Hertfordshire based company EMS Stairlifts was joined by local MP, Oliver Heald last week to mark the launch of their STAIRLIFT ANGELS INITIATIVE. Conceived by directors Jonathan Muir, Mick Armstrong and Thomas Sergeant, this philanthropically motivated initiative has been designed to give back something meaningful to the communities they have served for around the last twenty five years.
Commenting on the STAIRLIFT ANGELS INITIATIVE Mick Armstrong said: “While local authorities, housing associations and charities fund the cost of stairlifts for hundreds of people, unfortunately there are many others who, for a whole variety of reasons, are refused such financial assistance and it is precisely for this reason we have set up this scheme. We plan to donate one stairlift, inclusive of all fitting, service cover and warranties, worth thousands of pounds, completely free of charge every month to those applicants we consider most deserving.”
Fellow director and head of sales Thomas Sergeant made it clear that the STAIRLIFT ANGELS INITIATIVE is not a publicity seeking stunt and said: “EMS is a very successful company that has grown substantially every year and this initiative has been embraced by all the staff, everyone is involved. We intend to honour this sizeable commitment for the foreseeable future, supplying free stairlifts around the region we operate in for many years to come.”
When asked about selection criteria and how the lucky recipients will be chosen, Jonathan Muir replied: “We hope to hear about people who have given much to their communities throughout their lives, perhaps having been involved with charitable endeavours or served their country and who now find themselves needing help but unable to afford a stairlift or obtain a funding grant. It is those people we feel are deserving of our help now.”
Visiting EMS Stairlifts for the first time, Oliver Heald, long serving MP for North Hertfordshire remarked enthusiastically:: “I was impressed that Baldock has the country’s major showroom for fully operational stairlifts. This is a huge advantage for customers and I spoke to one of my constituents who was very pleased to see and try the stairlifts in action.”
This constituent was Veronica Lee from Hertford, who, along with her son Chris, certainly got more than they bargained for during their visit to the showroom last week. After visiting the EMS Stairlifts website Chris had brought his mother over to the Baldock showroom and was delighted to discover it was the best, if not the only, place to try a large number of fully working stairlifts. However, neither of them was expecting a personal welcome from their local MP and an opportunity to discuss one or two constituency matters in addition to choosing a stairlift.
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Notes to the Editor:
EMS Stairlifts
Operating since 1988 EMS Stairlifts is one the UK’s oldest stairlift specialists and has a wealth of experience in the sale, installation, service, maintenance of hoists, stair, floor, step and bath lifts. Based in Baldock Hertfordshire EMS Stairlifts serves the Home Counties region and owns Europe’s largest showroom of full size and fully operative stairlifts.
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Back from left to right: Mick Armstrong, Thomas Sergeant and Jonathan Muir of EMS Stairlifts. Front: Veronica Lee and Oliver Heald MP.
For further information about EMS and the STAIRLIFT ANGELS INITIATIVE please contact either:
Jonathan Muir or Marcus Hall
Managing Director Consultant
EMS Stairlifts iDIS Creative Marketing
Tel: 01462 499700 Mobile: 07812 983239
Email: jwm@emslifts.com Email: marcus@idiscreativemarketing.co.uk