Air ambulance volunteers grateful for Berghaus gear gift
04/12/2019
As a result, ambulance service personnel will have gear from the more specialist end of the brand’s range to wear during call-outs in the north-east and north-west of England. GNAAS runs two emergency response teams: one based at Teesside International Airport and the other near Penrith. Last year, GNAAS air ambulances responded to 1,640 call-outs.
As a charity, GNAAS relies on financial donations and other support to sustain these services. Earlier this year, its operations manager and senior paramedic, Gordon Ingram, met Berghaus’s head of design, James Hodgson, and category manager, Graeme Paige at an event and the three discussed ways in which they could work together.
As a result, Berghaus agreed to supply GNAAS with kit for around 50 personnel, including all the doctors and paramedics who make up its emergency response teams. The air ambulance staff now have four-season waterproof, down and fleece jackets, along with over-trousers and other items such as holdalls and accessories, worth around £30,000 in total.
Commenting on the tie-up with Berghaus, Mr Ingram said: “We work 365 days a year and need to be prepared to face the worst of the elements. We could not go out and perform effectively as a team without the right kit. This generous gift has ensured that one thing we don’t have to worry about is our clothing as we head out on the next mission.”
For his part, Graeme Paige, added: “We know that outdoor enthusiasts are among the many people who are hugely grateful for the work that the paramedics and pilots do. As a company based in the same region, Berghaus is proud to be able to help the air ambulance service in this very practical way, keeping the team dry and warm so that they can focus on their primary task of saving lives.”
Image shows GNAAS operations manager, Gordon Ingram (left), with fellow volunteers Kate Allen and Lee Salmon with their new Beghaus gear.
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