June 2010:
Brandon Road Ambulance Station Opens: EMS are pleased to announce the opening of its new Ambulance Station in Mildenhall, Suffolk. The building has been custom designed with operational requirements at the forefront of its plans. The station will accommodate our fleet of Frontline Vehicles and has both Management offices, crew rooms and medical stores onsite. Being strategically placed with easy access to the A11, A14 and M11 we have excellent access to Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and the surrounding areas. Richard Brown, Principal Director said. "This has been over 2 years in the planning, and we are now in a position to offer our staff a permanent base that is centrally located to all of our clients. I have to commend the management team who have worked on this major relocation, seamlessly transferring our operations without impacting on operational performance. The Brandon Road  Station marks the start of continued development for EMS, and it was my intention to keep the company local to other small businesses who have supported EMS over recent years".  Our customers will not see any change to the way they interact with us, all telephone, fax and address details will remain the same.

May 2010:
New Rapid Response Car Delivered: EMS has taken ownership of a new Vauxhall Vectra 1.9tcdi Estate. The new RRV, converted by Woodway Engineering and using the latest in LED Emergency Lighting will be deployed on our current NHS contracts for rapid response, Medical & Surgical  Team Retrievals, alongside event medical cover. The new RRV has been well received by our NHS Clients, and is already proving a popular and cost effective choice for a number of applications. EMS plans to add further vehicles of this specification over the coming months.

April 2010:
EMS Achieve NHS Accreditation from Foundation Trust:  EMS are proud to announce that they have been accredited by Addenbrookes Hospital Foundation NHS Trust to provide a dedicated Emergency Ambulance & Crew for High Dependency and Critical Care Transfers both locally within the East of England and other UK Hospitals. The service provision will operate 7 days a week offering both an in-hours and out-of-hours response. Richard Brown, Principal Director of EMS commented "We are proud to be supporting Addenbrookes needs for qualified ambulance crews that are immediately available to offer a dedicated inter-hospital response. I am confident that this will be the start of a long and mutually beneficial relationship between both parties. The management team have spent a lot of time tailoring this service to the needs of Addenbrookes and I am very pleased with the results that we have achieved".

December 2009:
EMS appoint new Medical Director & Clinical Director to the management structure of EMS.

May 2009:
EMS have now added an additional 4x4 Rescue Ambulance to its current fleet. The Toyota RAV 4 has been professionally converted to allow the safe and secure transport of a patient on a full spinal board from any location. The conversion has been designed to carry both a patient, attendant and driver. Fitted with full suction, cardiac and immobilisation equipment the RAV 4 will be able to access areas where a traditional road ambulance may not be able to get to. This unit carries all of the equipment that is found in our Front Line Emergency Ambulances, and has already been put to excellent use at both our Equestrian and Motor Racing Events.

April 2009:
Additional Rapid Response Car added to the EMS Fleet! In a direct response from our clients needs at both Motor Racing and other large scale event support EMS have added a further RRV to its fleet. The Peugeot 307 is purpose designed and has been converted by Woodway Engineering to frontline specifications. It carries the latest satellite navigation and communication systems as well as a comprehensive selection of emergency medical equipment. This RRV will operate on both our Out Of Hours Services and Event Contracts.

November 2008:
Following a substantial increase in our workload we are proud to announce the expansion of our new offices in County Durham.  Building on the established brand name of EMS, we have appropriately called our northern operations County Durham EMS.  County Durham EMS will now have a permanent presence which will allow us to continue to serve both event and private sector clients, in addition providing a vital link to our Air Ambulance operations by serving all the major northern airports.

County Durham EMS will be run by Operations Manager (North) Mike Wilson,  who brings with him a wealth of operational experience within both the NHS and Private Sectors. Mike will be responsible for overseeing all our events and private sector clients for and will be supported on a daily basis by his team of road and support staff.

Richard Brown, Director of EMS commented “This expansion of our northern base is a further testament to our clients that we are dedicated to providing a high quality, cost effective service that benefits clients outside the East of England. I am delighted to welcome Mike to the team, and am sure that with him at the helm we will continue to maintain the ethos of Quality, Care and Respect. It is only through the commitment of our staff and their drive to raise our standards that we are here today. I am grateful to all those staff who have helped make our new operational base come to fruition, and look forward to working closely with Mike over the coming months”.

Our County Durham base may be contacted directly at the following address County Durham EMS, 10 Main Street, Witton Park, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0DX  and by telephone on 01388 608857 or 07841 401594.