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Many trades, such as carpet fitting and gardening, call for workers to spend prolonged amounts of time kneeling to enable them to do their job. Over time, those who undertake these repetitive tasks may develop pain, swelling and stiffness in the knee joints and face a high risk of injuries such as meniscal cartilage lesion and tears and degenerative conditions such as osteoarthritis, due to general wear and tear of the soft tissue within the knee.

Acute damage to the knee does not just affect working conditions, but can also make it difficult to do simple everyday task such as…

Spectrum Healthcare (UK) Ltd is delighted to announce that we have been appointed the official sole distributors of Med Sled emergency evacuation devices, within the UK and Ireland, for ARC Products, LLC.

ARC Products, LLC, based in St. Louis, Missouri, is one of the top manufacturers of cost-effective evacuation solutions in the USA, developing products to support disaster preparedness and emergency evacuation to ensure that non-ambulatory individuals have a means of escape and can be transported to safety in emergency situations.

In the wake of disasters such as 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, hospitals, schools and nursing homes across the USA…

Compact, lightweight, fits into a backpack but is a 6ft stretcher capable of lifting up to 250kg.

Not Possible?

Think again!....... and it’s now available from Spectrum Healthcare.

The SES Micro Stretcher folds to 390x300x150mm, weighs only 5.1kg packed and is fully assembled is 20 seconds or less. Specifically designed to aid rapid, horizontal/vertical casualty retrieval. 

The SES Micro Stretcher has six sections enabling it to be stored neatly and carried in its compact laptop or backpack style carry case. Ideal for storing in land, marine or aviation vehicles as well as forming part of a backpack configuration for ground…

We had a great start to our exhibition season at the recent  AFOA (Airport Fire Officers Association) Conference, held at Gatwick Hilton Hotel, on the 20th and 21st January 2016.

The event saw industry related professionals from all over the globe come together to enjoy the exhibition and listen to speakers covering  topics such as,  identifying risks and threats, tunnel / basement firefighting at airports, incident response and aviation fire and rescue.

The full report on the event will soon be available at http://www.afoa.co.uk/

It's been a busy start to the year for us here at Spectrum Healthcare (UK) Ltd.

This week we are kicking off the  exhibition season with the 2016 Airport Fire Officers Association Exhibition and Conference at Gatwick Hilton Hotel, which is  on the 20th and 21st January 2016 .  

The event welcomes industry related professionals from all over the globe and is pack with speakers covering  topics such as,  identifying risks and threats, tunnel / basement firefighting at airports, incident response and aviation fire and rescue.

We look forward to welcoming the delegates and showcasing our range of fire evacuation…

Spectrum Healthcare UK Ltd can now be found on Safety Product Search.

Safety Product Search is a fully interactive website providing the largest and most detailed database of health and safety equipment companies in the world, giving users a huge choice when searching for workplace safety equipment.

Spectrum Healthcare (UK) Ltd are pleased to announce the second of our specific evacuation equipment mini- sites has now gone live!

For full details on the ResQmat emergency evacuation pad visit: http://www.resqmat.co.uk

Once again we invite you take a look and share with us your thoughts  and remember if there is anything that you feel is important, that we have missed out, please do get in touch to let us know!

To support our commitment to our customers and help ensure that they are buying the right equipment for their specific needs, Spectrum Healthcare (UK) Ltd and sister company Hospital Aids have been busy producing specific evacuation equipment mini- sites, full of need to know information.

Each site contains an introduction to the equipment, a user guide, technical information, cleaning and care instructions and all important F.A.Q.

We invite you to go take a look and share your thoughts - if there is anything that you feel is important that we have missed out, please do get in touch to let…

Spectrum Healthcare (UK) Ltd are delighted to introduce the prototype of a new and exciting concept in the ergonomic design of limb supports – the ErgoRaiser™.

The ErgoRaiser™ is a modular, innovatively designed limb support with an emphasis on infection prevention, patient comfort, minimum maintenance costs and simplicity of use .

Developed through collaborative work between Spectrum Healthcare (UK) Ltd, inventor of the ErgoKneeler Linda Darwent MCSP, the design Unit of De Montfort University Leicester and Medilink iNet.

The Ergoraiser™ presents the following key features:

• Modular sections can be assembled in a variety of ways to form a range…

Many of us spend a third of our professional lives sitting on our work chairs. It’s hard to believe that you can gain injuries or become ill from sitting, but using a chair that doesn’t provide us with the correct stability and support while seated, can have serious effects on our health and wellbeing.

The answer…. Werksitz ergonomically designed workplace chairs and stools newly available from us here at Spectrum Healthcare UK Ltd.

Germany based Werksitz have been producing high quality seating solutions for the workplace since the early 1980’s. Due to their ergonomic design, Werksitz work chairs encourage dynamic…