Choose movemanSKG for all your Lifting Requirements

If your business requires a platform or service lift, look no further than movemanSKG. Movement Management and SKG have formally joined to create the new company, a trading division of Otis. More information can be found by logging on to the new website, www.movemanSKG.co.uk.

movemanSKG is a leading supplier of specialist lifts: platform lifts for wheelchair users and service lifts for goods, also known as dumbwaiters. The company can be identified by its new logo, which retains the red and blue corporate colours, and will continue to operate from its headquarters in Leicester...

Leisure is no Fun if Businesses don't Comply with the DDA

A survey of pubs, clubs, restaurants, cinemas and other leisure venues taken in 2004, showed that four out of five leisure facilities do not provide proper access for disabled people. It is now unacceptable for leisure providers to be inaccessible for people with disabilities, following the implementation of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) regulations that came into full force on 1st October 2004.

Providing or improving accessibility for disabled people doesn't have to be difficult, expensive, or get in the way of running a successful business. The DDA only requires leisure providers to make 'reasonable adjustments' to their buildings and facilities. A business will only be expected to do what is practical and affordable in their situation. Many of these adjustments are simple and low cost, such as changing the height of a door handle so that a wheelchair user can reach it, putting handrails up staircases and keeping aisles tidy. Larger businesses with a bigger budget may have to install ramps or platform lifts, but these need only have a minimal impact on the building. Changes such as these can be extremely positive for businesses, allowing some of the 8.6 million disabled people in Britain who might have been previously discouraged from using the facilities and services, to try them...

movemanSKG Improves Disabled Access at Popular Festival Venue

The Pleasance Theatre in Edinburgh is the most popular venue for the famous Fringe Festival. With over 225,000 visitors in 2004, it was essential that it was up to date with current DDA regulations in time for the 2005 celebrations. With this in mind, movemanSKG installed three platform lifts in the building...

Wheelchair Safety

With a large number of people and cars on today’s streets, it is important for pedestrians to stay safe. This is especially important for wheelchair users, who may be more vulnerable than able-bodied people. The same applies to helpers or assistants pushing a person in a wheelchair.

The safest and most comfortable way to use both manual and powered wheelchairs is to be aware at all times. This includes other people, vehicles, roads and pavements. It is also important to be familiar with the mechanics of the wheelchair you are operating...

Did you Know..?

Wheelchair sports began in 1952, with the first games held at the Stoke Mandeville Rehabilitation Centre in Buckinghamshire.