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EVAC+CHAIR - Ideal for Top Midlands Entertainment Venues
Evac+Chair International has just provided
The NEC Group Birmingham with an easy evacuation solution for
the mobility impaired.
On choosing Evac+Chair, Head of Safety Martin Smith said,
“Evac+Chairs were quite simply suitable for the purpose. The
group needed a number of chairs and Evac+Chair offered a
practical and good value solution”.
The NEC Group, which includes The NEC, The NEC Arena, The NIA,
and The ICC, fully accepts its responsibility for the safety and
well being of all visitors and staff. The group pledges to
provide full access to all through ramps and lifts, but
recognised the need to have an evacuation procedure in place for
times when it would not be safe to use lifts.
In response to this, The NEC Group has recently purchased
Evac+Chairs for both staff and public stairways in its arenas,
auditoriums, exhibition centres and offices. The Evac+Chair
allows one person to transport a mobility-impaired individual
through a safe, controlled descent, without the need for lifting
or for great physical strength. The chairs are lightweight yet
can carry a payload of up to 150kg, and are suitable for use on
steep stairways with a maximum angle of descent of 40°.
Evac+Chair also offer a slimline model which is ideal for
theatre and auditorium aisles.
The NEC Group is very pleased with the Evac+Chairs, “With
Evac+Chair we were able to purchase a large quantity of chairs
at a relatively low cost. Most importantly, the chairs give us
peace of mind.”
Further information is available from Evac+Chair International
Ltd, ParAid House, Weston Lane, Birmingham, B11 3RS, tel 0121
706 6744, email: info@evacchair.co.uk or by visiting the
company’s website at www.evacchair.co.uk
Email:
Valerie@evacchair.co.uk