Olympic effort

Leading supplier of emergency escape equipment, Evac+Chair International was recently selected, along with other well-known UK manufacturers such as Rolls Royce and Jaguar Land Rover, to exhibit its products at "Make it in Great Britain," a showcase to highlight the very best of British manufacturing being held during the Olympics.

However, before the company makes the trip to London, visitors to the Safety & Health Expo will get the chance to preview the products which earned it a spot at this prestigious event.

The company will show range of evacuation chairs, which enable the mobility-impaired to descend staircases in an emergency. Visitors can expect to see the new Evac+Chair 300H MK4, which has a payload of 180kg, an increase of 30kg on the earlier model. The company has also developed a chair with the capacity to hold an individual weighing 200kg. The Evac+Chair 440 also includes a foot rest and is designed to have two people to assist where necessary. Stand C15