Sports Wales National Centre – Accessibility Audit
Direct Access has worked with Sport Wales to complete Accessibility Audits of Sport Wales National Centre in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. Established in 1972, it is the National Sports Centre for Wales. The site is the home international venue for Welsh Hockey. Other national teams training at the Centre include the Wales National Rugby Team, Wales […]
Hertfordshire Blue Light Services – Accessibility Audits
Direct Access has undertaken disability accessibility audits for over 30 blue light services in Hertfordshire for Hertfordshire Police and for Hertfordshire County Council which is responsible for the premises used by Hertfordshire Fire Brigade and some locations by the East of England NHS Ambulance Service NHS Trust. For Hertfordshire Police, Direct Access’ NRAC Access Audit […]
Cambridge Constabulary – Accessibility Audits
Since 2019, Direct Access has been the Access Consultants for Cambridgeshire Constabulary. We have audited each station as well as central Headquarters ensuring that secure environments can be maintained while being accessible for those that require it. Our access audits fully evaluated the premises and environment to check all provisions for disabled access are in […]
McArthur Glen Cheshire Oaks Outlet – Retail Consultancy
Direct Access are the Accessibility Consultants for McArthur Glen flagship outlet retail village at Cheshire Oaks. Containing over 140 stores covering a wide variety of brands, it is set out in a village style and pedestrianised. Our NRAC Certified Access Consultants advised on the car parking, public realm and customer facilities throughout the site. Working […]
Direct Access featured on BBC News
Direct Access featured on BBC news https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcAt5UXsoew This week Direct Access has been featured on BBC News Wales during lunchtime. At a time when the COVID19 infection rate is rapidly increasing and more places face lockdown it is nice to be able to share a positive story. The pandemic has thrown up huge challenges and […]
Avanti West Coast – Accessibility Audits & Design Consultancy
Our work with Avanti West Coast originally started in 2017 when Virgin Trains commissioned Direct Access to undertake access audits of all the Virgin-managed stations on the UK’s West Coast Mainline between London and Glasgow serving 35m passengers a year. Most of the buildings were Grade One listed with some Grade Two reflecting their significant […]