Vertec Scientific

Vertec Scientific has signed an exclusive agreement for the distribution of Micro-X’s Rover Plus system in the UK. Said to represent a step change in mobile x-ray design, the Rover Plus uses advanced carbon nanotube technology to reduce its weight by up to 75 per cent compared to a typical mobile x-ray system. The result […]

Isle of Wight NHS Trust has installed a Hologic Horizon bone density scanner and reports that it is pleased with the system and the service provided by supplier Vertec Scientific. “Our DXA service is based in the new community diagnostic centre adjacent to St Mary’s Hospital here on the Isle of Wight,” a spokesperson for […]

On Vertec Scientific’s stand this year managing director Kate O’Reilly will be accompanied by senior sales specialist responsible for Terason ultrasound systems, Ashland dosimetry systems and the CalMed insufflator system Gavin Adcock; technical sales specialist responsible for Hologic’s DXA Simon Champion; sales specialist responsible for Meicen radiotherapy treatment alignment and immobilisation devices Josh Garroway; and […]

Vertec Scientific and Guangdong Meicen Medical Equipment have signed a collaborative agreement for the distribution of Meicen’s extensive range of radiotherapy immobilisation aids and consumables in the UK. Meicen has more than 8,000 square metres of modern manufacturing and workshop space, as well as independent R&D engineers developing their product range of thermoplastic masks, patient positioning devices and […]

In September, some of the Vertec Scientific team staged a surprise pizza party to mark the 25th work anniversary of office and HR manager Carolynne Ayling. Ayling, pictured centre, joined Vertec as an administration assistant and has become an increasingly integral part of ensuring the smooth running of the company. She said it is a […]

Yeovil District Hospital, which is now part of the newly formed Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has, for the third time, chosen a Hologic DXA scanner supplied by Vertec Scientific based on the ‘excellent’ track record and customer support. The department performs a number of scans including bone densitometry, vertebral fracture assessment, single energy femur scans […]

A Hologic Horizon A DXA scanner has been supplied and installed by Vertec Scientific for Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, in its new sport and exercise science department at Oriam, Scotland’s national sports performance centre. The scanner will be used with Oriam’s partners for sport and exercise science research and to monitor the health of athletes. Associate […]

Midlands Metabolic Bone Centre’s DXA service based at Bradwell Community Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, is part of the Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. The service has had two Hologic Horizon systems supplied and installed by Vertec Scientific to replace its previous Hologic Discovery A scanners, which were 10 years old. Advanced clinical practitioner and DXA service […]