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Tenura Anti Microbial Silicone: An Innovation in Daily Living Aids

tenura antimicrobial anti slip childrens mats

We’ve been looking forward to unleashing our new material for quite some time, as this heralds a new era in daily living aids, making Tenura products pro-active in combating germs.

Tenura anti slip children’s table mats are the first product to be created from the new Tenura Anti-Microbial silicone, which carries a large range of hygiene benefits, Helping to protect against a wide range of bacteria, such as MRSA, E-coli and Klebsiella, while also protecting against mould and fungi. Tenura anti-microbial silicone also carries all the benefits of our old material, retaining it’s adhesive qualities, and is still washable, with its properties returning once dry.

Since creating Tenura anti slip children’s mats we’ve been giving samples out to relatives for the kids to try, and the reception has been very good, they’ve served their purpose very well, as well as some extras ( we found one stuck to the telly, though fortunately, the telly was unharmed, another victory for Tenura! ).

Tenura Anti Microbial Moulded Cup Holder

We have also recently added Tenura moulded cup holders to the site as well, and you will be soon finding both these products on other retailers websites also, including Amazon, who have recently come on board.

We will slowly but surely be rolling out all products updated with our new material in due course, showing that you can add additives which help to increase benefits and retain cost efficiency, rather than adding additives to already poor materials, that keep costs down, and increase health risks.

Tenura: Postage Cost Change

It comes to that time again were we have had to alter our postage prices, although this time it has pros as well as cons.

Royal Mail have upped their postage costs, causing us to change again!

However, instead of two different charges, we now have one flat rate, meaning you will save a bit on smaller orders under 1kg, unless your orders are over £50, then it will be sent out to you free of charge!

Postage by Royal Mail First Class is now £2.50.

While this may benefit some, we do apologise to others who will be adversely affected.

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Tenura: Non Slip Fabric as Rug Underlay

Tenura Non Slip Fabric Rug Underlay

Wooden floors, they look amazing don’t they? I know most of you reading this now will have them somewhere in your homes, so do I, and I love it, but there is one problem, aside from things being dropped on it, is that it’s surface friction isn’t great when it comes in to contact with soft fibres, like socks, and, more importantly for the purpose of this post, rugs.

While kids love skidding about on wooden floors in their socks ( to be fair, so do I, even now at 29 ), people stood on rugs don’t, I don’t think at anytime while sliding on a rug, i’ve thought “hey, I feel like Aladdin!”.

We always love to go on about the versatility of our non slip fabric, it’s grippy, it’s cushiony…. you get the idea, it’s a great material to have around the house, and is extremely effective as rug underlay, so that once, albeit beautiful, but slippy rug, is now just a beautiful rug, and you can enjoy the feel of it under your feet without the fear that you may be going floor surfing.

Tenura non slip fabric offers a durable and effective to solution to the slipping rug problem as non slip rug underlay, just lay it down, throw your rug over the top and it will stay firm.

Right now, our non slip fabric has 25% off the RRP, making it even more cost effective to use as non slip rug underlay.

Tenura non slip fabric

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Tenura 2013: What’s Next

Tenura Whats Next

We came back to work yesterday, ready for an exciting year ahead of us, after reflecting on the progression we made last year.

We had already got the wheels in motion this year with plenty of planning last year, and in a couple of months, the fruits of our labour will start to be revealed. Some have already begun to arrive in the office, which is of course extremely exciting.

Innovating daily living aids and improving our products is something we plan to achieve in steps, and we are taking an even bigger leap towards achieving our goal this year, by getting down to the core of Tenura daily living aids, by firstly once again refining the material we manufacture them from.

We have already done this once, last year we improved the material by increasing it’s grip, and it’s non toxic properties even further than what our original material already was. We will have more information on this when we have a specific date in which all will be revealed. We will also be running a promotion on our old stock when the new material arrives, so get saving people!

We also have new products ready to be unleashed, and after a full year of research and planning, we feel we can add to the current line with some products which will only increase the versatility of our daily living aids range. We have a backlog of ideas for products that we will continue to research and develop until we deem them worthy to present to you. ( or not, as has sometimes been the case )

We will be visiting and exhibiting at many exhibitions this year, and not just in the UK either. After spreading Tenura out to the US and France last year, we have many more countries where you may find Tenura being stocked this year, but more news to follow on that!
We will also be compiling a list of places where you can see us or where we will be seeing you as soon as we can!

I’ll finish this post with that old cliche….. watch this space.

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Tenura: Christmas and New Year Closure

Another year has come and gone, yet for us here at Tenura, we can look back on it with some pride. Our first full year has gone exceptionally well if we do say so ourselves, and with big plans for the beginning of the year, 2013 is only going to get better.

It still feels a bit strange that were in 2012….

At 5pm today, we will be finishing work for the year, downing tools so to speak, and will be returning in the New Year at 8.30am on the 2nd of January.

The website will still be accepting orders, however please note that any orders made after 12.00pm on the 21st will not be sent out until the 2nd of January at the earliest, so please get those orders in if you need them for Christmas!!

For those who may miss out though, all is not lost, as we are offering a 15% discount throughout the Festive period, just enter the code ‘FESTIVE15′ during checkout to get your discount.
It starts today! and will continue until the end of play on the 2nd of January, an extra day to grab yourself some Tenura bargains.

From all of us at Tenura, we wish you a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.

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Tenura Daily Living Aids at Christmas

Tenura Christmas

It’s very close to the Festive season, the season to be jolly, and soon houses will be filled with celebration and cheer. There are of course, guests to tend to, the Christmas dinner to be prepped and cooked, and of course not forgetting the drinks to go round ( mines a bourbon please ).

All this requires a lot of work, and a little help will go a long way.
Tenura daily living aids can be used to open bottles, line trays to prevent food spillage, hold chopping boards, enhance grip on knives, you can put baking trays on it ( don’t forget to let that turkey rest! ) due to its heat resistance, as well as many other grip enhancing and anti slip solutions around the home. You can even kit out the dining table, our range of yellow, blue and red colours would enhance the festive cheer!

All of our daily living aids are non toxic, so can be used around food, whether prepping or eating, as we have met and exceeded all regulations to ensure the material is safe for use in all areas, for all ages.

Look out for a Christmas and New Year online offer coming to FacebookTwitterGoogle+ and the site itself.

Tenura Anti Slip Grip Rolls: Versatile Help Around the Home.

Tenura Grip Strips Wrapped Around a Pan HandleAt Tenura, we have a range of grip-enhancing daily living aids that at first glance seem to cater for more specific things than others.

Tenura anti slip grip rolls is simply a roll of grip-enhancing silicone! Offering a DIY approach to a grip or slip problem around the home. We offer many sizes of our grip rolls in two different colours, red or blue.

We have been trying the anti slip rolls out at home, and it simply is as versatile as we say it is! Any situation where we have been devoid from grip, we have simply cut out a piece of the roll, and either laid it on a surface or wrapped it around an object to increase grip and prevent slippage or spillage.

tenura grip roll on plateI personally have used the Tenura anti slip rolls as a draw liner, mat for a plate (I had just made soup and wasn’t prepared to let the bowl slip off the plate), grip enhancer on cutlery handles and tools. You can also increase the amount of Tenura anti-slip roll you use when wrapping around an object to increase grip and comfort without having to tighten your grip! Many people with arthritis are restricted in the amount of pressure and grip they can maintain. With the ability to increase the handle size rather than cause you pain and potential injury, this makes Tenura anti-slip grip rolls, in a sense, revolutionary!

There are literally too many applications the non slip rolls can be used for to list here, and some, no doubt many, we haven’t thought of yet!!

Feel free to let us know on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages stating what you would, could or have used it the Tenura anti slip rolls for. Send us a picture if you have used it in a certain way.

Buy Tenura anti slip grip rolls directly from the Tenura website.

Tenura: Spreading its Wings!

Tenura Daily Living Aids-Anti Slip and Grip for Independent Living

As were approaching nearly 2 years in business (as of April next year) , it’s nice to have a quick sit down and feel proud about what we have achieved since our inception. We have a few new products almost ready to unleash on the public, and innovating current products to serve you better. All will be unveiled in a blog post or 7 sometime in the New Year.

We now have international distributors in most major countries throughout the world that supply to retailers in their respective countries. Of course, we have a respectable network throughout the UK, with many retailers, online and off, stocking our products, and with great reception too!

This is a bit of a self-indulgent blog post we admit, but we also want to make light of the retailers throughout the UK that do stock Tenura products, and you can visit them below.

Home and Medical

Doability

Mobility Pitstop

Mobility Choices

Aidapt

Elderberry Direct

Choice Shops

For those over in Ireland, Homecare Medical Supplies will be your choice.

Homecare Medical Supplies

We’ve been to some amazing expo’s and met some amazing people, some of which we now work with, and we hope to continue the rapid growth of the network through the next few years and beyond!

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Tenura on Pinterest

Pinterest Pinboard as Tenura is now on the platform

We have been on Pinterest for some time, showing our followers our great daily living aid range. Pinterest is a social sharing site where you can share images along with information by ‘pinning’ them on to your virtual board. Like most social networks, people can follow you and vice versa, which is nothing new, but it is a great way of sharing information that is not only interesting but educational.

We ‘pin-up’ everything from inspirational images/memes to promotional offers from our website, you can see our Pinterest boards here.

If you aren’t familiar with Tenura, we design, manufacture, and sell daily living aids. Tenura products are a great addition to the home/workplace and can offer additional help during day-to-day tasks. They are suitable for everyone and great for disabled or elderly people, especially if they have impairments to their grip strength.

Pinterest also has a web browser add-on (please check for your web browser compatibility), so you can instantly pin anything you like while you are browsing the web, such as our innovative daily living aids. This makes it an efficient piece of networking kit, as you won’t waste time specifically searching for content, you can just pin it as you come across it!

It’s free to join, so sign-up, and check out Tenura’s Pinterest boards.

 

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Tenura Anti Slip Rectangular Rubber Floor Mats; Now With 28% Off.

Tenura Rubber Floor Mat

Tenura anti slip floor mats are a useful item to have around the home and clinical areas. When you have a disability, ailment or injury, movement is difficult, and you need all the stability you can get.

Silicone anti slip floor mats can assist in all these, giving you the stability you need when walking from one place to another, or simply standing up or sitting down, as the grip provided by these mats will remove the paranoia of losing your footing.

Tenura anti slip floor mats are not suitable for wet weather use ( please see Tenura bathroom stickers for this ), but hold very firm in dry conditions, as silicone as it’s own adhesive-like qualities, though will leave no residue when removed. As well as for use inside the home, they can be used as door mats, or even to simply place dirty shoes on to prevent your carpet or floor from getting dirty.

Right now, we are offering a staggering 28% off our floor mats, so now is a chance to pick one up!

You can visit our website, call or email us, and we will be happy to help you.