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1858 1945 1962 1988 1992 2009
James Howorth & Co Ltd is formed to
manufacture apparatus for
humidifying, ventilating, heating, air-
conveying, dust control and drying
applications within the textile
industry.
Hugh Howorth and
Professor Sir John
Charnley collaborate to
develop the world’s first
ultra clean ventilation
system for operating
rooms. Charnley sees
infections rates in his
hospital plummet.
Hugh Howorth takes over the
running of the family firm after
his father is killed in the war. He
develops and patents pneumatic
equipment for the textile
industry as well as an HVAC
system to protect textiles and
artwork in museums
Howorth is bought from the Howorth
family. The company continues to
sell the Exflow and other medical
products, including cleanrooms and
aseptic suites
Timeline of Key Events
Howorth Air Technology - History
Sir John Charnley
Hugh Howorth
Howorth begins to
supply downflow
containment booths to
the pharmaceutical
industry. Later it
expands its range to
include glovebox
isolators and a wide
variety of other
containment products
Howorth is acquired by a team
consisting of existing Howorth
board members and the managing
director of Westbury
Filtermation, leading
UK filtration group.
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Howorth – Pure Protection
“For more than 150 years the
Howorth name has represented
technical creativity and expertise
in air engineering and its
application to climatise and
control the working
environment.”
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Clinical Applications…
Design, Installation, Commissioning and Validation…
Operating Theatre Suites
Isolation Ward
Laboratories – CAT 2, 3, 4, BIO
HDU – High Dependency Unit
CCU – Critical Care Unit
Aseptic Suite / Sterile
Radio Pharmacies
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Turnkey Solutions...
• Full design & build projects, traditional &
modular build
• Full turnkey projects – demolition to
handover
• Fast track programs
• HVAC & Air Management Systems,
including “not limited to” UCVs
• All M&E services, Medical Gases, Operating
Lights, Furniture & Fittings, Sanitary Ware.
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Turnkey Installations
Howorth, the first choice for healthcare installations:
• Unrivalled experience in clinical area design,
installation and commissioning
• In House Design, Project Management, HS&E and
Commissioning
• ISO 9001:2008 Quality driven approach
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Aut Even Hospital - Ireland
A Modular Turnkey project, requiring skills and abilities for
which Howorth is well known...
Built on a sloping site and tied into a live Hospital Environment.
• Construction of a new Ultra Clean twin theatre Day surgery Unit (DSU)
• Theatre Sterile Services Unit (TSSU)
• 18 Bed Recovery Suite
• Endoscopy Suites
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Howorth Air Technology
Equipment;
• Exflow 28 & 32 Ultra Clean
Ventilation Canopies
•Theatre Control panels –
•Membrane fascia
•Touchscreen
•Stainless Steel
• Integrated Service Pendants
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Exflow – Exclusive Benefits
• Exponential air flow, higher
central velocity overcomes
thermal buoyancy
• Up to 500 air changes an
hour
• Over 3000 installed
worldwide.
• Installed in virtually every UK
hospital
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Howorth Membrane Theatre Control panels...
Easy Clean Lexan Fascia
All Controls and Indication
on permanent display
IPS/UPS monitoring
Medical Gas Alarm Panels
HTM03-01 Ventilation
Indication Mimic
Add-on Modules for Laser
& X-Ray Integration