Forth Valley College achieves safety with distinction (20th December 2011)

The entire campus network of Forth Valley College, Scotland’s fifth largest college, is now fitted with specialist evacuation chairs to provide a safer escape for students and staff with mobility problems in an emergency.

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New gig for Evac+Chair (1st November 2011)

O2 Academy venues throughout the UK, which host a variety of widely attended events including concerts and other live gigs, have purchased specialist evacuation chairs from Evac+Chair International. The chairs will assi

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New products unveiled (1st September 2011)

Evac+Chair will have two new products on show at Health & Safety Scotland.

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Chairs take the strain for UK's obese (1st August 2011)

Evac+Chair International launched two new products at this year's Safety and Health Expo 2011 at the NEC in Birmingham.

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Distribution expansion (1st August 2011)

Evac+Chair International has expanded its distribution network to Malta.

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Meeting the demands of bariatrics and expectant mothers (1st August 2011)

Changes in social trends pose new challenges for business evacuation plans, explains Mark Wallace

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Urgent training (1st June 2011)

Harvest Housing Group is set to install more than 60 specialist evacuation chairs across 30 of its complexes.

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Aston Villa scores for safety (1st April 2011)

Premier League football club, Aston Villa, has installed specialist evacuation chairs from Evac+Chair International, at its world famous stadium Villa Park.

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It takes two (1st February 2011)

Evac+Chair International has appointed two new members of staff to provide full support to its Scottish customer base after the distributor, DM Wood Medical, went into receivership.

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"Businesses must make time to practise and train" (1st October 2010)

Businesses and organisations are putting staff and visitors at serious risk by not considering those who are mobility-impaired when carrying out evacuation drills, according to new research

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Top hotel takes safety seats (1st September 2010)

Evac+Chair International has taken up residence at one of London's most prestigious addresses; The Connaught Hotel.

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Protects injured ballerinas (1st June 2010)

Evac+Chair , the provider of specialist evacuation chair systems, has been chosen by the prestigious Birmingham Royal Ballet to provide additional support for employees and visitors in the event of an emergency and ev

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Emergency evacuation solutions (1st May 2010)

Evac+Chair International, a leading supplier of emergency escape equipment will be showcasing its product range and celebrating a successful start to the year.

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Optimistic outlook (1st March 2010)

UK manufacturing businesses have a strong future, according to Midlands MEP, Malcolm Harbour, but, he says, the industry needs more practical measures to safeguard the sector.

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Emergency evacuation (1st October 2009)

Johnson Community Hospital in Spalding has been equipped with Evac+Chairs to cater for emergency evacuation of mobility-impaired patients, visitors and staff under the Disability Discrimination Act.

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Cost effective means of evacuation (1st June 2009)

Evac+Chair International has provided NHS Halton and St Helens' Primary Care Trust (PCT) with a simple and cost effective means of evacuating all staff and patients from its clinics and health centres in an emergency.

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A winner at Twickenham (1st May 2009)

Evac+Chairs from Evac+Chair International are now in place at Twickenham Stadium to provide a quick and safe means of emergency stairway descent for mobility impaired visitors.

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For stairway evacuation (1st February 2009)

Evac+Chair International has provided a stairway evacuation chair package for the Leeds City Museum.

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New website (1st February 2009)

Reflecting its global presence, Evac+Chair International has launched a new ten language website, www.evacchair.net Quick and clear to navigate, the site gives instant fingertip access to complete information on the co

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Compact stretcher (1st October 2008)

Available from Evac+Chair, the MiniStretcher is a simple manual handling solution for lifting and transferring an injured or incapacitated person into an Evac+Chair so that they may be swiftly evacuated to safety.

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Training in evacuation (1st June 2008)

Evac+Chair International used this year's Safety & Health Expo as the starting point for an awareness campaign to highlight the importance of training and servicing in the emergency evacuation market.

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Fire safety seminars (1st April 2008)

The Fire Safety Training Consultancy is running three one-day fire safety seminars this year in London, Birmingham and Leeds.

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Means of escape for mobility impaired (1st April 2008)

With the DDA and RRO 2005 now in place, employers must provide adequate means of escape for all occupants of buildings. The Evac+Chair offers a solution The company attributes the smooth operation of the chair to the

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Chair provides safe stairway descent (1st February 2008)

Evac+Chair International will be exhibiting its stairway evacuation chair that provides a simple, safe and effective method of stairway descent for the mobility impaired.

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Evacuation chair: 10 000 customers (1st August 2007)

Evac+Chair has reached the significant milestone of 10 000 satisfied customers in markets as diverse as retail and leisure, education and the public sector.

Many of the emergency evacuation chairs installed are also on contr

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Evacuation chair: 10 000 customers (1st August 2007)

Evac+Chair has reached the significant milestone of 10 000 satisfied customers in markets as diverse as retail and leisure, education and the public sector.

Many of the emergency evacuation chairs installed are also on contr

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Down and out in safety (1st August 2007)

When evacuating people from a multi-storey building, should fire proof lifts be used in evacuation? Evac+Chair's Barry M Scholes takes a look at the case for and against Modern multi-storey buildings, (over 38 floors) are des

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Training for trainers (1st June 2007)

Evac+Chair International has extended the training service it offers to support its emergency evacuation chairs by introducing a Key Trainer Masterclass.

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Aiding evacuation (1st February 2007)

Birmingham Hippodrome is replacing all its old emergency evacuation chairs with Evac+Chairs to improve ease of handling and evacuation.

With an auditorium seating 1843 people, the Hippodrome needs the chairs not just to safe

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An older workforce may need Evac+Chair (11th December 2006)

Evac+Chair boss Barry Scholes says the Age Discrimination Act makes it prudent to provide fully for the evacuation of the mobility impaired. He says the Evac+Chair is a simple, safe and cost effective solution.

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Planning Egress (1st December 2006)

The implementation of the Disability Discrimination Act has created headaches for everyone attempting to meet the legislation as far as access is concerned, but the 'Achilles heel' for most is the problem of safe egress. UK H

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Evacuation chair rental (1st December 2006)

Evac+Chair International has introduced a low-cost rental package for its emergency evacuation chairs for the mobility impaired.

The package can be taken over a three or five year period and has been introduced to assist tho

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Help police make quick getaway (4th September 2006)

Police stations in the West Midlands have been equipped with Evac+Chairs to cater for the emergency evacuation of mobility impaired staff under the Disability Discrimination Act. Around 100 chairs have been supplied so far.

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New means of escape (1st June 2006)

Evac+Chair International's new Mk3 emergency evacuation chair accepts a person of up to 150kg, yet still weighs less than 10kg.

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Safe evacuation (1st April 2006)

At this year's Safety & Health Expo Evac+Chair International will be launching a Mark III emergency evacuation chair.

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An emergency service (1st December 2005)

People are better informed about their rights than ever before," said Barry Scholes, the Managing Director of Evac+Chair International Ltd. "Employers simply cannot afford to take the risk of not providing the necessary services and assistance to the

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Life safety (1st February 2004)

Paraid recently acquired the technology and manufacturing rights of the IBEX TRANSEAT. The product is designed to reduce back injuries sustained by personnel due to lifting and carrying, particularly where stairways are the only means of access. Par

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