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The East Midlands International Trade Association (emita) is an independent not for profit association established to promote international trade and export expertise amongst the region's businesses.  

Each month the Emita team nominate a member to interview and showcase  on the emita website and in the monthly newsletter in a 'Spotlight on' feature - which provides Emita with the opportunity to recognise and thank a member for their loyalty and support of the Association’s events and activities.

This months 'Spotlight' is on Hospital Aids.

Hospital Aids can now be found on 'Safety Product Search'

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Hospital Aids has had a very busy year showcasing our range of emergency evacuation and rescue equipment at various events, with a special focus on our newest innovation the EMS Bariatric EvacMat - "Designed by the emergency services for the emergency services", which was launched at the Emergency Services Show in September last year (2014).

To start the year on a high note, we attended the annual 'National Association of Healthcare Fire Officers Conference’, at the Hilton Hotel, Blackpool, where we received the NAHFO 2015 Innovation Award for the introduction of the Bariatric EvacMat (parent product to the EMS EvacMat)…

Hospital Aids would like to introduce our newest overseas distributor, Medical Project Co. Ltd based in Shizuoka, Japan.

Medical Project Co. Ltd. was founded in 1982. The company specialises in the distribution of surgical and other medical instruments, apparatus, and equipment, including products centred on the areas of neonatal, Paediatric and nursing-care, throughout Japan.

Visit http://medicpro.co.jp/

At Hospital Aids we are committed to ensuring that our customers are suitably trained on the correct use of our evacuation and rescue equipment. It is essential for the safe movement of individuals that staff are familiar with and know how to use the equipment properly, in accordance with their own moving and handling policies.

Along with offering training packages, we also have a range of training and educational products available, for purchase, to help organisations plan and practice emergency evacuation procedures and the correct use of evacuation equipment. Recent additions to our training aids, are a range of training…

Hospital Aids would like to introduce and say a warm welcome to our latest overseas distributor, JD Healthcare, Based in Hornsby, Australia, who will be distributing our Bariatric Evacmats.

JD Healthcare was established in 1998 (originally trading as Statina Healthcare Australia Pty Ltd). The Company specialises in the distribution healthcare products, throughout Australia and New Zealand, ranging from compression garments to manual handling and rehabilitation equipment.

Visit:http://www.jdhealthcare.com.au/

We are very excited to announce that we are the proud winners of the 2015 Medilink East Midlands 'Export Achievement Award' for 'outstanding performance' in international trade.

The award dinner took place during Medilink East Midlands' Innovation Day, which is a distinguished event to showcase the latest advances in healthcare and bioscience within the East Midlands.

Innovation day consisted of a conference, with some well- respected speakers covering topical issues relating to the Life Sciences sector , an exhibition, and the business awards dinner.

International Sales and Marketing Director, Steve Clark was there to receive the award and said he…

As you may have heard in the news, there has been a furious blaze raging at an oil depot in the Kiev region of Ukraine since Monday. The blaze has destroyed all 17 fuel tanks and has reportedly killed four people, with a further 10 rescue workers unaccounted for after a string of devastating explosions. 

Today, Bob Parkin - Director of sister company Marsden Fire Safety Ltd, was interviewed for 'Russia Today' about how fire fighters would be trying to control the blaze. See his interview on Russia Today and read about the blaze here http://www.rt.com/news/265948-ukraine-oil-blaze-ecology/

Hospital Aids and sister company Spectrum Healthcare (UK) Ltd are pleased to announce that they have added two further companies to their group, ‘Marsden Fire Safety Ltd’ and ‘MFS Fire Extinguishers’ with whom we have had an extremely close working relationship for the past ten years.

Both companies have relocated from their base in  Nelson, Lancashire to our Northampton premises, where they are still currently being managed by Director Bob Parkin, who, prior to starting the companies, had served with Lancashire Fire and Rescue service for over 20 years.

Marsden Fire Safety Ltd was formed in 2000 and has been…

Following wide-ranging discussions with three of the region’s exporters, including our own International Sales Director Steve Clark, EMB Group have identified five strategies that they believe have helped these exporters on their journey to export success.

These five key strategies/attributes for successful export are:

Willingness to listen - When starting to trade outside of your home market, listening to your new potential customers is hugely important. What do they want? Is it different from what you think they want?Innovative approach - Innovation is a thread which runs through the centre of a good export business. It can and does include…