counters bacterial threats, including Legionella and Pseudomonas, and virtually eliminates limescale clogging. The product, “Pure Pulse”, which has been tested by experts at Queen’s University’s Questor Centre in Belfast, is now being trialled by a major healthcare trust and following extensive testing is currently being used by a number of water authorities across Great Britain. The innovative showerhead was also a recent winner of the prestigious Green Hospitality Award. Details of the Questor study were revealed by Christie Allen, founder of the small business together with business partner James Clarke. Mr Allen said: “Our design has produced a much more efficient, hygienic and healthier shower system. “Questor’s research found that the new head virtually eliminates limescale clogging and dramatically reduces bacteria due to the small surface area inside the head and the use of a small metal exit point compared to traditional domestic showerheads which use a spray plate involving rubber nipples which offer a natural breeding ground for bacteria such as Legionella and Pseudomonas. Pure Pulse also reduces water consumption by between 40 and 60 per cent.” Pulse Eco Shower has received an Invest NI Innovation Voucher to help develop the new showerhead. Welcoming the results of the study, Des Gartland, Manager of Invest NI’s North West Regional Office in Derry, said: “Pulse Eco Shower has developed a highly innovative product that could transform the shower industry and could have immense potential in international market segments including healthcare.”