Yorkshire company is set for a starring role in a new Channel 5 series, starting next week
 
Ferno has developed a range of specialist equipment including ambulance trolleys, wheelchairs, evacuation chairs and hospital trolleys, which will appear in the new fly-on-the-wall documentary, Big Body Squad.

Ferno managing director Jon Ellis said: “The number of morbidly obese people in England has doubled since 2000 and in the next 10 years it is predicted that more than a third of people in England will be obese.“As a result over the past 10 years we have developed a range of bariatric equipment to help hospitals and the emergency services safely deal with larger patients, as well as allowing for a more dignified approach. The success of our equipment means Ferno products feature prominently in several medical dramas and documentaries –
Big Body Squad is just our latest starring role.”

The programme will follow ambulance teams, fire crews, equipment specialists and carers across the UK as they deal with the associated complications and risks that come with the task of mobilising an obese nation.

Yorkshire Post Business Section Feb 15.