Three years after moving from its former base into a considerably larger and more modern office and factory complex in Bournemouth, family owned designer, manufacturer and installer of wireless nurse call solutions, Courtney-Thorne, is enjoying the benefits
Courtney-Thorne was established 50 years ago in Bournemouth as a manufacturer of alarm systems for the fire, security and nurse call sectors. Since 1990, however, it has focused specifically on wireless nurse call technology.
Such is the company’s engineering expertise, focus on research and development, design and innovation and determination to ensure connectivity between the new ‘premium’ nurse call system and a growing range of ‘smart’ devices, it can now justifiably claim to offer some of the UK’s most advanced equipment.
The company was established in 1968 by Paul Vickrage, who began his career as an electrician before studying electronics at night school, and it is still family owned. His son Graham Vickrage explains: “My father’s early electrical work took him into care homes where he rapidly recognised the need for wireless nurse call systems, and indeed he is still seen as one of the pioneers of such equipment. Care homes have remained a key market for us ever since.
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