What is Germ Guard Active Paint?
Posted on October 19th 2020 by Rebecca Brophy - Marketing & Business Development Co-ordinator.
It is no surprise that with the COVID-19 Pandemic the world is being extra careful when it comes to touching items. We have been advised to wash our hands frequently, don’t touch your face, regularly refresh your hands with hand sanitizer and wear masks where needed – so why should our products be any different?
The majority of our products are used numerous times daily, take our Lockers and Workbenches for example – both of these ranges have a high touch surface rate.
So what is ‘Germ Guard Active Paint’?
Right so let’s keep this simple… the paint is a synthetic coating that contains chemical properties which prevent bacteria from infecting and reproducing on the surface or product. We apply this to our products reduces the risk of cross-contamination and avert the spread of diseases such as MRSA and E Coli and has shown to effectively fight against viruses, fungi and organic air pollutants.
Stop the spread of COVID and other harmful bacterias within your workplace
‘How does it work?’
As well as eliminating 99% of germs, it also prevents germs from transferring to skin that comes in contact with surfaces. The germs that might already be present on your hand are attracted to the germ guard coating and are eventually destroyed. Germ Guard is, therefore, effective at reducing the risk of infection from highly touched surfaces.
How is it applied to our products?
So, our products have gone through punching, bending and building – the next step is powder coating. Before the finished paint is applied, the product goes through the paint track where it is applied. The treatment process with last the lifetime of the product and offers superior anti-bacterial protection.
Watch our Pre-Treatment Powder Plant Tour Video below to find out more
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QMP Office Lockers – Elevate Workplace Security & Style
Posted on August 13th 2025 by Paul Ellis - Marketing & Business Development Manager.
Unlock the perfect combination of modern design, robust construction, and customisable security with QMP Office Lockers. Whether you are setting up a new space or upgrading an existing one, these lockers deliver both visual appeal and peace of mind for your team’s belongings. Above all, they bring style and practicality together for a smarter workplace.
Why they matter for your workplace
- Striking black or white finishes that complement contemporary office decor.
- Cutting-edge lock options (cam locks or digital keypads).
- Engineered by QMP in the UK, known for durability and excellence.
What Makes QMP Office Lockers Stand Out?
Sophisticated Design
Available in Jet Black or Pure White, these lockers present a clean, professional look that integrates seamlessly into any office environment. In addition, they feature strengthened, ventilated doors, reduced vibration via rubber buffers, and galvanised security shelves — combining practicality with refined style.
Advanced Security Options
You can choose between reliable standard mastered cam locks (2,000 differs) or, alternatively, digital keypad locks for streamlined access control. As a result, you can balance convenience with the right level of security. Furthermore, QMP also offers Smart Lockers with Echo and Key Card unlock capabilities for forward-thinking workplaces.
Flexible Modular Options
These lockers come in configurations with 2 to 6 compartments, allowing you to match storage needs precisely. Moreover, customisable widths of 380×380 mm and 450×450 mm ensure they adapt to a wide range of office layouts. Therefore, you can scale storage as your business grows.
Built for Durability and Health
The powder-coated carcass and doors feature Germ Guard Active Technology, which provides a hygienic and long-lasting finish. Because of this, they are ideal for high-traffic environments where cleanliness matters. In addition, being UK-manufactured by QMP ensures consistent quality and dependable local support.
Ideal Uses & Who Benefits
- Hot-desking / Hybrid offices: Secure storage for employees without fixed desks
- Reception and retail spaces: Maintain a sleek, professional appearance while safeguarding belongings
- Creative or tech environments: Add functionality while also enhancing the overall aesthetic
- Shared office setups: Reallocate locker space quickly as staffing needs change.
Consequently, no matter your office type, QMP Office Lockers can provide an organised and secure solution.
Explore More QMP Locker Solutions
Looking for different styles or security levels? QMP offers a full range of UK-manufactured lockers to suit every workplace need:
- Standard Lockers – Versatile, durable, and available with Express Delivery options.
- Secure Lockers – Enhanced 3-point locking for maximum protection of valuable items.
- Executive Lockers – Premium finishes and a high-end aesthetic for professional office environments.
Additionally, linking these ranges together means you can mix and match solutions for different teams or areas.
Elevate your workplace’s organisation and appeal with QMP Office Lockers — where advanced security meets modern design. Whether you prefer standard configurations or want to explore smart unlock options, QMP has the perfect fit.
Mobile Heavy-Duty Workbenches
Posted on January 23rd 2025 by Paul Ellis - Marketing & Business Development Manager.
Launching our brand new Mobile Heavy-Duty Workbenches!
We are thrilled to introduce our brand new Mobile Heavy-Duty Workbenches, which join our already extensive range of workbenches.
These fantastic premium workbenches are the ultimate solution for environments that demand both strength and mobility.
- Equipped with 4 swivel-braked castors for improved mobility, making it easy to manoeuvre around any environment.
- Available in an array of worktop options including Solid Beech, Linoleum, Laminate and Steel Plate.
- Powder-coated dark grey framework and carcass with Germ Guard Active Technology paint.
- A range of workbench accessories are available individually or choose from our kit options available in laminate or solid beech worktops.
- An impressive UDL capacity of 600KG UDL.
- Mobile bench height: 840mm, other heights are available – please speak to sales.
- Fully welded construction for extra strength.
Workbench Kits
We are also introducing a specially selected range of Mobile Heavy-Duty Workbench Kits from starter to fully-kitted benches. Available with laminate or beech worktops.
If this new range of Mobile Heavy-Duty Workbenches
does not meet the needs of your workplace, don’t worry!
We have a wide variety of workbenches available and
you can learn more about these high-quality products at the link below.
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Mobile Square Tube Workbenches
Posted on January 15th 2025 by Paul Ellis - Marketing & Business Development Manager.
Launching our brand new Mobile Square Tube Workbenches!
We are thrilled to introduce our brand new Mobile Square Tube Workbenches, which join our already extensive range of workbenches.
These fantastic high-quality workbenches are ideal for assembly, production, or light-engineering settings, providing users with a versatile mobile workstation.
- Equipped with 4 swivel-braked castors for improved mobility, making it easy to manoeuvre around any environment.
- Available in an array of worktop options including solid beech, MFC, Linoleum and Laminate.
- Powder-coated light grey framework and carcass with Germ Guard Active Technology paint.
- A range of workbench accessories are available individually, or choose from our kit options available in laminate or solid beech worktops.
- A UDL capacity of 300KG UDL.
- Mobile bench height: 840mm, other heights are available – please speak to sales.
- Delivered in knock-down form.
Workbench Kits
We are also introducing a specially selected range of Mobile Square Tube Workbench Kits from starter to fully-kitted benches. Available with laminate or beech worktops.
If this new range of Mobile Square Tube Workbenches
does not meet the needs of your workplace, don’t worry!
We have a wide variety of workbenches available and
you can learn more about these high-quality products on the links below.
Further Reading
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Product
Configurator
Top of the class for school furniture
Posted on August 12th 2024 by Paul Ellis - Marketing & Business Development Manager.
High-quality School Furniture & Equipment
from QMP
It’s nearly the end of the Summer holidays, is your school kitted out ready for the new term? QMP is top of the class for school furniture and equipment essentials.
Whether it’s lockers, cloakroom furniture or cycle parking, QMP has a diverse range of products to suit any education environment.
Check out our products below.
School Lockers
These high-quality school lockers are ideal for use in primary and junior schools as they are based at a lower height. The lockers are designed to withstand the general wear and tear of daily usage.
- Choice of 300mm, 380mm and 450mm depths.
- 2, 3 & 4 door lockers fitted with galvanised security shelf to prevent unauthorised access to the compartment below.
- Can be fitted with sloping tops and a multitude of lock options.
- Powder-coated with Germ Guard Active Technology paint.
- Strengthened and ventilated with rubber buffers.
Spectrum School Lockers
QMP’s Spectrum Lockers offer the same strength and durability as our Standard School Lockers but come in a variety of exciting and vibrant colours! The perfect way to brighten up any classroom or cloakroom!
Laptop & Tablet Storage Lockers
With the number of laptops and tablets used in schools increasing, this range of device storage products provides cost-effective lockable storage for laptops, tablets and accessories.
- Robust all-steel structure design.
- Choose from single-door or individual compartments.
- A range of compartment options available from 8 to 15 tiers.
- Also available, Laptop & Tablet Charging Lockers here and Laptop Charging Trolleys here.
School Cloakroom Furniture
Our school cloakroom benches are fully-welded with an overall height of 1200mm. Featuring bright and vibrant coat hooks they are guaranteed to add a splash of colour to any environment.
- Durable, hard-wearing 20mm oak solid oak slats.
- Heavy duty hooks in a range of vibrant colours with Germ Guard Active Technology Anti-bacterial paint.
- Adjustable feet for easy levelling.
Cycle Shelters & Racks
If children are cycling to school we have the perfect range of products for bike storage at school. Our Cycle Shelters can accommodate up to 8 bikes or our larger Compounds can house up to 48 bikes. In addition to shelters we offer a wide choice of Cycle Racks and Cycle Loops , so no matter the budget or space limitations we have a solution to meet any requirements.
Canteen Furniture
Our Standard range of Canteen Furniture provides economical seating for vending, refreshment and rest areas. These canteen tables are available in a wide range of seating arrangements enabling you to design your own layout. The high-quality easy-to-clean seats are made from one-piece moulded polypropylene and are available in 3 colour choices blue, red and black. 5 Day Standard Canteen Furniture is available here with dark blue-coloured seat shells.
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Storage solutions for the Education Sector
Posted on July 9th 2024 by Paul Ellis - Marketing & Business Development Manager.
QMP’s extensive range of high-quality products is perfect for education environments. Whether it’s school lockers and cloakroom furniture, charging lockers or cycle parking, QMP has the ideal storage solutions to suit any educational environment.
Here are just a few of the most suitable products for this sector.
School Lockers
Our School Lockers range is perfect for use within primary schools or nurseries with the lockers manufactured at a lower height. These are available in a variety of dimensions, and compartnet sizes and are available in our standard RAL colours or our Spectrum RAL colours.
Cloakroom Furniture
QMP manufactures a wide variety of Cloakroom Benches and Wall Mounted Junior Coat Rails. This product range is available at a lower height of 1200mm for the cloakroom benches. This extensive cloakroom range is available in vibrant colours adding a splash of colour to school locker rooms or changing rooms.
Laptop & Tablet Charging Lockers
This locker range provides an excellent storage method for laptops or tablets in the workplace, schools or colleges. These cost-effective steel lockers are available in a selection of compartment sizes with an ‘in-compartment’ charging facility.
Cycle Parking
Securely store bikes with our wide range of cycle parking products. We have a product to suit all types of outdoor environments, including standard cycle shelters, wall-mounted and traditional racks, cycle loops and scooter racks.
Splash Lockers
These robust Laminate Splash Lockers are highly resistant to dents and scratches and will not rust, which makes them the ideal solution for wet areas such as leisure centres, school gyms or changing rooms.
Utility Cupboards
The Utility Cupboard range offers a heavy-duty storage cupboard suitable for janitorial and cleaning items in the workplace and schools. Strengthened steel doors and 2-point locking keeps items safe and secure.
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Emergency Service Lockers
Posted on January 25th 2024 by Paul Ellis - Marketing & Business Development Manager.
Launching our brand new
Emergency Service Lockers!
We are thrilled to introduce our brand new Emergency Service Lockers,
which joins our already extensive range of lockers.
QMP is excited to launch a new range of Emergency Service Lockers.
These extra wide Emergency Service Lockers have been specifically designed to store a large amount of kit, whilst offering the utmost security.
Available with either solid or perforated doors.
- Extra wide size with double doors offering premium storage space, 1800mm in height.
- Fitted with 3-point locking mechanism for extra security.
- Available in two sizes – (H)1800mm x (W)600mm x (D)450mm and (H)1800mm x (W)600mm x (D)600mm.
- Powder-coated with Germ Guard Active Technology paint.
- Choice of a standard or sloping top and three internal configurations as shown below.
2 compartments with coat rail
1 compartment with 3 shelves
2 compartments with coat rail and lower shelf
Combi Seat / Storage & Stands
Upgrade your Emergency Service Lockers with convenient extra storage consisting of a seat, stand and lockable under bench box. Choose from either solid or perforated doors and oak slat or MFC bench seat options.
If this new range of Emergency Service Lockers does not meet the needs of your workplace, don’t worry!
We have a wide variety of lockers available and
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Chemical Storage Solutions
Posted on June 22nd 2023 by Paul Ellis - Marketing & Business Development Manager.
The storage of hazardous substances is crucially important. With the implementation of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (CoSHH) regulations in 2002, employers have a duty of care to ensure these substances are properly stored. QMP’s wide range of chemical storage solutions is ideal to ensure the safety of workplace employees.
How do the regulations protect
employees in the workplace?
The regulations protect employees and other persons from hazardous substances used in workspaces. This is done via risk assessment, control of exposure, health surveillance as well as incident planning. There are also duties on employees to take care of their own exposure to hazardous substances.
QMP’s Chemical Storage Solutions
QMP’s full range of chemical storage cupboards can hold a variety of hazardous materials. These are Hazardous substance cupboards, CoSHH Cupboards, Acid/Alkali Cupboards, Pesticide & Agrochemical Cupboards, and Flammable Liquid Cupboards.
The cupboards have designated purposes to ensure hazardous materials are correctly and safely stored. The cupboards are also available in security version for an extra level of safety to employees.
Find out more about our cupboards below.
Hazardous Substance Cupboards
One of our best-selling Cupboards is the yellow Hazardous Cupboard range. These cabinets are kept in stock in our onsite warehouse facility and available on a 5 day working lead time. There are many sizes to choose from including floor standing, small, medium or large, wall-mounted, floor chests and mobile. They are also perfect for all types of workplace environments and help comply with the CoSHH regulations. The cabinets are securely locked with a ‘no snag’ 2-point locking system, whereas the floor chest are securely locked with a hasp and staple lock.
CoSHH Cupboards
A sleek and stylish Cupboard with properties to help comply with CoSHH regulations. Our range of CoSHH Cupboards are powder coated in graphite grey. Moreover, just like our Hazardous range, these cabinets come in a wide variety of sizes including, floor, wall-mounted, floor chests and mobile. By offering many sizes we allow the workplace to choose the exact size specification they require. The Cupboards are lockable by a no-snag 2-point locking system, whereas the floor chests are secured by a hasp and staple lock.
Acid/Alkali Cupboards
The Acid / Alkali Cupboards are perfect for storing caustic or hazardous materials within the workplace. Powder coated white with the correct warning labels supplied for those types of materials/substances.
Furthermore, the Acid / Alkali Cabinets are available in a range of sizes including floor standing, wall-mounted and mobile units all with a no-snag 2-point locking system.
Pesticide & Agrochemical Cupboards
The Pesticide & Agrochemical Cupboards offer a slightly different design within the cupboard. This being a perforated door design for extra ventilation. These cabinets are perfect for the secure storage of pesticide and agrochemicals around the workplace and come in a variety of cabinet sizes. These range from small, medium, large and also as a mobile unit. The locking mechanism is the same as our other Hazardous storage cabinets and features a no-snag 2-point locking system.
Flammable Cupboards
Our Flammable Liquid Cupboards are available in a variety of sizes depending on the storage requirements of the user. The Flammable Liquid Storage Cupboards provide secure storage of flammable chemicals such as hazardous materials, liquids and sprays. The secure locking mechanism for the cupboard is a 2-point locking bar and handle. The Flammable Floor chests locks via a hasp and staple lock for the customer to secure with their own padlock.
How can you prevent exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace?
- Find out what the health hazards are and decide how to prevent them by a risk assessment.
- Provide safe and secure storage for any harmful substances.
- Make sure that the workplace keeps any hazardous substances controlled within a designated cupboard with correct labelling.
- Provide employees with any information or training to help them follow the CoSHH Regulations.
- Have plans in place for any hazardous emergencies.
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Check out our full range of chemical storage solutions here.
If you need any assistance feel free to get in touch with our friendly sales team.
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Our latest 2023 catalogue is now available!
Posted on March 1st 2023 by Paul Ellis - Marketing & Business Development Manager.
Request your FREE copy of our 2023 catalogue!
Our latest 2023 catalogue is now available and is jam packed with every single product that we manufacture at our facility based in the West Midlands.
Our FREE catalogue includes high spec images and information on our product range. This includes Workbenches, Euroslide Tool Cabinets, Cupboards, Lockers, Canteen Furniture and much more. We really do cover every aspect of workplace equipment!
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School Furniture for the new term!
Posted on August 23rd 2022 by Paul Ellis - Marketing & Business Development Manager.
High-quality School Furniture & Equipment
from QMP
It’s nearly the end of the Summer holidays, does your school have all the furniture and equipment it needs ready for the new term? QMP is a proud UK manufacturer of a wide variety of School Furniture.
Whether it’s lockers, cloakroom furniture or cycle parking, QMP has a diverse range of products to suit any education environment.
Check out our products below.
School Lockers
These high-quality school lockers are ideal for use in primary and junior schools as they are based at a lower height. The lockers are designed to withstand the general wear and tear of daily usage.
- Choice of 300mm, 380mm and 450mm depths.
- 2, 3 & 4 door lockers fitted with galvanised security shelf to prevent unauthorised access to the compartment below.
- Can be fitted with sloping tops and a multitude of lock options.
- Powder-coated with Germ Guard Active Technology paint.
- Strengthened and ventilated with rubber buffers.
Spectrum School Lockers
QMP’s Spectrum Lockers offer the same strength and durability as our Standard School Lockers but come in a variety of exciting and vibrant colours! The perfect way to brighten up any classroom or cloakroom!
Laptop & Tablet Storage Lockers
With the number of laptops and tablets used in schools increasing, this range of device storage products provides cost-effective lockable storage for laptops, tablets and accessories.
- Robust all-steel structure design.
- Choose from single-door or individual compartments.
- A range of compartment options available from 8 to 15 tiers.
- Also available, Laptop & Tablet Charging Lockers here and Laptop Charging Trolleys here.
School Cloakroom Furniture
Our school cloakroom benches are fully-welded with an overall height of 1200mm. Featuring bright and vibrant coat hooks they are guaranteed to add a splash of colour to any environment.
- Durable, hard-wearing 20mm oak solid oak slats.
- Heavy duty hooks in a range of vibrant colours with Germ Guard Active Technology Anti-bacterial paint.
- Adjustable feet for easy levelling.
Cycle Shelters & Racks
If children are cycling to school we have the perfect range of products for bike storage at school. Our Cycle Shelters can accommodate up to 8 bikes or our larger Compounds can house up to 48 bikes. In addition to shelters we offer a wide choice of Cycle Racks and Cycle Loops , so no matter the budget or space limitations we have a solution to meet any requirements.
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