Addressing the Ageing Population Crisis Feature
Under the Housing Health & Safety Rating System, the landlord has to take necessary steps to make stairway access safe, inside and outside of the property and in common areas
Because it is not fixed, it can be quickly re-allocated to another tenant or property when the original recipient no longer needs it, thus extending the scope of the whole property portfolio without any building works, making good etc. It is worth noting that a stairclimber can also accommodate external steps,
be it to the front, back door, into a garden area, or the wider environment. Accessibility and social cohesion are two of the most significant factors that affect how older people experience their neighbourhood. Such equipment also enables a comfortable, safe means of evacuation,
facilitating compliance with the Building Safety Act. Further, reputable suppliers will support landlords with assessments of the
tenant and care team to verify the suitability of the equipment, set it to the tenant’s requirements, train any operatives, manage the equipment, undertaking annual service & maintenance, and acting as an extension to your maintenance team in managing the removal and re-allocation. Tus, the landlord’s obligations to undertake “reasonable” adjustments for disabled tenants are met, and the doors of a property opened for an older tenant who may otherwise struggle because of steps into/out of the property, or the stairs within… It’s a different approach, but in these current times where we have a growing
older tenancy, if nothing else it answers an immediate need to reduce – or eliminate – the impact of reduced mobility on a tenant’s ability to occupy or continue to rent a particular property.
Peter Wingrave is director at AAT GB Ltd AKW opens manufacturing facility and showroom in heart of the North West
AKW, one of the UK’s leading providers of accessibility solutions, is pleased to announce the opening of its sizeable new showroom and manufacturing facility in Middlewich, Cheshire. AKW is proud to continue investing in British manufacturing and the 26,000 sq ſt facility will produce accessible bathroom and kitchen products from across the company’s portfolio. In addition, the site includes offi ces and a large bathroom and kitchen showroom and client assessment centre, to enable Occupational T erapists, contractors, and other specifi ers in the North West to experience AKW’s product range in situ and receive product training as needed. Following the acquisition of Contour Showers Limited in 2022, it quickly became clear that the existing Contour facility in Winsford would not be able to meet AKW’s manufacturing requirements. A new production site in Total Park, Middlewich, was subsequently taken on under a long-term lease and the layout amended during construction to suit AKW’s needs. Located three miles from junction 18 of the M6, AKW’s new facility is EPC A-rated and features roof mounted solar panels which will generate an estimated 15,000 kWh electricity per year for the site. Alongside AKW staff , all of the Winsford site’s employees have made the move to the facility and a fuel allowance, free transport service and hybrid working have been set up to make the transition easier.
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SFS Group Fastening Technology have launched an innovative solution for the construction market, which will save time onsite. T e new TDBL- nonut® – which carries ETA-11/0191 approval – has exceptional performance thanks to its patented thread shape, under- head locking detail and trilobular geometry. Together ensuring that the fastener remains fi rmly in place and cannot be loosened. T us, ensuring cost-eff ective time savings when compared to the traditional nut and bolt. T e TDBL- nonut® enables fast and easy installation from one side meaning it can be used in previously inaccessible or hard-to-reach places.
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Clare Hayward MBE DL High Sheriff of Cheshire with Nick Parsons, Executive Chairperson of AKW Holdings Group and Cllr Simon Whittaker, Mayor of Middlewich
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