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Evac+Chair International Ltd - Top performance from EVAC+CHAIR at the Birmingham Hippodrome
Birmingham Hippodrome is replacing all its
old emergency evacuation chairs with Evac+Chairs to improve ease
of handling and evacuation.
With an auditorium seating 1,843 people the Hippodrome needs the
Evac+Chairs not just to safely evacuate the mobility impaired in
the event of a fire, but for removing members of the audience
should they be taken ill.
The Evac+Chair slimline airline model, which is narrow enough to
push between rows, was chosen for the dress circle, and the
standard model was selected for the stalls.
The Hippodrome’s customer services manager David Eden said, “ We
saw the Evac+Chair at the Birmingham Rep and were very impressed
with how easy it is to operate in comparison with our existing
chairs which are cumbersome and need 2 to 4 people to lift them.
The Evac+Chair glides down steps and can be operated
effortlessly by one person which is fantastic from a manual
handling point of view.”
Manufactured in the UK, to exacting, market leading standards,
the Evac+Chair enables a single user to evacuate a person of up
to 150kg quickly and easily using continuous belts to provide
controlled descent over stair nosings' in proportion to
passenger weight.
Evac+Chair International also provided training to Birmingham
Hippodrome, which allowed ‘key trained’ Hippodrome staff to
internally train other staff to operate the chairs, with
evacuation drills taking place every 6 weeks. “The after-sales
service support we have received from the company has been
excellent and extremely comprehensive, which is just as
important as product quality,” added Mr Eden.
The company also offer nationwide on-site servicing of the
chairs and have just introduced a low-cost rental and service
package on the chairs to allow those with budgetary constraints
to comply instantly with regulations.
Email:
Valerie@evacchair.co.uk