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Cost of Care: Invest to Save

In a 2013 survey, leading disability charity The Papworth Trust interviewed hundreds of disabled and older people, their families and carers about their homes. They found that 1 in 4 people reported…

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Introducing AKW SmartCare Plus…

Do you remember the very first time you used an MP3 player… a smartphone… a tablet PC? Great design changes the way we use things, works well for everyone and creates a product that’s simple …

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Introducing the AKW ActivMotion Rise and Fall System

ActivMotion Rise and Fall system by AKW. It revolutionises kitchen inclusivity by allowing users of all heights, whether they be standing or seated, to remain independent in their own homes. Having …

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AKW & Sovereign Provide ‘Bathrooms for Life’

Being one of the largest housing associations in England means that Sovereign manages over 36,000 homes across the south and south west of the country. In total, they have over 70,000 residents…

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Crisis: The Disabled Facilities Grant | HWB Action

We have produced a white paper about the current crisis within the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) funded home adaptations. The paper asks the key question: Are older and disabled people getting the…

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How much time do YOU spend in the bathroom?

The biggest thinkers amongst us spend over a year in the bathroom in their lifetime, according to a recent survey. It seems that so many people now are feeling comfortable in their bathrooms that…

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Video: How Accessible IS Accessible?

There are many official guidelines in place such as the BS8300, DOC M and the DDA Guidelines which define accessibility standards in specific environments. What we want to ask is… do these…

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Probably the quietest Pumped Shower Waste in the World…

Sometimes it is simply not possible to have a gravity waste system under a shower tray or a wet room floor, so when that is the case, the installer may need to fit a pumped waste system. AKW offers a …

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Accessibility: Shower Trays or Wet Room Formers

It’s always important to remember that accessibility is relative to each user. What may be deemed accessible for one, may be completely inaccessible for another, especially when it comes to…

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Accessibility: Shower Seats and Grab Rails

At AKW we always try to remember that accessibility is relative to each user. A facility that may be seen as accessible for one person, may be completely inaccessible for a different person with…

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5 Top Tips for Preventing Falls in the Bathroom – Infographic

It's Falls Awareness Week, an initiative by Age UK to try and reduce the number of falls which occur in the UK every year. Below, we have posted our 5 Top Tips to avoiding falls in the bathroom. …

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Bad Builders Bang To Rights and How We Helped

Bad Builders Bang To Rights is a new series from ITV, following Dominic Littlewood as he tracks down rogue tradesmen, bad builders and the people whose ‘lives have been ruined’ by them. In the…

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