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Design and Build
Evac+Chair International - A safe escape route for all
Evac+Chair International has recently supplied over 50 Evac+Chair International won the competitive tender
of its stairway evacuation chairs to the University of with a complete backup and support package that
Chester, assisting them to offer an equal university included the Evac+Chair stairway evacuation chair,
experience to all. The University of Chester is one of the training and a ServiCare
©
maintenance programme.
oldest education institutions in the country with in Strategically situated throughout the buildings the
excess of 150 buildings of varying style and age. Evac+Chairs enable one person to transport another
"We have a transient population so we need to downstairs and on the flat quickly and safely, without
cater for those that are currently here and for those hindering other stairway users. They offer a smooth
who may wish to study or work here in the future," and controlled stairway descent and can even be used
explained the University's Health & Safety Manager on steeper stairways up to an angle of 40°. They are
Stephen Povey. He continued, "A stairway evacuation lightweight and easy to operate requiring no great
device was identified to us as a way of fulfilling our physical strength.
health and safety and equality and diversity
commitments enabling us to offer a safe means of
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Alumasc Rainwater system adds to
award-winning school’s ‘green’ theme
AluminiumRainwaterspecialistsAlumaschave benefitofbeingmanufacturedfroma100%
suppliedahighperformancerainwatersystemtothe recyclablematerial.
award-winning£7.3mWindygoulPrimarySchoolin AqualineModern,wasselectedforitshighcapacity
Tranent,nearEdinburgh. drainageandsleek,sophisticatedappearance. Secretfix
Theschool,builttostringent‘green’requirements bracketryallowedasmooth,uniformcrosssectionalong
boastsenvironmentalfeaturessuchasintegrated thewholelengthofthegutter,givingacompletely
photovoltaicglazing,solarhotwaterheatinganda cleanexternalappearance.Flushjointdownpipes
sedumroof,earningEastLothianCouncilaCarbon complementedthesleekappearanceoftheguttering,
TrustAwardforLowCarbonBuilding. withthe‘flushjoints’basedonconcealedspigots.
Alumasc’sAqualinealuminiumguttersystemwith
Flushjointdownpipesperfectlysuitedthe
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contemporarydesignoftheschool,withtheadded trianglert0808 100 2008
school orcollege inneed ofadditional
classroom space.
The company has worked withmany
highprofile clients including Emap, Land
Rover, HSBC, Nissan, RBS, Sainsbury’s,
Tesco, Thomas Cook, Toyota and UKTV.
Accio Group’s impressive experience
encompasses installing and maintaining
temporary classrooms, accommodation,
cafés, disaster relief, emergency facilities for
banks and businesses, emergency medical
facilities, retail space, support facilities,
temporary supermarkets and weather
protection.
Inaddition, Accio Group also supply the
vital ancillary services required tocomplete a
project, including air conditioning, CCTV,
facilities management, lighting, power
distribution, refrigeration units and
sanitation.
The requirements ofAccio Group’s most
recent construction projects within the
Modern temporary structures are a
education sector has also ledthem to
develop its portfolio toinclude arange of
structures suitable for permanent
solution to classroom crisis
installation. Similar toits temporary
structure solutions, apermanent structure
from Accio Group can also bedelivered with
A
ccioGrouphasconsistentlyprovenitselftobe Specialising indelivering temporary full ancillary support andfacilities
oneoftheUK’sleadingsuppliersof structures ofallshapes and sizes, Accio management.
temporarystructuresolutionstotheeducation Group isrenowned for its ability todeliver
sector.Thecompany’sdedicatedteamofhighly projects ontime andonbudget.
trainedprofessionalsofferexpertproject Particularly adapt at erecting structures
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managementandcanprovidearangeofsolutions within taxing environments, the Accio
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tomeetindividualestablishment’sneeds. Group team are the perfect choice for any trianglert0800 389 6884
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