The Client & Challenge
The brief started as a simple LED lighting upgrade. During early works the client asked a more important question. How do we ensure no one enters the X-ray room while the equipment is live, and what happens if the warning light fails? The intent was clear. There needed to be a visible warning and a fail-safe so the X-ray could not operate without it. No one had posed that exact question before on this estate, so there was no ready-made solution to deploy.
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Our Approach
Key Group developed a practical answer. We built a prototype in our warehouse and tested it thoroughly. The trial installation at Barnsley confirmed that the solution worked in a live environment. The design integrates the warning light with an interlock that inhibits the X-ray if the bulb fails. This gives a clear visual signal at the door and a safety backstop if the lamp is not operating. With the concept proven, the client instructed a national rollout.
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Delivery in Detail
Scale
580 practices across the Vets for Pets estate, including 10 in Ireland.
Rollout Profile
Initial order for 350 sites, extended to cover the wider estate.
Prototype To Standard
Warehouse prototype, then a live trial at Barnsley, then estate-wide deployment using a consistent installation and test process.
Programme
November 2023 to July 2024, a nine month delivery window.
Integration
Standalone interlock linked to the warning light status, designed to inhibit X-ray operation on lamp failure.
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The Results
The solution has been rolled out right across the Vets for Pets estate, establishing a consistent approach to X-ray room safety. Practices now have a clear door warning and a fail-safe that prevents operation if the lamp is not functioning. What began as small works became a practical safety standard that can be maintained across hundreds of locations.
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Nationwide Capability
A nine month programme across hundreds of practices required disciplined planning and repeatable methods. From proof of concept to live trial to national delivery, our teams coordinated scheduling, site access and quality checks so every practice received the same dependable installation.
