Potential life-saving equipment installed in Capstone Construction’s headquarters in Inverness
It has been placed outside the company’s head office entrance in Henderson Drive in the Longman area to ensure easy access for neighbouring businesses and the public should an emergency arise.
The defibrillator, a Mindray C1A , is housed in an external heated cabinet from London Hearts – a charity dedicated to increasing access to life-saving tools.
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Capstone’s health, safety, environment and quality manager, Brian Morrison, who led the initiative, said as the company aligned with best practice health and safety standards, a commitment to above-and-beyond compliance was essential.
“Internal discussions highlighted that adding defibrillators at our head office – and eventually at our larger sites – would be an excellent way to safeguard our workforce and support the surrounding community,” he said.
The installation was completed with the support of local business Andrew Robertson Electrical which contributed by wiring and commissioning the electrical installation free of charge, with financial support from four other businesses in Henderson Drive - Northern Security Alarms, Jack’s Self Drive, Highland Bodyshop Car & Commercial and GM Leitch Materials Handling.
Capstone is in the process of acquiring additional defibrillators for three of its major developments.
They are a new care home in Inverness at Milton of Leys for Parklands Care Homes, a residential development in the Slackbuie area of Inverness, led by Highland Housing Alliance, which will comprise 24 new homes,and phase two of the Castlepark housing project consisting of 27 new homes in Dingwall for Albyn Housing Association.
Capstone Construction’s procurement manager, Craig MacLellan, thanked all the local businesses in making the availability of the equipment possible.
“We’re delighted to support the community by providing this potentially life-saving equipment at our HQ in Inverness, with defibrillators soon also available at three of our ongoing development sites,” he said.
“For 23 years, Capstone has been building high-quality homes and commercial projects for our clients, and having this essential life-saving equipment available to them and the public is something every community should have.”
Now fully functional, the defibrillator at Capstone Construction's headquarters, located at 11-13 Henderson Drive, Inverness, is available for use 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
