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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 &...
Astor-Bannerman Live on BBC Radio Bristol
On Saturday 14th December 2013, our Marketing Manager Wendy Payne spoke live on the BBC Radio Bristol’s ‘Saturday Surgery Medical Hour’ to raise awareness of Changing Places facilities for the thousands of people with profound and complex needs in the UK. Wendy...
A Glimpse Inside
At Astor-Bannerman we are proud of all our highly experienced staff. We are lucky to have a strong team of installation, service and repair engineers as well as a team of product specialists who all work one to one providing advice to our customers every day. All out...
What Is Occupational Therapy
What is Occupational Therapy? Occupational Therapy (OT) is the process of helping the less able to achieve their full potential and live as independently as possible. What do OTs do and how can they help? OTs asses children and adults with physical and mental...
Assisted Bathing For Professionals in Care
As a part of the Astor-Bannerman (Medical) Ltd group of companies, Active Bathing offer high quality bathing equipment to make life much easier for the disabled and elderly as well as their care givers. Bathroom spaces are often quite limited and fitting a specialist...
Happy 20th Birthday Astor Bannerman
20 Years ago something wonderful happened... 20 Years ago, friends in Oxfordshire with a vision of providing solutions to people with disabilities were asked to make a kitchen table which could be adjusted in height. The challenge was accepted and more orders...
Awesome Animations
These days there are lots of products on the market for the elderly and those who have varied and complex needs, all of which claim to be the perfect solution. We know that choosing the right equipment to suit your needs can be quite daunting and we believe that...
Aveso – Making Changing Places Happen
Press Release Aveso is now the proud official sponsor of the prestigious Changing Places campaign. As a joint venture between Astor-Bannerman and OpeMed, both industry leaders with over 20 years of experience in the design, manufacture and installation of specialist...
The Kinet Bath
Astor-Bannerman we are proud to sell a free standing reclining bath known here as the “Kinet” which offers non slip, easy entry and exit with no risk of leaking doors. This bath has the option of an 8 jet warm air spa and can easily be used in conjunction with a...
New Website And Brochure
New & Improved Website & Brochure from Astor-Bannerman (Medical) Ltd We are very pleased to announce the launch of our new look website which we think shows a much more current and relevant feel focusing on showcasing our beautifully designed and high quality...