Engineering: Innovation, design and technology for everyone.
Building and creating individual solutions – we don’t believe in ‘can’t’
Our highly skilled multi-disciplinary team designs and develop innovative assistive technology solutions. We use the latest tools for design and manufacture to maximise the simplicity and effectiveness of the solution and minimise costs. We’re completely client-focussed and understand the challenging requirements of assistive technologies.
In addition to supporting our work providing the NHS England Specialised AAC Service in the North West and Thames Valley and Wessex, we provide a wide range of services directly to individuals and families, charities, service providers, education and commercial organisations. We specialise in:
- Developing bespoke assistive technologies
- Providing consultancy at early stage product development
- Rapid design iteration from concept to production using the latest 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) software
- Manufacture of components using our in-house state of the art Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) and Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) 3D printers and CNC machine.
- Development of electronic devices for access to technology using low-cost development boards
Whilst these technologies sound complex, they help us to keep things simple! We consider all options during development, including solutions that are already available.
Design without boundaries – development through collaboration.
We believe in Open Design and share our designs publicly so others can input into further development or download the files for local manufacture anywhere in the world. We keep things simple; we don’t believe in “can’t”.
We work closely with other organisations which enable us to understand how different assistive technology services interact.
Our services can be provided at home, at work or at one of our assessment centres in either Manchester or Abingdon. We’ve even provided engineered solutions out on location.
Here are just some of the ways our design and engineering team can make a difference..
Individuals and Families
- Design and development of bespoke solutions
- Advice on how to develop or manufacture a solution you’ve come up with
- Signposting to useful organisations or developing and implementing access solutions to mainstream devices; using a powerchair joystick to control a tablet for example.
- Mounting and positioning assistive technologies and access devices.
- Simply helping with ideas!
Charities and Service Providers
- Integration of assistive technologies to enhance access to work, education or leisure activities
- Training and competency development
- Carrying out or supporting assessments of complex access to assistive technologies such as powered mobility, environmental control and computer access
- Mounting and positioning assistive technologies and access devices.
- Consultancy for regulatory compliance
Commercial Organisations
- Early stage advice
- Supporting your product development programme with a multi-disciplinary team with wide-ranging skills and knowledge of assistive technology
- Training and development
- Targeted user testing and focus groups
- Consultancy for national and European regulatory compliance
Standard Pricing
We’ve provided below our standard pricing and guide pricing for additional services. Please do get in touch for more information and a detailed quotation.
| Item | Price |
| Consultancy, per person per day | £500 |
| Consultancy, per person per half day | £300 |
| Consultancy, per person per hour | £90 |
| Mounting Assessment and Fitting at your location | £395 for the first system, £150 for each additional system. |
| Mounting Assessment and Fitting at our assessment centre | £295 for the first system, £95 for each additional system |
| Mount Fitting only (no assessment) | £295 for the first system, £95 for each additional system |
| Bespoke Keyguard | From £95 |
| Manufacture 3D printed component | From £20 |
Mounting activities exclude the cost of equipment for which a quotation will be produced. A wheelchair mounting system will typically cost between £300 and £700. Our mounting assessment can cover wheelchair, floor, table and bed mounts. For locations outside of the North West and Thames Valley/Wessex regions in which we typically operate, we charge an 45p per mile travelled in addition to the costs shown above. Prices exclude VAT.