Northern Ireland

The Tragedy of Richard III | A Throne Fit for a King

Richard, the King’s youngest brother, has been dealt a cruel hand—diagnosed with a terminal illness, Motor Neurone Disease. Disabled and disillusioned, with the war that crowned his brother now ov...

August Round Up | What's On at John Preston?

We're almost at the end of August, meaning summer is over, if it really ever arrived? We've had a busy month here at John Preston with lots of changes and improvements behind the scenes - let's get yo...

Frame Running | Disability Sports

Frame Running (also known as RaceRunning) has been a recreational and competitive sport in Scandinavia for the past 20 years. Running frames are frequently used by children and adults with cerebral pa...

March Round Up | What's On at John Preston

We're almost at the end of March - 2024 is flying by! We packed a lot into this month so read on to catch up with our latest news. Warm Welcomes Our new team member Conor McKinley joined us as our S...

Heart Month 2024 | Blood Pressure Awareness

Blood pressure is a measure of the force that your heart uses to pump blood around your body. How is blood pressure measured? Blood pressure is measured in millimetres of mercury (mmHg) and...

Heart Month 2024 | AED Defibrillators

February is National Heart Month. We can all do our part in keeping our hearts healthy, from watching our diet, keeping active and being knowledgable of family history of heart disease and conditions....

January Round Up | What's On at John Preston

With so many goings-on in John Preston, we don't want you to miss out on updates and new arrivals in the company. We're starting a monthly round up so you can keep up! After our Christmas break, we r...

New Beginnings & Fond Farewells | John Preston Team News

As we come to the close of 2023, we've had a few new team members join us recently. Julie Sloan Julie is our new Service CoOrdinator, joining us in late October bringing a wealth of warranty...

John Preston expands Gainsborough Healthcare Group Partnership

John Preston has agreed a new distribution relationship with Gainsborough Healthcare Group so we can supply Abacus Specialist Bathroom Solutions and Access Walk-in Baths to our customer base in the UK...

Recent RGK Roundup - RGK Wheelchairs at John Preston

It's been a busy few weeks at our Lisburn showroom as Stafford, our RGK wheelchair product specialist, completed a trio of handovers to happy new customers. Amy is an existing RGK user but sought our...

Natalie's new RGK Tiga - Made to Measure Wheelchairs

Do you remember we visited Natalie in June when she got her new RGK Elite Basketball Wheelchair? Our product specialist Stafford was back with Natalie last week when he delivered her new daily use RGK...

Careflex handovers across Ireland - Specialist Seating at John Preston

CareFlex, are leading manufacturers of specialist seating designed to make a difference in people’s lives. Their ethos that their "chairs are more than just chairs; they are tools that can significa...

Conor collects his new custom RGK Veypr - the first in Northern Ireland!

Conor recently collected his new made to measure RGK Veypr Sub 4 wheelchair from our Lisburn showroom. This is the first RGK Veypr Sub 4 active wheelchair sold in Northern Ireland and our product spec...

One Big Day 2023 - Motability Northern Ireland

The Motability One Big Day was back with a bang on Saturday 24th June. We've missed the being part of the event for the past few years, it was last in Northern Ireland way back in 2018! Held...

Natalie with her new RGK Elite Basketball Wheelchair

Another day, another happy customer with their brand new, custom RGK wheelchair. Our product specialist Stafford was on the road today, delivering an RGK Elite Basketball wheelchair to Natalie at her...