Ceiling Hoist users Club (CHuC) Newsletter
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Welcome to the CHuC Newsletter
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October 2011
The new look website
The new look CHuC website has been launched. Please take a look at it and send us any feedback. It has been tested quite extensively but in any new project there are always some minor bugs that can only be found through use on a live system.
The whole of the website layout has been redesigned to provide easier and more logical access. All the old information is still there along with some new stuff. The interactive map is now (almost) fully populated. Although it is centered on UK have a scroll around to find the places in the USA, Mexico, Australia and China.
We need you to tell us about places or products that you find good, or bad, for our reviews section. Please be honest and factual in any review you submit. It all helps others to make informed opinions.
Join or forum to discus any issues or topics you want to raise. The forum can be read but to post any comments you do need to register. We also have a feedback page where you can leave comments too.
Let us know what you think - do you want any additional facilities? We will try our best to provide them.
Good news
Nick Kent, Managing Director of OpeMed (Europe) Ltd announces they will be installing ceiling hoists in 2 rooms at the new Legoland UK Resort Hotel. The hotel is due to open in March 2012. Congratulations to Nick and all at OpeMed. Will Legoland Denmark follow the UK example? How about some other theme parks and major tourist attractions following Legoland's example? Make your voice heard - lobby them and tell them all about the example set by Legoland.
More good news
Premier Inns announced on 13th September that their flagship Olympics 2012 hotel at Stratford East is now open and has a ceiling hoist available.
Premier Inn London StratfordInternational SquareWestfield Stratford CityMontfichet RoadOlympic ParkE15 1AZ
London Stratford Premier Inn is located directly opposite the Westfield entrance to Stratford International. The hotel is positioned directly above the Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, the largest urban shopping centre in Europe boasting 250 shops as well as a 17 screen Vue cinema and the UK's largest casino.
This is a fantastic location for events with great road links, just a short walk from Stratford International station and 6 minutes via high speed rail link to St Pancras International station for the Eurostar and main line trains.
Ergolet install hoist at Eden Project
Danish Ceiling Hoist company Ergolet have just installed a ceiling hoist in the state-of-the-art Changing Places toilet at the Eden Project in Cornwall. It consists of an Ergolet Luna transportable hoist fitted to their Etrack system which allows the hoist to move anywhere in the room. See the full Press Release here. (pdf file opens in a new window)
Good news as both Atlantic Reach and Hartswheal Stables are nearby self catering accommodation with ceiling hoists available. Bad news though if you only want to go for the night or two as most self catering places book by the week. What we need is a hotel in the area which is accessible and prepared to fit a ceiling hoist - any suggestions?
Sad news
The Castle View Guesthouse in Huddersfield is no longer able to offer their accessible suite as their son has moved back to the house. I would like to thank Linda and Andy for making this facility available for as long as they did. The rest of the guest house is still available as normal.
Your input
We always need your help. Do you know of any additional properties we haven't got listed? Please let us know so that we can share the information with everyone. Do you have a favourite destination but can't get there because there is nowhere to stay - well pester them - keep asking for hoists and tell them about places like LegoLand who obviously see a business case for introducing hoists. The most common answer we get is 'nobody has ever asked for a hoist so there can't be any demand'. As they say if you don't ask you don't get.
Hoist Suppliers and Accommodation Providers
Now is the ideal opportunity to update the information we publish about your product or service. Please let us know if there and any changes or additions to the information. We are always happy to receive updates from you.
Sponsorship and Advertising
We are now able to offer a limited amount of ceiling hoist related advertising via a banner ad which appears at the top of each page or by ads which appear on the side bar. Adverts can be pre-booked for 1, 3, 6 or 12 month periods. You will receive monthly updates showing the number of times the ad was displayed and the number of follow through clicks to your own website. Any money raised will go towards the running costs of the CHuC website with any surplus placed in a fund to purchase a ceiling hoist to offer as a free trial following on from the sucess of the trials offered by Westholme and Britton Price. Please contact us for rates. We are also happy to accept any direct sponsorship and in return will offer to highlight your product or service on the CHuC website.
The CHuC Team
