Firm donates defibs across the county

A COMPANY based in Aldermaston has funded the installation of eight defibrillators at key points across Berkshire.

Pump Technology has also donated £2,500 to South Central Ambulance to support the charity’s community first responders (CFRs) who are funded entirely by donations.

When not being deployed to emergency incidents, including delivering life-saving patient care, CFRs give free public demonstrations on how to carry out CPR and use a defibrillator.

The machines will be installed outside shops and other buildings across Bracknell, Reading and Newbury and coincide with new figures that show half the people in the UK say they would be able to perform CPR if a loved one had a cardiac arrest in front of them.

Jonathan Barker, Pump Technology’s Managing Director said: “Although we are a national organisation, we never forget our proud Berkshire roots”.

David Hamer, operations manager, community engagement and training at SCAS, said: “I am delighted to have worked in collaboration with Pump Technology Ltd and Andy Keast of The London Irish Foundation on this project. This most generous donation has allowed us to purchase eight new AEDs, and with the amazing help of both the Reading and Bracknell Business Improvement District (BID), we have sited these units in new cabinets across Berkshire.

“I would also like to thank all the business owners that have agreed to have these cabinets sited on their premises; without their assistance this project could never have been completed.

“I do hope these units never have to be used, but in the event of a cardiac arrest they could prove literally lifesaving.”

A spokesperson for Pump Technology Ltd added: “Ever since It was created, Pump Technology Ltd has always invested time, effort and money in supporting good “local” causes, with a particular emphasis on sport, youth and community enhancement.

“To celebrate this, their 30-year anniversary, the company is proud to have donated these eight, potentially life-saving, defibrillator units. This is part of a larger programme with other units already in place.”

Jonathan Barker, Pump Technology’s managing director said: “Although we are a national organisation, we never forget our proud Berkshire roots”.

The eight new defibrillators are located at:

One Stop Shop, 1, Kiln Road, Shaw,

Newbury

John Lewis, Broad Street, Reading Launchpad Reading, The Stables, 1A

Merchants Place, Reading

Forbury Gardens, Reading

Southern Fried Chicken, Unit 1, Headley

Road East, Woodley

Mill Park, Bracknell

Toolstation, Trade City, Easthampstead

Road, Bracknell

Waitrose, Bond Way, Bracknell