accessibility Archives

AKW | Wheelchair accessible kitchens in practice

|Date: 18 April, 2024

AKW | Wheelchair accessible kitchens in practice

Most people know about wet rooms and level access shower rooms, thanks to their popularity in hotels acro ...

Most people know about wet rooms and level access shower rooms, thanks to their popularity in hotels across the globe, but what about accessible kitchens? What do they look like and what are the desig ...

18 April, 2024
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Mira Showers introduces new Select Flex: pioneering inclusive design for an enhanced accessible shower experience

|Date: 21 February, 2024

Mira Showers introduces new Select Flex: pioneering inclusive design for an enhanced accessible shower experience

Mira Showers introduces the new Mira Select Flex: a mixer shower designed in partnership with the Royal N ...

Mira Showers introduces the new Mira Select Flex: a mixer shower designed in partnership with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) to support a wide range of accessibility needs. This u ...

21 February, 2024
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AAT offers an answer for social housing and adaptations

|Date: 30 November, 2022

AAT offers an answer for social housing and adaptations

Social housing landlords face a growing problem, according to research, the majority of tenants with a lo ...

Social housing landlords face a growing problem, according to research, the majority of tenants with a long-term impairment do not have the adaptations they need (1), yet the housing stock is increasi ...

30 November, 2022
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Triton strengthens Omnicare range of electric showers with new features

|Date: 24 March, 2022

Triton strengthens Omnicare range of electric showers with new features

Continuing its commitment to inclusive bathroom solutions, Triton has unveiled its new and improved famil ...

Continuing its commitment to inclusive bathroom solutions, Triton has unveiled its new and improved family of Omnicare thermostatic electric care showers. The popular Omnicare and Omnicare Design opti ...

24 March, 2022
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AKW’s new futureproof sanitaryware range – compliant with revised UK water regulations

|Date: 2 February, 2022

AKW’s new futureproof sanitaryware range – compliant with revised UK water regulations

AKW, one of the UK’s leading providers of accessibility solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of i ...

AKW, one of the UK’s leading providers of accessibility solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of its stylish new Livenza Plus sanitaryware. This high-quality range has classic, clean lines and ...

2 February, 2022
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AKW | Dementia-approved bathrooms

|Date: 4 January, 2022

AKW | Dementia-approved bathrooms

Stuart Reynolds, Head of Product and Marketing at AKW, a leading provider of accessible home solutions, d ...

Stuart Reynolds, Head of Product and Marketing at AKW, a leading provider of accessible home solutions, discusses the launch of a new guide that will help housing associations create more dementia-fri ...

4 January, 2022
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Winchester City Council specifies Changing Places bathrooms for new Winchester Sports and Leisure Park

|Date: 20 August, 2021

Winchester City Council specifies Changing Places bathrooms for new Winchester Sports and Leisure Park

Winchester City Council has demonstrated its continued commitment to go above and beyond, in providing fi ...

Winchester City Council has demonstrated its continued commitment to go above and beyond, in providing five highly specified Changing Places bathrooms in its recently opened Winchester Sports and Leis ...

20 August, 2021
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Terry Lifts | Installing lifts to make homes more accessible

|Date: 26 March, 2020

Terry Lifts | Installing lifts to make homes more accessible

Commercial Director of Terry Lifts Adrian Sunter offers advice to local authority and housing association ...

Commercial Director of Terry Lifts Adrian Sunter offers advice to local authority and housing association specifiers on housing adaptation works and the installation of home lifts. Housing providers a ...

26 March, 2020
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‘Tick the boxes’ in adaptation good practice delivery with some practical help

|Date: 23 March, 2020

‘Tick the boxes’ in adaptation good practice delivery with some practical help

Closomat says that a little care in supply chain selection can ensure best practice examples identified i ...

Closomat says that a little care in supply chain selection can ensure best practice examples identified in a new checklist for local housing adaptations provision can be easily met. Care & Repair ...

23 March, 2020
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Work starts on 50 affordable homes in Murton  for believe housing

|Date: 4 September, 2019

Work starts on 50 affordable homes in Murton  for believe housing

Construction has begun on a £6.9m affordable home project that will bring much-needed new bungalows and f ...

Construction has begun on a £6.9m affordable home project that will bring much-needed new bungalows and family homes to Murton. A mix of wheelchair adaptable bungalows and three-bedroom houses is bein ...

4 September, 2019
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