SILVER CROSS Ottawa Franchise Changes Ownership

John McGavin passed ownership of the SILVER CROSS franchise in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to
Brian Muldoon in late February. John will continue to work with Brian during the transition
period.

Brian takes over the reins of a growing franchise in Ottawa. The territory has shown strong increase in sales for each of the past three years for recycled and new health care equipment.

The SILVER CROSS Ottawa location made great strides in the past three years in the home accessibility market. Brian sees great potential to expand into more of the mobility side of the market in next twelve months.

SILVER CROSS Victoria Helps Find Wheelchair

Dear Mrs. Baker,

“I want to send you a note to thank Mr. Jason Baldwin of Silver Cross – Victoria for his wonderful service for obtaining an tiled HTR wheel chair for my mom, Shirley Ollech. My mom has complex needs and the HTR-5500 Tilted wheel chair was exactly what she needed. Jason searched for this chair and found a deluxe model that included all the padding, cushions, seat belt, and especially the one-piece elevating foot rest she desperately needed. Jason also knew we were limited as to how much we could pay and he found a deluxe model that was a demo and in great condition (never been used) and we are very thankful for his services.

Jason Baldwin met us at Selkirkplace a couple of times and would accommodate convenient times that worked with my own busy schedule. He was very kind and thorough in his observations, service, and listened to everything that she needed. He took the time with my mom and made the transition much easier for her.

My mom is immobile and unable to walk, her new wheel chair enables her to go to the dining room and out of her room sometimes, for a nice walk within the complex and a little bit outside. This gives her some quality of life and also for my sons and I (and family and friends and staff) to take her in and about of her room.

Jason Baldwin provided excellent service and his kindness and careful listening and meeting those needs…was exceptional and I would recommend him at any time to anyone. His thoughtful caring personality for my mother’s needs for the kind of wheel chair she needed was much appreciated.

A big thank you and appreciation for Jason, we very much appreciated it.”

Sincerely,
Catherine T. and Shirley O.

SILVER CROSS Victoria, BC, Canada

Jason Baldwin serves SILVER CROSS Victoria at:

616 Hillside Ave, Unit 2, Victoria, BC V8T 1Z2
Phone: 250-385-5580
Fax: 250-385-5560
email: jbaldwin@silvercross.com.

SILVER CROSS Victoria joins Edmonton and Calgary as new western Canada locations for SILVER CROSS.

The SILVER CROSS® service offers a lower cost alternative to home health care equipment by providing recycled as well as new equipment. The service includes a repurchase plan, trade-ins, and providing reconditioning as required.

SILVER CROSS opens in Scarborough, Ontario August 9th.

Chris Gaffney is opening SILVER CROSS Scarborough /Marham on August 9th.  Chris comes from the IT industry with an extensive background in business start ups.

SILVER CROSS Scarborough / Marham joins the other GTA SILVER CROSS locations located in Brampton, Whitby and Toronto.

Recycled equipment is shared amongst the other locations in order to satisfy more product user requests.

Products offered include stair lifts, scooters, power wheelchairs, hospital beds, rollators, porch lifts, home elevators and other mobility and accessibility equipment.

SILVER CROSS has been providing service in the Scarborough Markham area since 1993.  Now, with an actual bricks and mortar location coupled with Chris’ personal attention to each and every client inquiry, the service offered will surpass the competitions offerings.

Recycled equipment, buy backs, trade ins and coupling new with recycled equipment will represent the best possible product offering to the market place in the Scarborough and Markham areas.

Contact details are:

SILVER CROSS Scarborough/Marham,

440 Brimley Road, Suite 1,

Scarborough, Ontario

Phone: 416-267-9800

email: cgaffney@silvercross.com

SILVER CROSS Calgary Opening June 1st, 2010

Mark Andrews is opening SILVER CROSS Calgary on June 1st, 2010.   Mark will offer recycled and new home health care equipment including such products as stair lifts, wheelchair lifts, porch lifts, home elevators, electric scooters, power wheelchairs, ceiling and patient lifts, hospital beds, walk in bath tubs, rollators and dumbwaiters.

SILVER CROSS Calgary, 12180  44st. SE, Calgary, Alberta, T2Z 4A2 Canada Phone: 403-236-1338

Mark joins the opening of new SILVER CROSS locations in Edmonton and Victoria in Western Canada.

Stair Lift Reviews – What Stair Lift Models to Consider?

Stair lift factors to be considered in selecting a stair lift model are as follows:

1. The cost for a stair lift for the past few years has been quite stable.  Straight stair lift prices range from about $1600 for a do-it-yourself model to about $400 for a deluxe stair lift installed.

2. Reliability – Most stair lift manufacturers will not honor the warranty unless their products are installed by an approved and certified dealer. If you are considered a self installed stair lift then you will have to make sure that the manufacturer warranty is in place for the model you are considering..

3. Years the Stair Lift Has Been on the Market – If a stair lift model has been recently launched by the manufacturer, it would be best to consider this factor and select a stair lift model that has been on the market for at least two years. It is common for new stair lift models to take about 18 months to get the kinks out. It is common for a new model to undergo numerous tweaks in the first 18 months.

4.  Drive System – There are manufacturers and dealers that are extremely negative on cable drive systems. This does not make sense for a number of reasons. The most obvious is that your common elevator in a mall, office building or institution is driven by cables. Rack and pinnon does require lubrication and can be some noise issues. Bottom line is that both systems are fine and one does not have a distinct advantage over the other. If a dealer is bad mouthing a drive system, it is usually because they have a hidden agenda.

5.  Installation – It is clearly an advantage to use a local stair lift installation company to install your stair lift. However, if you are in a rural area where there is no qualified stair lift installation company, then there is nothing wrong with considering a self installed stair lift.

Learn more about stair lift reviews.

SILVER CROSS Opens Location in Edmonton, Alberta

Gary Warchola opened SILVER CROSS Edmonton in early January.  Gary says, 

“”The need for our recycled and new stair lift and mobility equipment is already present. It will only grow as our population ages with the “Baby Boomers” There aren’t enough Senior facilities now, let alone in the future. People  want and will need to stay in their private homes longer. Our recycled and new stair lift and mobility aids make this possible and affordable. Recycled equipment allows us to provide a much needed service to those who could not otherwise afford such equipment, on a limited income, thereby expanding our  market in an environmentally friendly way. Our repurchase/trade up plan, trade ins, service, and maintenance aid us in developing long term relationships with our clients.”

Contact Gary at  

E-mail: gwarchola@silvercross.com

Address: 3739-98 St., Edmonton, Alberta, T6E 5N2

Phone: 780-450-6992

Fax: 780-450-6931