We are ALL very happy for our coupleVictoria Woodford & Lee Hardwick

They’re getting married in the morning!

Ding dong! The bells are gonna chime.

Pull out the stopper!

Let's have a whopper!

But get them to the church on time!

Yes, it’s here the wedding of the year and we want to wish our two FERNO lovebirds a very happy and wonderful day, because they truly deserve the very best. Vicky works in Marketing and Lee is our Quality Engineer in Operations a match made in FERNO Heaven.

CONGRATULATIONS and GOOD LUCK for tomorrow and the future from all your friends and colleagues at FERNO.

Happy 60th Andy

In FERNO traditional style for any celebration with a “0” in it we have a collection a cake and presentation. We also look to find out a few facts about the birthday boy so we can all have a laugh, but Andy is a man of mystery who apparently gets inundated with Valentines Cards and likes dumplings!!!

Well he does support Leeds!

We wish Andy all the best on his 60^th Birthday celebrations from all his friends and colleagues at FERNO.

The Mighty Cake!!!

Joe Bourgraf, President and CEO visits UK..

 

It is great to have Joe Bourgraf, President and CEO, Ferno Group visit Ferno UK today and present the new iN∫X Trolley to staff highlighting all the benefits of the unique Integrated Patient Transport and Loading System.

Thanks Joe and wishing you a safe trip back to the USA.

Dick Ferneau Paid EMS Service of the Year Winner Honored During EMS World Expo

Nasvhille, TN, Nov. 11, 2014 – Ferno-Washington, Inc., the global leader in e​mergency pre-hospital patient handling equipment, is pleased to announce Christian Hospital Emergency Medical Services (CHEMS) in St. Louis, MO is this year’s recipient of the Dick Ferneau Paid EMS Service of the Year Award. The award was presented to CHEMS as part of the National EMS Awards of Excellence Presentation during the EMS World Expo in Nashville, TN.

“Receiving the Dick Ferneau Paid EMS Service of the Year is a great honor for our department,” said Chris Cebollero, EMS Chief for CHEMS. “We are very proud to be recognized as leaders in our community and role models in our industry with a vision of delivering the highest quality of patient care, exemplifying the same traits as Mr. Ferneau,” he added.

 

The Dick Ferneau Paid EMS Service of the Year Award is sponsored by Ferno in honor of its co-founder, Dick Ferneau. Ferneau, who passed away in 2009, was a true pioneer of the EMS industry. From the time he was a teenager and until his death at the age of 90, Dick engineered many designs and concepts, many of which still impact the EMS industry today. He listened endlessly to the evolving needs of caregivers and first responders, and worked feverishly to develop innovations to help make their jobs safer, easier and more efficient. Dick was also a compassionate, servant leader who, alongside Ferno co-founder and chairman, El Bourgraf, made many local and global contributions as Ferno continued to expand its international footprint.

The Dick Ferneau Paid EMS Service of the Year Award pays tribute to agencies that exemplify Dick’s spirit and dedication to continuous improvement, and reflect his character as a humble and compassionate friend and philanthropist. Agencies are evaluated in the following areas: EMS education and training, innovations in pre-hospital care and protocol, community involvement, EMS system/program upgrades, worker safety, injury and illness prevention, and public education projects.

“Christian Hospital Emergency Medical Services is passionate about furthering the education of its employees and takes that passion into the community with various outreach programs. We were also impressed by how CHEMS leverages the latest technology to improve the accuracy and efficiency of patient care through its hospital-based mobile integrated healthcare” said Jerry Socha, Marketing Director for Ferno.

CHEMS provides 911 and patient transport within the CHEMS facilities to more than 250,000 people in the St. Louis area. The agency employs over 100 people, from dispatchers to full-time responders.

Ferno (UK) Ltd Congratulate HTAFC on their Award

Ferno UK’s Operations Director, Alan Clark, attended the ninth Examiner Business Awards at the John Smiths Stadium in Huddersfield last night, to celebrate the success of local business companies and individuals.  This year’s guest speaker was David Dein, the former vice chairman of Arsenal FC and the FA.  He spoke personally about his work in helping to create the Premier League and how technology is helping to improve the game today.

 

Alan said that the evening was really well supported by businessmen and women from all over Yorkshire and as an honoured guest of HTAFC, it was extremely pleasing to see them swoop the Stafflex Community Award for their work through initiatives such as the Early Kick Off breakfast clubs and their valuable support for charities including our other charity partner Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

Everyone was a winner on the night and to his surprise, Alan won an iPad Mini in the raffle for the West Yorkshire Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice, which raised around £1,500.  Alan said, it was an honour for Ferno to be involved in such an event and we congratulate the organisers and the award winners for their outstanding work within the community.

Ferno (UK) Falls Silent in Remembrance of Armistice Day

At 11:00 hours on the anniversary of the First World War armistice some 96 years ago, every employee at Ferno (UK) joined together with millions across the nation to mark a two minute silence in recognition of the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 when the guns of Europe fell silent.

 

Along with the United Kingdom and its Commonwealth countries, Ferno (UK) paid tribute to those brave service men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country, as well as their families who continue to grieve their loss. 

The placing of the final ceremonial poppy in a spectacular sea of red that has transformed the Tower of London moat, honoured the 888,246 British and Commonwealth war dead who sacrificed their tomorrow so that we could live our today.

 

Lest We Forget

Congratulations to our rowing friends Down Under!

Jon Ellis, MD shares the lovely letter he received from Miller and Tyler, daughters of Alan Ferris from Ferno Australia. For those following our social media, Miller and Tyler were selected to represent Australia in the Rowing Championships and Junior Olympic Games. Miller and Tyler are very talented in what is renowned for being a physically challenging sport.

 Ferno UK wish you both all the best and for every success in the future!

 

 

FINALIST at The NHS Excellence In Supply Awards North West 2014

FERNO Compact 2 Track Chair

Highly Commended

Specialist/Tertiary Care Award

The GLITZ and the GLAMOUR at the Village Urban Resort Blackpool

Amanda, Dean and Victoria put on their finery to represent us all at these much coveted awards because getting to the last five was a fantastic achievement and then getting the Highly Commended award was a great honor.

The success of the Compact 2 Track got seriously underlined by getting this award and all at FERNO who have been part of it’s ascendancy to the Halls of Fame can give themselves a well deserved pat on the back.

Looking Good Guys

Ferno UK jointly sponsors the Excellence in the Community Awards

Jon Ellis, Managing Director, Michael Thornton, Product Manager and Grant Lewis, Business Development Manager attended the West Midlands Ambulance Service “Excellence in the Community Awards” yesterday evening. The event was held at Walsall Football Club in the West Midlands and was jointly sponsored by Ferno UK and Cardiac Science.

Jon Ellis went on to say that over 2,000 volunteers within the West Midlands region support the NHS Ambulance Trust in saving lives and at the awards ceremony there were many touching stories and in fact a number of patients also attended. It is an honour for Ferno to be involved in such an event and we congratulate the organisers and the award winners for each category on the evening for their outstanding work carried out in the community.

John Radford, Rest in Peace

Jon Ellis, Managing Director is deeply saddened by the news that John Radford has died after a severe accident when he was knocked of his bicycle. Jon had the pleasure of cycling with John during the training for the P4P2 charity bike ride for the KIU campaign where John led and assisted the Pink Team on a number of cycling trips where he covered road safety awareness for a group of cyclists and generally racking up the miles as a group.

Jon went on to say that he personally along with his colleagues from the Pink Team offer their sincere condolences to John Radford’s family at this sad time at the loss of such a great man, a leader and a truly friendly person who loved to cycle as his hobby.

http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/cycling-champion-john-radford-who-8053533

 

 

Premiership Products

One of the biggest games of the weekend the Manchester Derby and our Scoop Stretcher plus Model 71 Basket played a blinder.

Marcos Rojo the Argentina hardman (LOL) was carried off on them after dislocating his shoulder during United's 1-0 loss to City yesterday, RESULT!

Notice the matching Yellow boots, good product co-ordination Marcos, thank you and we wish you a speedy recovery!!!

Ferno UK attend YAA Awards evening and pickup Corporate Partner Award!

Jon Ellis, Managing Director and his wife Lesley attended the YAA Recognition Awards at the Aspire, Leeds on Thursday 30 October 2014.

 

Presented by Gaynor Barnes, Patron of the YAA, the event proved to be a great success as always. Ferno UK were awarded the “Corporate Partner Award” for donations including company dress down days, staff cooking lunches to raise money, sponsorship events over the past 4 years and topped off by the £20K raised by Jon Ellis himself for the “Keep It Up” campaign. Jon Ellis, MD said “it is truly a honour to be involved with such a great charity where the YAA help save lives across the Yorkshire region.” It costs approximately £10K per day to keep both of the YAA helicopters operational 24/7 and 365 days a year, all funded through charitable donations.