{"id":3819,"date":"2018-10-16T10:26:57","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T10:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/?p=3819"},"modified":"2025-04-09T14:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T14:55:07","slug":"virgin-trains-appoints-direct-access-as-access-consultants-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/news\/virgin-trains-appoints-direct-access-as-access-consultants-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Trains Appoints Direct Access as Access Consultants"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3819\" class=\"elementor elementor-3819\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb4f78c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"fb4f78c\" 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a track in the countryside.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AdobeStock_343788375-1024x685.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AdobeStock_343788375-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AdobeStock_343788375-768x514.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AdobeStock_343788375-1536x1028.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AdobeStock_343788375-2048x1371.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70163c5\" data-id=\"70163c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9b52e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9b52e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Direct Access, the Cheshire-based deaf-run accessibility<br class=\"simplyweb-checked\" \/>firm, has won International Trader of the Year at the prestigious South<br class=\"simplyweb-checked\" \/>Cheshire Chamber of Commerce Awards. The award recognises Direct Access\u2019 successful first year in the United Arab Emirates and the opening of the company\u2019s first offices in Dubai.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Established fifteen years ago in the UK, Direct Access\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">advises organisations on how to make sure their buildings and services are\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">accessible for disabled people.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Millions of people daily use a building or\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">service audited by Direct Access ranging from Virgin Rail and Eurostar trains,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">London Gatwick airport, the Sport Wales Governing body, tourist sites such as\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">the House of Parliament, and the historic Roman Baths, a UNESCO World Heritage site.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe are pleased to be working with Virgin Trains to review accessibility of stations on the West Coast Mainline,\u201d said Steven Mifsud, Director.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThis line is a crucial railway corridor in the UK covering the major cities of London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, and Manchester. As well as serving the industrial heart of the nation, Virgin West Coast serves the most beautiful corner of England \u2013 the Lake District.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cMore than 35 million passenger journeys is made on its 700 mile route every year of which an estimated 7 million passengers have a disability.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); color: #000000;\">\u201cOur team of NRCA Access Consultants all have a disability enabling us to offer unrivalled understanding of the barriers that disabled people face in accessing transport infrastructure. 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