EZ-Glide debuts at Trinity Leeds

The new £350m shopping and leisure development Trinity Leeds opened this morning with crowds queuing to get in  - and we’re pleased to reveal that everyone will be safe and sound because Trinity has Ferno evacuation and emergency equipment in the shopping centre.
The 1,000,000 sq ft (92,900 sq m) Trinity Leeds is expected to create 3,000 jobs. It is the only major retail development opening in the UK in 2013.
The glass-domed centre was opened by the leader of Leeds City Council, Keith Wakefield with 90% of units pre-let.
Ferno has supplied two EZ-Glide chairs and delivered a training programme to ensure staff can  use and deploy the evacuation chairs in the appropriate manner.
The EZ-Glide chair has been designed to meet the demanding needs of medical and disaster response services and allows patients to be moved safely up and down stairs.
The operator has full control at all times; able to slow, stop or even reverse direction at the touch of a button. A patented built-in safety circuit limits downhill speed, even when power has been lost.
The EZ-Glide PowerTraxx leads the industry with its 227kg weight capacity and large seating area which along with the extending footrest, provides a more comfortable experience for larger patients while the innovative features work with the caregivers to ensure a safer transport for all.
The chair can also be employed to move equipment up and down stairs and a range of accessories are available such as padded headrest and oxygen cylinder holder.
"The EZ Glide is the first chair of its kind in the industry,” says Jon Ellis our managing director. “It has multiple uses as a stair chair, evacuation chair or transport chair - capable of manoeuvring over kerbs and rough terrain. It comes with powered tracks that deploy easily to eliminate the need for lifting or carrying while ascending or descending stairs, reducing the risk of injury to medical staff.”