Nov 3, 2020 | Astor Bannerman, Care Homes, Changing Places, News, Press Releases & White Papers, Products
Astor Bannerman is delighted to announce with immediate effect, its take over the OpeMed brand and UK operational control. Mark Colebrook, Astor Bannerman MD shared the news: “OpeMed is a very strong ceiling hoist brand with a great reputation in...
Nov 14, 2019 | Astor Bannerman, Changing Places, News
Designed & made in our UK factory, the Astor Aquba is our latest innovation in height adjustable basins. The wash basin is the smallest completely integrated unit on the market, ensuring it is the perfect solution for wheelchair access and ideal for under window...
Oct 1, 2018 | Astor Bannerman, Changing Places, Exhibitions, News, Products
On Thursday 8th November, Astor-Bannerman will be heading to Manchester for the Kidz to Adultz North Exhibition. Come along, meet the team and get a chance to see our new CTX Changing and Showering Table up close, along with many other items in our range. And of...
Oct 1, 2018 | Astor Bannerman, Changing Places, Exhibitions, News, Products
Astor-Bannerman are very excitied to be exhibiting our NEW CTX Shower & Changing Table at the @WMDLC AccessAbility Exhibition, @KidzExhibitions & @TheOTShow in October & November. Join us to find out more about its innovative design, or click here for more...
Oct 16, 2017 | Changing Places
Multi-Million Pound Regeneration Sees New Changing Places In Rochdale Benefitting from unprecedented levels of investment in recent years, Rochdale town centre is currently undergoing a £250 million improvement programme. Astor-Bannerman are pleased to be committed to...
Oct 16, 2017 | Changing Places
Lancashire Changing Places Project Management, Building Work & Installation Pendle Support & Care Services in Lancashire provide support to children and adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and mental health issues. An existing bathroom was...
Oct 16, 2017 | Changing Places
The Great Outdoors Made Accessible with New Changing Places Toilet in Leicestershire Introducing an accessible Changing Places toilet means Bradgate Country Park in Leicestershire now offer full changing, hoisting and toileting facilities for disabled visitors and...
Apr 21, 2017 | Changing Places
Premier League Football Clubs have been in the news again with people questioning their accessibility for disabled supporters. Most recently in this BBC article which shows concerns that many of clubs may not achieve their commitment to incorporating Changing Places...
Apr 11, 2017 | Changing Places
Following a call to the public to vote for their favourite Changing Places toilet facility in the UK, last month the winner was announced… The users and their families spoke and decided that the award for People’s Choice Changing Places Toilet 2016 should...
Nov 15, 2016 | Changing Places
We’re excited to be able to finally let people know about an exciting TV project we recently assisted with and have had to keep under wraps until now… As you may know, Astor-Bannerman have been involved in numerous DIY SOS Big Build home transformations to...
Nov 9, 2016 | Changing Places
NEW CHANGING PLACES TOILET AT MANCHESTER CITY FOR 2016/17 SEASON As part of the Changing Places 10th Anniversary of the campaign and National Changing Places Awareness Day, Manchester City Disabled Supporters Association released the following statement: “MCDSA are...
Nov 2, 2016 | Changing Places
Last week we ran our Championing Changing Places days as Aveso and were delighted to meet all the new campaigners looking to start their journeys. We hope that you now feel armed with tools and tips to begin your campaigning for Changing Places toilets in your local...
Aug 11, 2016 | Changing Places
19th July saw the first ever National Changing Places Awareness Day to celebrate Changing Places‘ 10th Anniversary at the Barbican Cinemas, London. As part of the celebrations, Astor-Bannerman were invited by the Centre for Accessible Environments (CAE) as...
Jul 14, 2016 | Changing Places
“Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Changing Places Together” July 19th 2016 marks 10 years since the Changing Places campaign was officially launched! We thought this was a great opportunity to celebrate all that the campaign has achieved and help raise more...
May 31, 2016 | Changing Places
Changing Places Awareness Day In 2006 the Changing Places campaign was launched and to mark the 10thAnniversary, the Changing Places consortium and sponsors of the campaign, Aveso (Astor-Bannerman and OpeMed), have announced July 19th 2016 as the first annual Changing...
Mar 4, 2016 | Changing Places
The lack of disabled changing facilities in public buildings and attractions is a very real issue that many thousands of people face every single day. Everyone has the right to access their community but without disabled changing facilities such as Changing Places...
Feb 25, 2016 | Changing Places
This week Astor-Bannerman had the pleasure of recently installing and opening the very first Changing Places at a National Trust venue in England. Following numerous meetings with the National Trust and Astor-Bannerman team, Attingham Park in Shropshire became the...
Feb 12, 2016 | Changing Places
Installing Changing Places Facilities in my Business… Astor-Bannerman are officially co-sponsors of the Changing Places campaign making up half of Aveso Ltd. As experts and manufacturers of specialist changing, hoisting and moving and handling equipment,...
Nov 27, 2015 | Changing Places
Dignified Changing for Everyone Anywhere… Accessible toilets are always seen when out and about (and rightly so). But sadly, although the Changing Places campaign is going from strength to strength, we still don’t see these toilet and changing facilities in all...
Jul 7, 2015 | Changing Places
Earlier this year our Marketing Manager, Wendy Payne, gave an interview live on BBC Radio Gloucestershire early 2015 about the need for better toilet facilities in the county. As co-sponsors of the Changing Places campaign (Aveso Ltd) we’re incredibly proud to support...
Jul 7, 2015 | Changing Places
It’s with great pride that we can announce the launch of a new song called ‘When You’ve Got To Go’ which has been created and presented by a group of secondary and FE students from Ash Field Academy in Leicester to raise awareness and promote the need for better...
Jun 29, 2015 | Changing Places
With festival season in full swing, we are excited to announce that as so-sponsors of the Changing Places campaign (Aveso) we have teamed up with Why Not People for their official STAR STUDDED launch event on 1st July at The Troxy, London. Why Not People is a members...
Apr 23, 2015 | Changing Places
Dirty and smelly toilets, small and cramped toilets, we’ve seen them all but whatever the facilities are like, we know there will always be toilets we can use when we go out. Or can we? Every day, hundreds of thousands of people face the seemingly simple challenge...
Apr 8, 2015 | Changing Places
February 2015 saw the first ever conference dedicated to Changing Places toilet facilities for the disabled and was organised by Changing Places and their sponsors Aveso Ltd (Astor-Bannerman & OpeMed). The event was an informative and collaborative day which...
