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- Safehinge and Wolseley at BSEC 2010 (March 9, 2010 )
- Wales - Pen Afan School Event (December 3, 2009 )
- Safehinge - St Thomas Community School Open Day (September 11, 2009 )
- Safehinge to attend Primary Capital Action 09 conference (September 9, 2009 )
- AIJ Summer 09 - Safehinge is featured (August 24, 2009 )
- Safehinge ALU achieves 38dB (July 23, 2009 )
- Safehinge meet HRH Prince Charles (June 10, 2009 )
- Finger trappings cost councils thousands (June 5, 2009 )
- Government - new strategy on 'quality of place' (May 18, 2009 )
- Futuristic school uses doors fit for the 21st century (March 20, 2009 )
Safehinge meet HRH Prince Charles
The directors of Safehinge Ltd were privileged to meet with HRH Prince Charles last week at a PSYBT business seminar in Glasgow. The directors discussed the problem of children trapping their fingers in door hinges and explained the origins of the project as The Royal Sick Children's Hospital in Glasgow, where 2% of admissions are from injuries caused by doors. Generalising this to the whole of the UK, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents estimate that 30,000 children are injured by doors every year.
HRH Prince Charles seemed surprised by the statistics, describing them as "shocking". In his role as Design Champion for the NHS, Prince Charles aims to promote the role of good design and whole life cost considerations in new buildings. His Royal Highness kindly suggested some organisations he works with who may be interested in raising awareness of the injuries caused by doors and possible solutions.