Sainsbury’s Installs a Changing Places Toilet in New Aylesbury Gatehouse Store
shop-mgr2023-10-27T04:14:35+00:00We recently installed a Changing Places toilet at the newly built Sainsbury’s store in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, which is due to open this week. The 50,000 ft2 Aylesbury Gatehouse Store is due to open its doors on 24th November, and as well as a Changing Places Toilet, it will also feature an...
A D-Day Story: Why Everyone Should Have Access to Museums
shop-mgr2023-10-27T04:19:22+00:00Written by Nick Kent. It is International Museum Day today. As a leading Changing Places Toilet provider, we have worked with museums all over the UK and beyond, helping to make them more accessible. A recent project that had a personal impact was the installation next to the D-Day Story museum...
An Accessibility Success Story: Manx Museum’s Changing Places Toilet
shop-mgr2023-10-27T04:21:25+00:00Astor Bannerman worked with the Isle of Man’s Manx Museum on their Changing Places toilet project in 2018. We caught up with them a few years on to find out what impact the installation of the facility has had on the museum and its visitors. What have been the benefits to...
Dementia: A Hidden Disability
shop-mgr2023-10-27T04:24:41+00:00Today is an important day in the disability awareness calendar for two reasons. Firstly, it is International Day of People with Disabilities, and the theme this year is ‘Fighting for rights in the post-COVID era’. Secondly, it is Elf Day, a day to support those living with dementia, run by the Alzheimer’s Society. To commemorate these two...
Astor Bannerman Partners with KwickScreen to Bring Innovation to the Privacy Screen Market
shop-mgr2023-10-27T04:25:15+00:00We are delighted to announce that KwickScreen and Astor Bannerman will be partnering to offer fully customisable and supremely functional privacy screens for Changing Places Toilets, SEND Schools and Care Homes. Read more about the KwickScreen Wall Mounted Privacy Screen Privacy screens perform a vital function in a range of settings, providing privacy for...
Astor Bannerman Proud to Achieve ISO13485 Accreditation
shop-mgr2023-07-10T01:59:03+00:00We are delighted to announce that Astor Bannerman has just achieved ISO13485 accreditation, an internationally agreed standard specific to the medical devices industry. We are extremely proud of our strong in-house quality management systems and are pleased that we now have independent endorsement of our processes and procedures, all of which put...
One week to go until Kidz to Adultz North!
shop-mgr2023-07-10T01:57:59+00:00On Thursday 8th November, Astor-Bannerman will be exhibiting at Kidz to Adultz North, an event dedicated to children and young adults with disabilities and additional needs. Kidz to Adultz North is a FREE event held at EventCity in Manchester, open from 9:30am-4:30pm. It is great opportunity for families, OTs and healthcare...
Modular Changing Places: The Accessible Toilet Solution When Space is Limited
shop-mgr2023-10-27T04:49:36+00:00Space is often at a premium in venues where Changing Places Toilet installations are being planned, and it can sometimes be difficult to find a suitable place internally to locate the facility where there is good access and enough space to allow the 12m2 of area needed. Modular Changing Places can...