Vortex™ Air Plus Macerator - Macerators

Save up to 15% on Vernacare Vortex™ Air Plus macerators end of year offer when purchased through NHS Supply Chain.

Vernacare is pleased to introduce an end of year offer on the Vortex™ Air macerator – created to support safer and more efficient waste management across healthcare environments. This model is the latest development in the established Vernacare Vortex™ range and continues to provide the dependable performance that hospitals and care settings require. It also includes a series of design enhancements that improve day‑to‑day use, service life and overall operational efficiency.

The Vortex™ Air Plus macerator is designed for hygienic disposal of medical pulp products, supporting infection prevention processes across busy clinical areas. It operates on a strengthened engineering platform with improved airflow, a smoother operating cycle and lower noise levels compared with earlier models. These improvements help staff complete essential tasks with minimal disruption while maintaining high standards of cleanliness and reliability.

The current NHS Supply Chain ex vat list price applies to all units. As part of this promotional offer, trusts can benefit from additional point of sale discounts depending on the quantity purchased. This gives organisations an opportunity to replace older equipment, increase capacity or standardise maceration solutions across multiple sites as part of wider service improvement or estates projects.

The discount offer includes the following:

• Purchase between five and nine Vernacare Vortex™ Air Plus macerators, customers can receive up to a ten per cent point of sale discount. This option is suitable for teams planning moderate upgrades or expanding existing capacity.

• Purchase ten or more Vernacare Vortex™ Air Plus units, customers can receive up to a fifteen per cent point of sale discount. This may be particularly valuable for larger departments, multi‑site trusts or organisations undertaking a full equipment refresh.

The Vortex™ Air Plus macerator has been developed to provide reliable clinical performance, improved efficiency and ease of operation. This end of year offer provides an opportunity to introduce an enhanced maceration solution while benefiting from competitive pricing. Trusts who wish to take advantage of the offer or would like further information can contact their usual NHS Supply Chain representative for support with planning and ordering.

• Delivers measurable water and energy savings.
• Replacing a conventional macerator with the Vortex™ Air Plus can save an average of over 100,000 litres of water per year in a typical UK hospital, based upon standard usage.
• Powered by advanced ECO-ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY, the
  Vortex™ Air Plus automatically adjusts each cycle to match the volume of pulp waste loaded, using only the water and energy required to complete the process efficiently.
• This enables NHS organisations to reduce utility consumption, control operating costs and support sustainability objectives without changing established clinical workflows.

This offer is over and above the standard discount available through the NHS Supply Chain framework agreement. The discount is a fixed term offer. All orders must be placed before 4 May 2026.