Complete Care Shop announces launch of dual purpose walking stick and grabber
To coincide with National Walking Month, online daily living aids provider Complete Care Shop has announced the launch of the Freestyle Grab and Go, which it claims is the UK’s first dual purpose walking stick with grabber.
Robust, durable, and manufactured using high quality materials, the Grab and Go is a unique walking stick with a built-in grabbing mechanism that enables the user to pick up small, commonly dropped items inside and outside of the home such as gloves, pens, keys, cutlery, pill box, wallet, bus pass, Blue Badge, dog lead or glasses and even larger items of clothing, including coats or jumpers, without the need to bend down.
Exclusively designed by an expert product development and occupational therapist team at NRS Healthcare, the parent company of Complete Care Shop, the original concept of the walking stick and grabber was conceived by John Henry Colbert and has finally come to market some 75 years after its inception.
John Henry Colbert, an engineer and war veteran who served as a fighter pilot in World War I and was involved in developing the hydraulics for the Lancaster Bomber gun turrets in World War II, was also a prolific inventor. John Henry originally designed the prototype for his mother in 1948, but it was his son, John, who has finally helped to bring the Grab and Go to market.
John says: “My father was an extremely competent engineer, but for many reasons, he was unable to get the product manufactured. I always felt it was an amazingly simple and practical device.
“It always went down well when I took prototypes to hospitals and nursing homes across the country to test the product, which encouraged me to pursue the Grab and Go’s development.
“I contacted NRS Healthcare and was pleased they were interested in taking the product to market. They kept me informed throughout the comprehensive design and development process, and it is great to see the final product available to buy . My father would have been so satisfied!”
Matthew Stead, Complete Care Shop’s Managing Director says: “We are delighted to have worked with John to bring his father’s simple yet brilliant concept to our customers some 75 years after it was originally invented.
“As well as being a sturdy walking aid designed to provide additional steadiness and stamina for walking greater distances, the dual-purpose Grab and Go offers practical convenience to pick u p a dropped item without having to bend down. It’s the perfect confidence giver, enabling people to live independently every day and do the things they love.”
Available in three lengths, 32”, 34” and 36”. Mobility retailers interested in stocking the Grab and Go can e-mail customerservice@completecareshop.co.uk.
Earlier this year, Complete Care Shop announced the launch of an ‘Occupational Therapist (OT) Recommended’ range, which consists of 550 products carefully selected by a team of specialist buyers to meet high clinical standards, and aiming to offer functionality, ease of use, safety and value for money.
