Could ETQ's share price be soon to benefit from their developments with the new UVGI Nightingale Mobile Air Filtration Product.

New UVGI air filtration product

In November 2002, the ETQ announced its new Nightingale UVGI air filtration product, to be produced by a new joint-venture company, UVGI Systems Limited, owned 55% by the Group and 45% by Suvair Limited. This rapid response mobile air filtration unit is capable of killing the MRSA super bug and other airborne pathogens.

The UVGI unit has widespread application where there is need to keep
air free of dangerous live bacteria, viruses, and fungal spores, including
hospitals, schools, cruise liners, aircraft, food processing, and military
applications.

The UVGI unit uses a high intensity Ultra Violet Germicidal Irradiation ('UVGI')
filter, which has been designed to control harmful and dangerous airborne
pathogens, such as Anthrax, Tuberculosis, and Staphylococcus aureus, the
causative agent in MRSA. The filtration system is combined with use of high
intensity Ultra Violet light, which inactivates micro organisms by disrupting
their DNA structure.

Tests of a prototype at the Defence Science Technology Laboratory ('Dstl') at
Porton Down, the centre for excellence for the Ministry of Defence, showed that
the UVGI unit captured and/or destroyed more than 99.9% of Bacillus subtilis
spores, a simulant for Anthrax bacteria.

Since November, second generation units have been developed, which will go on
applications testing at an NHS Trust Hospital in December 2003, following
building completion of its new haematology unit. It is also anticipated the
UVGI unit will shortly go on laboratory testing in the United States with
contractors nominated by the Department of Homeland Security.

Concern seems to be hotting up on the T.V. news that the MRSA super bug is still killing and disabling people visiting or as patients in NH Trust hospitals. It would be surprising if NH Trust hospital do not notice and Buy this product before they get to many expensive law suits for compensation claims.

Definitely a stock that could soon be heading north. Worth buying in but DYOR

L.

RELATED NEWS LINKS

Sky News Sun 28th Sept 03 - NEW ANTIBIOTICS WARNING
BBC World News Thurs 4th December 03 - Hospital infections: Case studies
BBC World News Fri 5th Dec 03 - 'Superbug' crackdown is launched
BBC World News Monday 22nd Dec 03 - Superbugs lurk in intensive care
Sky News Sun 14th Dec 03 - SUPERBUG CARRIED BY PETS
BBC World News Thurs 26th Feb 04 - Superbug deaths increase 15-fold
BBC World News Mon 22nd March 04 - MRSA superbug hits more children
BBC World News Fri 2nd April 04 - Superbug outbreak in cardiac ward
BBC World News Thurs 8th April 04 - NHS faces superbug legal claims
BBC World News Sun 6th June 04 - Government 'complacent' over MRSA
BBC World News Fri 18th June 04 - Superbug deaths 'set to double'
BBC World News Thurs 1st July 04 - Holland's tough line combats MRSA
BBC World News Thurs 1st July 04 - Overcrowded hospitals breed MRSA
ITV.com Fri 9th July 04 - Mother's MRSA nightmare
ITV.com Fri 9th July 04 - 'MRSA superbug has done this to me'
ITV.com Fri 9th July 04 - Precautions you can take against MRSA
Sky News Sun 11th July 04 - WAR DECLARED ON MRSA
BBC UK News Mon 12th July 04 - Drive to fight hospital superbugs

As often happens a share price is moved by hype & not by profits.

The floor standing units only protect 1 room & are too expensive see link

http://www.moneyam.com/InvestorsRoom/ShowPostList?fID=1&tID=1108&from=38&to=38

ETQ is an ordinary, unexciting air conditioning company & UVGI is an infinitesimally small part of their business because it has hardly started yet.

The floor standing units are not where the profits are going to come from because they are not cost effective.

IF ETQ wins contracts to fit UVGI aircon systems to whole buildings then they will make BIG MONEY but I see no evidence that they are making progress on this.

The lack of decent profits & the issuing of new shares are the reasons it has fallen from the previous spikes of 28p & 15p.

Comments have been made on this thread about UVGI being a solution to MRSA but it isn't.

MRSA is mostly spread by physical contact so handwashing is the most effective way to prevent the spread because obviously no air treatment system is going to clean people's hands for them.

Many people carry MRSA in their throats & so they get it on their hands when they touch their lips.
They touch doorhandles & pass it on to other people who touch the handles so hospital cleaning is the next most effective way (after handwashing) to prevent the spread.

Very few people cough over an open wound & UVGI is not going to stop them.

UVGI can help with airborne viruses & bacteria sooooooooooooo IF ETQ wins contracts to fit UVGI aircon systems to whole buildings then the share price will rocket & over react & some of that rise will be sustainable.

BUT will it ever happen?

So far all we have got is hype on message boards with no evidence that big profits will emerge this year or next year & the current aircon business which at the moment is the business looks a little shaky judging by their track record.

I suppose that we will get more spikes each time there is some news & you might make a profit out of a spike if your timing is just right but as usual someone else will lose by buying at a high part of that spike.

I suggest that the real purpose of the floor standing units is to demonstrate the technology so that ETQ can win big contracts to fit UVGI aircon systems to whole buildings this is the key thing to look out for. If I see evidence of this then I will buy but so far I haven't.

Even if it does happen, don't expect the profits to be delivered this year or next.

its all gone quiet at the back

Has it, I wouldn't think so especially with the new MM on board today. NHS Presentations are only a week away now (next Wednesday).

nice to see you back apple

Thanks Global Nomad,

I've been away, it rained
but that's ok because it was warm & I had an umbrella.

theres a familiar feeling beginning in my head.....

and its not one I am particularly fond of....

unfortunately it seems to be the one I am more frequented by.


we seem to be in a historic pattern, waiting to break out, strong rise gentle drift down.

GN

Am out of these at present, If 6p fails look for a move back to 5p. MM s trying to move these back to pre announcement of talks.

market taking view that talks next week will be prolonged with red tape within nhs.

AQL tomorrow

two 300k buys just gone through!

dont think so...........rollover

considering talks are 1 full trading day away not much buying?

thats an understatement

whats on level 2 sue?

the only problem with etq is that they are trying to charge people/patients for what they have never been charged for b4 / ie TO BREATH FRESHER AIR/OR CLEANER AIR, personaly i think this product will boom in the states and the east but us old fashion uk folks will find it a bitter charge to face, but once we see how fashionable this product is worldwide then as usual the uk will follow ,this is just an opinion

dunker50
agree,the way this government works. when they do latch on and take the plunge to buy the nightingale systems, they'll probably put them in offices to protect the administrators that cost us billions!

funny how people stop posting as soon as the sp turns sour.


Today is the NHS presentation which may or may not start some news flow.......

When is the NHS presentation today.

it has nothing to do with price sh is main poster on this thread must be on hols

what makes you assume sue is on holidays ?.......

maybe you are unaware of this posters history.....very good information and i'm happy to be party to it, but a habit of posting very frequently and then disappearing for long periods when things don't pan out. Normally SH does tell fellow board members her position as she has here, I assume she is still holding and is waiting for something to say.

GN