Franke Sissons serves up more help for Ashgate Hospice

Ashgate Hospicecare is now benefitting from two new food delivery trolleys thanks to local manufacturer and Chesterfield Champion, Franke Sissons.

Designed to help staff deliver meals to the wards at the hospice as smoothly and efficiently as possible, the bespoke trolleys are made from local stainless steel, manufactured by Franke for the past 230 years, and also feature Perspex viewing panels, courtesy of Chatsworth Signs.

A long-term supporter of Ashgate Hospice, Franke Sissons is pleased to be able to help the charity once again, having previously donated commercial kitchen equipment as well as financial support.

Lorraine Chambers, Estates and Facilities Manager for Ashgate Hospicecare explains, “Franke Sissons has regularly stepped up to support the hospice.  These new trolleys will make life so much easier for our team delivering meals and beverages throughout the hospice.”

Ashgate Hospicecare, provides specialist palliative and end of life care to local people and their families across North Derbyshire and the High Peak and Dales. It is one of the largest hospices in the UK caring for more than 2,000 patients every year.

It costs £6.8m each year to run Ashgate Hospicecare. It receives an NHS grant of £2.5m but has to raise a further £4.3m to ensure these vital services continue to be provided. Ashgate Hospicecare nurses provide care at the hospice, in peoples own homes and at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.

Caption: Photo (right-left) Chef at Ashgate, Andrea; Estates and Facilities Manager, Lorraine Chambers; two Ashgate volunteers, Trevor Knowles, Draughtsmen; Franke Sissons, Simon Todd & Paul Gibbons; Chatsworth Signs.

Source:Franke Sissons via DRA Public Relations