October 30, 2024
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Play Specialist Joins Forces with Variety Children’s Charity to Transform Inclusive Play
New playground in the Midlands aims to to transform play for all abilities....
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March 5, 2024
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Mira Showers Introduces New Select Flex
Mira Showers, the UK’s leading shower manufacturer, is delighted to introduce the new Mira Select Flex - a pioneering inclusive design for an enhanced accessible shower experience. ...
February 1, 2023
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AKW Extends Inclusive Showering and Bathing Range
AKW, a leading provider of bathroom accessibility solutions, is pleased to announce the addition of a range of well-known products to its portfolio, thanks to the company’s acquisition of Contour...
June 7, 2022
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Making Doc M Washroom Compliance Easier
Here, Stuart Reynolds, Head of Product and Marketing at AKW, discusses some of the key issues for disabled users in public washrooms and how to ensure that compliance is achieved...
May 27, 2022
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Baldwin Boxall Celebrates 40 Years at Firex and Announces Seven Year Warranty Gift!
Since its formation in 1982, the Baldwin Boxall brand has become a steadfast symbol of reliability and quality....
March 28, 2022
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Fire Safety Legislation Requires Overhaul to Protect Mobility Impaired and Preserve Life
A complete overhaul of legislation is urgently needed to guarantee legal protection for disabled and mobility impaired individuals, with greater clarity and accountability aimed at the ‘responsible person’ for fire...
September 1, 2021
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Tough Furniture’s Anti-Ligature TV Cabinet
Tough Furniture’s Anti-Ligature TV cabinet was introduced in 2014, to fulfil a need for secure TV cabinets in mental health settings. ...
September 1, 2021
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Winchester City Council Goes Above and Beyond with Accessible Bathrooms at the New Winchester Sports and Leisure Park
Winchester City Council has demonstrated its continued commitment to go above and beyond, in providing five highly specified Changing Places bathrooms in its recently opened Winchester Sports and Leisure Park....
June 30, 2021
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Centre of Excellence is Improved with Excellent Secondary Glazing
Set in the area close to the imposing 600-year-old Chester Cathedral are two Grade II listed Georgian buildings, which have been carefully and sympathetically renovated to become Abbey School for...
May 17, 2021
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Centre of Excellence for Special Educational Needs is Improved with Excellent Secondary Glazing
Set in the area close to the imposing 600-year-old Chester Cathedral, are two Georgian buildings which have been carefully and sympathetically renovated to become ‘Abbey School for Exceptional Children’. ...
May 17, 2021
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Comfort, Hygiene and Ease of Use – Essentials in the Accessible Bathroom
The Pressalit Shower Change Table 3000, designed for comfort, hygiene and ease of use in an accessible bathroom environment, is now available in two new colours....
March 4, 2021
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Back to Basics – Providing Safe Bathroom Spaces
Over half (54%) of households in the social rented sector have one or more household members with a long-term illness or disability. With such a high level of need, how...
February 23, 2021
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AKW Launches the Ultimate Easy-to-use Shower
AKW, one of the UK’s leading providers of accessibility solutions, has launched the ultimate in easy-to-use smart electric showers – the AKW SmartCare Lever. ...
January 27, 2021
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Introducing the Mobile Shower Change Trolley from Pressalit
Pressalit, the leading Scandinavian designer of accessible bathroom solutions, has introduced a new height adjustable Shower Change Trolley, suitable for both adult and child environments in changing places, facilities, schools...
December 9, 2020
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Accessible Design in Public Washrooms
In public places, adapted washrooms must cater for the whole population, not just individuals. Where space is at a premium, separate provision for people with reduced mobility is not always...
November 24, 2020
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Smart Swaps for Surfaces
Cleanability, comfort and ease of installation – choosing the right surfaces for care homes has never been more important. Joe Hurst, Altro’s Key Account Manager for Social Care, considers the...
November 24, 2020
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AKW’s New Bidet Takes Intimate Care to the Next Level
One of the things most people take for granted and think little about is using the toilet. However, for some people, this seemingly simple procedure can become very challenging. That...
November 24, 2020
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AKW Unveils its New Anti-slip Vinyl Flooring Range
AKW, a leading UK provider of accessibility solutions, continues to grow its new anti-slip vinyl flooring range due to popular demand. ...
April 28, 2020
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DFGs – optimising delivery and effectiveness
As the Government announces a further record amount of funding for Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs), deliverers are being reminded of how to utilise available resources to optimise efficient execution. ...
December 19, 2019
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Package deal helps enable tenants and spare the headache of maintenance management
Landlords with long-term tenants with a disability can take advantage of an innovative package that can contribute- or cover- the cost of adaptative work, and spare the administrative headache...
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