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When You’ve Got to Go…
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...
Why Not People
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...
An Insight into Astor-Bannerman Assisted Bathing Product Design
Astor-Bannerman (Medical) Ltd was established 22 years ago and we are extremely proud to be market leaders in the disability bathing market. We design, manufacture, install and maintain innovative specialist equipment from our Cheltenham headquarters such as height...
Assisted Bathing And New Look Astor-Bannerman at Kidz South
It's been a busy time for Astor-Bannerman recently. Last week we attended the Care Forum event as part of the launch of our Active Bathing assisted bathing range specifically for dementia care within a care home environment. We also attended the annual Kidz South...
Meeting Key Care Home Decision Makers
Last week Active Bathing, part of the Astor-Bannerman (Medical) Ltd group of companies attended the 2 day Care Forum event in Northamptonshire. The Care Forum is the longest established Care event in the UK and plays host to a range of industry professionals and...
Experts in Dementia Care Bathing
Dementia Awareness Week (18th – 23rd May 2015) is all about helping to raise awareness and an understanding of what dementia is. In the words of Alzheimer's Society, ‘life doesn't end when dementia begins’ and they are helping people living with dementia to hold onto...
Kidz South Disability Equipment Event 2015
This time next week Astor-Bannerman will be proudly exhibiting at one of the largest events in the UK specifically for children and young adults with disabilities and special needs. This free event, which takes please on Thursday 4th June from 9:30am, is being held at...
Changing Places… Lets Talk Toilets!
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...
Changing Places Conference 2015
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...
Friends up North
Whilst at the Kidz up North event organised by Disabled Living in Manchester late last November, we had a chance to spend some time with friends old and new. As sponsor of The Joshua Wilson Brain Tumour Charity, we caught up with mum and founder and spoke about the...
Family Respite With a Hop Skip and Jump
As supporters of the official Changing Places sponsor Aveso we’re very pleased to announce that Gloucestershire based charity Hop, Skip and Jump will be speaking at the first ever Changing Places Conference on 21stFebruary 2015. Established in 1982, Hop Skip and Jump...
Where can I Find Support Cushion to Use in The Bath?
Look no further! At Astor-Bannerman we make our own high quality cushions to support your body shape and will stay in place when bathing. Made from a durable poly vinyl material which is wipe clean the supports hold to the bath tub with suckers to ensure there’s no...
Empowering Disabled People With Euans Guide
Euan’s Guide is a website which features disabled access reviews from disabled people and their friends and families which aims to remove the 'fear of the unknown’ and the team are working closely with Astor-Bannerman as co-sponsor of the Changing Places...
Accessible Derbyshire at The Changing Places Conference 2015
It is with great pleasure that as co-sponsor of the Changing Places campaign as Aveso Ltd, we can formally introduce the guest speakers for the first ever annual Aveso Changing Places Conference 2015 which will be held at the home of Chesterfield FC – The Proact...
Lancashire Home & Bathroom Adaptation
Astor-Bannerman have helped to increase access within the lounge and bathroom areas for a busy family home in Bury, Lancashire. Many disabled people and their families need to make changes to their homes such as widening doors and incorporating additional equipment in...
Changing Places Conference 2015: Registration
Congratulations! You are invited to The Changing Places Conference 2015 When Saturday 21st February 2015 10:00am - 3:00pm Where Chesterfield FC Community Trust The HUB at The Proact Stadium Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 8NZ Championing Changing Places Together! Whether...
Working With OTS
At Astor-Bannerman we take pride in working closely with healthcare professionals and Occupational Therapists to make sure they get the best assisted bathing advice and solutions for their client’s needs. For over 20 years we have built some great relationships with...
HERE’s to 2015
Welcome to 2015 and we hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. A new year brings new hope and in the words of Albert Einstein - "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow." We're back open today with business as usual and our dedicated team are...
Christmas Closure 2014
Astor-Bannerman will be closed on Thursday 25th December 2014 and back open again on Monday 5th January 2015. If you have a problem with your equipment and require urgent assistance, please contact Graham on 07834 415633. For all non urgent enquiries, please...
Changing Places A Users Perspective
Through our work this year as co-sponsor of the Changing Places campaign and friends of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, we had the great pleasure of speaking with the very lovely Hayleigh Barclay recently who is a Muscular Dystrophy Campaign Trailblazer and Changing...
The OT Show
Astor-Bannerman have been busy with public events and business development meetings the last few weeks and November saw the return of the annual OT Show at Birmingham NEC where we had the pleasure of showcasing our quality products. The OT Show is a 2 day exhibition...
Disabled Shoppers Failed By High Street
"Disability is a difficult subject for some people because it's just too easy to avoid it." DisabledGo, who aim to maximise independence and choice for disabled people in accessing their local area and the places we all want to visit, have recently tackled the issue...
Occupational Therapists Visit Astor Bannerman
Today we welcomed a team of Occupational Therapists to Astor-Bannerman HQ where they were given the grand tour of our head office, design studio and factory where our patient handling equipment is manufactured. They also spent time getting to know every member of our...
Meeting Friends and Clients at Kidz North
David, Gary & Ray - Specialist product advisors for the North, East & East We’ve been busy with exhibitions the last few weeks, one of which was the annual Kidz up North show at Event City in Manchester which is organised by the team at Disabled Living. The...
Astor Bannerman’s Ozzy Osbourne Organises Charity Music Festival
At Astor-Bannerman, not only do we have our very own super hero, we also have our own Prince of Darkness! Mike Jurgens is just one of our hard working team who build our height adjustable baths and ensure that you get the highest quality disabled care equipment...
Charity Champion at Astor Bannerman
We’ve been talking about Super Hero’s a lot recently but did you know we actually have our very own here at Astor-Bannerman? Phil Grant has worked at Astor-Bannerman for almost 20 years and has 2 sons, one of which, Chris Grant (28) has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, an...
What Makes A Super Hero?
“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. They are the real heroes, and so are the families and friends who have stood by them.” – Christopher Reeve “A hero is any person really intent on...
Leicestershire Tourist Attraction Addresses Accessibility
Astor-Bannerman introduce accessible Changing Places to the great outdoors at a top class Leicestershire country park tourist attraction With around 830 acres of stunning countryside, Bradgate Country Park takes accessibility very seriously. Although the views are...
Astor-Bannerman Make Changing Places History
Astor-Bannerman help to make history with Aveso by assisting with the first accessible Changing Places in a Tesco Supermarket Following the success of Asda in Sheffield, Tesco Extra in Stourbridge have recognised the need for life changing fully accessible Changing...
Changing Places Campaigner Celebration
At Astor-Bannerman, we make up one half of Aveso Ltd – The official sponsor of the Changing Places Campaign and together we are planning a celebratory Campaigner Day in 2015. We want to reach out to all the campaigners who work so hard to promote the importance of...
Hi-Tech Hospital Changing Places
Astor-Bannerman have created a modern hi tech Changing Places facility to make Hospitals more accessible for all which will stand the test of time. With many Changing Places users often visiting hospitals for consultationsand treatment across the country, it's...
Bromsgrove Changing Places Celebrations
Astor-Bannerman had a chance to speak to the people of Bromsgrove recently at their celebratory event to mark the 5th anniversary of their town centre Changing Places toilet facility. Their Changing Places opened in August 2009 as part of their toilet block...
Huge Restoration Project Results in New Accessible Changing Places
Astor-Bannerman create an accessible Changing Places as part of a large scale regeneration project at the historic Guildhall at Brangwyn Hall in Swansea The Guildhall has undergone a huge amount of regeneration work to sympathetically modernize this stunning...
1st Changing Places Anniversary
TV personality Alex Brooker and Mencap Changing Places volunteer Leroy Binns at Arsenal FC Changing Places This week we are celebrating our first year as official sponsor of the Changing Places campaign as Aveso Ltd and making toilets fully accessible for people with...
What’s New at Astor Bannerman
So what’s new at Astor-Bannerman? Well, there are lots of new things happening; some of which we can tell you about now. New Brochure Our brand new product brochure is now in circulation and shows the complete range of assisted bathing and care products we have on...
Loo Tour de Britain
With the Tour De France just around the corner, one family are taking on their own charity sporting challenge cycling 370 miles over 5 days – The Loo Tour de Britain! Grant Speed set up the Loo Tour de Britain to help his sister Lois, niece Kelsey and nephew Klein in...
Press Release New Partnership Born
ASTOR-BANNERMAN ARE PROUD TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE NOW THE VERY FIRST, AND EXCLUSIVE, CORPORATE SPONSOR OF THE JOSHUA WILSON BRAIN TUMOUR CHARITY Brave 13 Year old Joshua Wilson was diagnosed with a reoccurring brain stem tumour at just 3 years old. After...
International Care – We’ve Got It Covered
Back in March this year we visited our friends at Beka Hospitec, part of the Astor-Bannerman group of companies, who were exhibiting at the annual Altenpflege Exhibition in Hannover, Germany. As the leading exhibition for the care service industry which is visited by...
Two Pete’s in a POD
Or more accurately, two Petes on two bikes and all for a great cause! Astor-Bannerman Technical Director Pete and Welding Extraordinaire Pete are both keen cyclists and have decided to take on a very brave challenge to raise money for local Charity The National Star...
OT Team Meeting at Astor Bannerman HQ
Last week we had 5 Occupational Therapists and one student OT all from Herefordshire visit Astor-Bannerman HQ who were shown the Astor-Bannerman experience. The Team Meeting included an overview of the Astor-Bannerman group where they got to meet our whole team see...
Astor Bannerman’s Very Own Wonder Woman
One of the first products designed and manufactured by Astor-Bannerman back in 1993 was the height adjustable wash basin which, although had undergone numerous developments over the years, still remains one of our most popular products. This was developed for the...
Press Release – LNT Construction: Care Homes For The Future
The Astor-Bannerman group are incredibly proud to announce that we are now officially the sole providers of fixed height baths with integrated seats to major Care Home developers LNT Construction for all their homes. Click the image below to find out more
Case Study: Super Josh Helps Changing Places
13 Year old Joshua Wilson, or 'Super Josh' as he is known as, was diagnosed with a reoccurring brain stem tumour at just 3 years old. Here we explain why Super Josh is helping Astor-Bannerman to raise awareness of important Changing Places facilities. Click the image...
New Specialist Product Advisor – Kane Decaux
We're very pleased to announce that we have a new Specialist Product Advisor & Sales Manager for the South of the UK, including South & South West London - Kane DeCaux. Kane is incredibly excited to be a member of the Astor-Bannerman family and we couldn’t be...
Superhero to The Rescue!
Last week, Astor-Bannerman had the pleasure of meeting with the The Joshua Wilson Brian Tumour Charity, the Changing Places team and Aveso co-sponsors of the campaign OpeMed at the London Mencap Head Quarters. At the meeting we made many exciting plans which included...
What Are Changing Places?
Changing Places facilities are an incredibly important part of the day to day lives of thousands of disabled people in the country. So what are Changing Places? In simple terms, Changing Places are like disabled toilets but they are larger, allowing for wheelchair and...
US Job Statement
PLACE NOTE: Astor-Bannerman is not recruiting in the US and does not employ anyone named Paula Shelia Simons, Tina Palmer or Brenda Williams. Any emails or advertisements from companies using the “Astor-Bannerman” name relating to US positions are fraudulent and...
2014 – Happy New Year
Welcome to 2014 and we hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. A new year brings new hope and in the words of Albert Einstein "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow." We're back open today with business as usual and our dedicated team are...
Christmas Closure
Astor-Bannerman will be closed on Wednesday 25th December 2013 and back open again on Thursday 2nd January 2014. If you have a problem with your equipment and require urgent assistance, please contact Graham on 07834 415633. For all non urgent enquiries, please email...
Changing Places Tour – #CPTOUR
With over 20 years experience in the medical equipment industry, in 2013 year Astor-Bannerman (Medical) Ltd became the official co-sponsor of the Changing Places Campaign. Back in November, Marketing Managers for Astor-Bannerman and co-sponsors OpeMed, Wendy &...