Over 30 years
of Leading
Bespoke Design
Openhouse Products are the leading manufacturer for the Emergency Services and Health sector across the UK. We also supply a large range of off the shelf bags, medical equipment and consumables, as well as supporting a huge range of other sectors. Read on to learn more about our family business roots, our innovations and our unique, problem solving approach.
Where it all started
The Bags
We were burning the midnight oil to finish one of our first really big orders – laptop carriers as it happened – when the husband of one of our seamstresses turned up to collect her. He was a firefighter. He took one look at the laptop bag I was in the middle of making and said, “that would make a superb kit bag for paramedics.
Surprised, I asked him what he meant – didn’t paramedics have professional bags already?
No. Mostly they bring in their own sports bags, and I even know one who uses a cardboard box!
I was astonished. It was a real Eureka! moment. The very next day I had him take me over to meet his mates at the local ambulance station where I spoke to the crews about their kit and quickly learnt how difficult it could be to keep track of it all, not to mention getting hold of exactly what they needed in an emergency situation. I went straight home and started sketching ideas.
Two days later I took my prototype back into the ambulance station to get their feedback and was bowled over by it – the rest, as they say, is history!”
The Fabric
The idea for micrAgard™ first came about at the Ambex conference. The hot topic among paramedics visiting our stand was infection control, and the list of harmful bacteria that the average paramedic’s kit bag would be exposed to.
The final result which we use today is a physical manifestation of our desire to always push the boundaries on innovation and design. However, we’ve never liked resting on our laurels, so we will continue to improve micrAgard in line with new technological developments to offer our customers nothing but the best.
PROVEN TO BE 97.1% EFFECTIVE AGAINST CORONAVIRUS
All of our micrAgard™ range bags are made using our exclusive wipe-clean micrAgard™ fabric, which is over 97% effective against COVID, bacteria and superbugs. The webbing used throughout this range is also treated with a water repellent and anti-microbial coating for extra piece of mind
