For the third consecutive year, Joerns Healthcare proudly sponsored the Pairs Golf Challenge in aid of Parkinson’s. Similar to last year, the event was held at Cirencester Gold Club in May 2015, where £1,700 was successfully raised. Nathan McWattie, Joerns Healthcare’s Managing Director not only attended the event this year, but was in charge of … Read More
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Could you ‘MoonWalk’ Like a Mad Hatter?
MoonWalking Like a Mad Hatter at an All Night 10th Birthday Party! Walk the Walk is the largest grant making breast cancer charity in the UK, where over the last 19 years, 350,000 people have power walked to raise money and awareness for breast cancer. Today the charity has bloomed into a successful multi-million pound … Read More
Built to Last: 19 Years Old and Still Going Strong!
In the previous edition of Joerns Update, our main article focused on over 60 years of rich history behind the Oxford name. It highlighted a continuous commitment and dedication to leading product design encapsulated by numerous market innovations over the years. This commitment to product design and quality was perfectly illustrated when a customer sent … Read More
Joerns Support Moving & Handling People Conference 2015
In January, Joerns Healthcare joined the 21st Moving & Handling People Conference as a nominated key sponsor. The essential learning event for health and social care professionals had a revised format for this year providing hands-on practical care through a predominantly practical based, seminar and workshop based approach. Joerns show-cased their leading lift and sling … Read More
The History Behind Oxford Hoist
In the early 1960s, two companies on opposite sides of the Atlantic were beginning to make a name for themselves in the healthcare business. In Wisconsin, in the United States, Joerns – the furniture manufacturing business started by the brothers Charles, Paul and Frederick Joerns in 1889 – was expanding rapidly into the long-term care … Read More
Joerns Attend the OT Show 2014
This year, Joerns exhibited at the Occupational Therapy Show for the first time. Taking place on the 26th & 27th November at the NEC, Birmingham for only the second consecutive year, it is already the UK’s largest dedicated CPD education and trade event for Occupational Therapists. It has gained huge support and promises to be … Read More
Joerns go Deutsch at Medica!
This year, Joerns Healthcare joined in excess of 4,800 exhibitors at the world’s largest event for the medical sector, Medica. Held at the Messe, a purpose built trade fair ground in Düsseldorf, Germany, it offers floor space in excess of 300,000 sqm (more than 42 football pitches!). Joerns were there to build on an already … Read More
Drop-down Spreader Bar for Voyager Portable
Joerns are pleased to announce that a newly designed drop-down spreader bar is available for the Oxford Voyager Portable ceiling lift. Following a discontinuation, this newly designed spreader bar has been introduced to satisfy continued demand. Published: 1st December 2014
Joerns Healthcare Announce Merger
Joerns Healthcare, controlled by Charlottesville, Virginia-based investment firm Quad-C Management and RecoverCare, a company controlled by Los Angeles, California-based investment firm Aurora Capital, have jointly announced they have signed a definitive agreement to combine the two companies in a merger-of-equals transaction. The merger will create one of the leading healthcare equipment providers across the continuum … Read More
Green Credentials!
Joerns Healthcare is committed to minimising the environmental impacts of its business operation and has a strict environmental policy in place. We work closely with Comply Direct, a government approved compliance scheme for the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), packaging materials and battery recycling compliance services in line with the UK waste regulations. Joerns’ … Read More