October 2008   Evac+Chair Appoint New Service Engineer Evac+Chair has appointed Paul Howard as service engineer for the London and South East region, strengthening its expanding service and after sales support department.   October 2008   Evac+Chair Launches Addition to Accessories Range The MiniStretcher is a simple, effective manual handling solution for lifting and transferring an injured or incapacitated person onto an Evac+Chair so that they can be swiftly evacuated to safety and is particularly valuable at venues like stadiums and arenas. June 2008   Product Warranties are No Substitute for Training and Servicing Warns Evac+Chair Evac+Chair International has launched an awareness campaign to highlight the importance of training and servicing in the emergency evacuation equipment market.           May 2008   Mark Wallace to Managing Director Mark Wallace is the new managing director of Evac+Chair International following a management buyout on 19 March 2008.   May 2008  Evac+Chair at Fitness First Evac+Chair has been specified by gym and health club chain Fitness First as part of the company’s evacuation strategy for the mobility impaired. March 2008   FSTC Organise Corporate Responsibility Fire Safety Seminars The Fire Safety Training Consultancy (FSTC) is running three one-day fire safety seminars this year in London, Birmingham and Leeds, sponsored by Evac+Chair International.           November 2007  Upgrade is easy with Evac+Chair part-exchange offer Emergency evacuation chair manufacturer Evac+Chair International has just introduced a part-exchange policy, allowing existing customers to trade-in their Evac+Chairs for the latest model.   October 2007  Evac+Chair for all Debenhams Stores Emergency evacuation chair manufacturer Evac+Chair has just provided retail giant Debenhams with an evacuation solution for the mobility impaired in all of its UK stores. October 2007   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.           July 2007   Focus on New Evac+Chair Low-Cost Rental & Service Package at Safety & Health Expo At this year’s Safety & Health Expo, Evac+Chair International will be focusing on its newly launched low cost rental package for its emergency evacuation chairs.   July 2007  Milestone of 10,000 Customers Achieved for Evac+Chair Evac+Chair, the leading emergency evacuation chair with a 21 year pedigree, has just reached the significant milestone of 10,000 satisfied customers. July 2007   New Angle Extends Possibilities for Evac+Chair Evac+Chair International has just increased the angle of descent capabilities...           July 2007  Hotel and Leisure Sectors Demand Evac+Chair Evac+Chair International has witnessed an increase in demand for its Evac+Chair from the hotel and leisure market.   July 2007  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. July 2007   Key Trainer Masterclasses© Now Offered For Evac+Chair Users Evac+Chair International has extended its emergency evacuation chair training service with the introduction of the Key Trainer Masterclass©.           September 2006  Evac+Chair Shows Patient Transporter at Firex North The innovative IBEX Transeat patient transporter from Evac+Chair International Ltd was on show at this year's Firex North.   September 2006   Evac+Chair Launches New Low Cost Rental and Service Package at Leisure Industry Week At Leisure Industry Week this year, Evac+Chair International launched its new rental and service package scheme for its emergency evacuation chairs for the mobility impaired. September 2006  Evac+Chair Help the Police to Escape! Police stations in the West Midlands have been equipped with Evac+Chairs to cater for the emergency evacuation of mobility impaired staff under the Disability Discrimination Act. Around 100 chairs have been supplied so far.           September 2006  Evac+Chair Expands as After-sales Service Flourishes Evac+Chair International has expanded its after-sales service department as the business continues to witness huge growth.   August 2006  Evac+Chair at Spinnaker Tower A landmark on the skyline at Portsmouth, the Spinnaker Tower instantly established itself as a major visitor attraction when it opened in 2005. The facility operators installed Evac+Chair. August 2006 Marks & Spencer Choose Evac+Chair for Safe Evacuation Marks & Spencer is equipping all its multi-floor trading stores with Evac+Chairs.           July 2006  Are You Prepared for Emergency Evacuation Heightened awareness of terrorism and natural disasters mean building evacuation plans are on many manager’s minds. By Law, organisations need to make physical provision for everyone to escape, including the mobility impaired.   May 2006  Evac+Chair Mk3 Launched Setting New Standards Like its predecessors, the Mk3 model Evac+Chair sets new standards in its field, this time in terms of payload capacity and angle of descent. February 2006  Evac+Chair on Oriana Cruise Ship Passengers on the world-renowned cruise ship Oriana will see Evac+Chairs at strategic positons around the vessel to reassure them that, should an emergency occur, every passenger can esape safely.           February 2006   Don't Under-estimate Evacuation Needs of the “Mobility Impaired” Evac+Chair International Ltd believes that most employers and building owners are still not making enough provisions for evacuating the mobility impaired in the event of a fire or disaster.   January 2006  DDA Boosts Evac+Chair Sales Evac+Chair International Ltd has experienced a 20% increase in sales of its award-winning stairway evacuation chair as a direct result of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).   November 2005   A significant expansion programme is currently underway at Evac+Chair International 7,500 extra sq ft have been acquired, doubling the size of the Birmingham site and relieving pressure on manufacturing capacity to enable it to cope with continuing demand.           2001  Evacuation Chair Saves Lives of Occupants of World Trade Centre There were so many ways in which John Abruzzo and his 10 colleagues were lucky in their narrow escape from Tower 1 of the World Trade Centre.