HP Technology brightens the Walls at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Unit

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HP has created and donated a series of wall graphics for the Clinical Research Facility at Liverpool’s new Alder Hey in the Park Children’s Hospital. The project utilised the company’s Latex technology to create six photographic wall coverings inspired by natural surroundings, which were installed at the unit last month.

The installation was completed in collaboration with HP large format media provider, BMG, and digital print specialist, Colour Create, with the wall coverings printed on an Latex 360 at the company’s Liverpool based facilities, using PVC free Durable Smooth Wall Paper.

As Barry Hodgson, director, Colour Create, explained, the water based Latex inks made the 360 printer the obvious solution for the project. ‘With HP’s water based inks, we are able to reach new indoor spaces that solvent based inks can’t, like healthcare. Working with a children’s hospital, providing prints that are clean, harmless and odourless is paramount, and our Latex technology provided us with this assurance.’

Amanda Rees, Clinical Research Facility operational manager, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, said: ‘We are grateful to HP for its kind donation of these wall graphics. The prints were chosen by patients visiting the Clinical Research Facility and reflect the parkland in which our hospital is located, bringing the outside in. We have had a fantastic reaction from patients, parents and staff to date.’