Rise4Disability is a brand by JAW Healthcare Group Ltd
Wednesday 10th September 2025 - 9am to 5pm
Rise4Disability Kent
Hands-on, OT-endorsed CPD workshops shaped in collaboration with your local authority to meet real-world needs.
Gain expert insights, enhance your professional development, and connect with suppliers to deepen your understanding of the latest equipment and its practical applications.
Getting Here
Arriving by car
Arriving by train
Arriving by train
Please use the following address in your navigation system:
Mercure Maidstone Great Danes Hotel, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1RE.
Vneue is located less than 1 minute from Junction 8 of the M20, 15 minutes to M26, 20 minutes to M25 (Junction 5)
Arriving by train
Arriving by train
Arriving by train
Hollingbourne Train Station (1.2 miles)
6 minute walk, no taxi rank on site
Maidstone East Train Station (7.7 miles)
13 minute taxi journey, taxi rank on site
What's happening at Rise Kent?
OT-endorsed CPD Workshops
Take part in practical workshops designed to address real-world challenges and learning objectives identified by your local authority. Covering topics such as: Bathing & hygeine, Vehicle Adaptations, Rehabilitation, Specialist seating & More.
Full timetable coming soon!
Exhibition Hall
Explore a curated selection of 15-20 suppliers showcasing cutting-edge assistive equipment. Get up close with the products and speak directly with the experts behind them in an intimate setting.
Networking Opportunities
Connect with like-minded professionals, share best practices, and expand your professional network in an engaging environment designed to foster meaningful connections.
Complimentary Lunch
Take this opportunity to relax, recharge, and connect with fellow professionals in a welcoming, social setting.
Meet The Exhibitors
Accora
Accora designs and manufactures specialist chairs and beds that support health and social care professionals in delivering safe, dignified, and person-centred care. With a focus on postural management, pressure care, and falls prevention, our equipment is developed in collaboration with Occupational Therapists and clinicians to meet real-world challenges in community and residential settings. From our flagship FloorBed to our Configura seating range, we provide nationwide support through product assessments, training, and clinical expertise. Operating across the UK, Ireland, and internationally, Accora is committed to improving outcomes for service users while helping care providers reduce risk and maximise independence.
Automated Door Systems (ADS)
Automated Door Systems is a UK provider of home automation products. Everyone can benefit from home automation to make life a little bit easier. Having a fully automated smart home not only gives the benefit of adding convenience to the homeowner, but also adds prestige and value to your property.
Arjo UK Ltd
At Arjo, we are committed to improving the everyday lives of people affected by reduced mobility and age-related health challenges. With products and solutions that ensure ergonomic patient handling, personal hygiene, disinfection, diagnostics, and the effective prevention of pressure ulcers and venous thromboembolism, we help professionals across care environments to continually raise the standard of safe and dignified care.
Chiltern Invadex
Chiltern Invadex are a British manufacturer of specialist equipment designed to aid mobility and bathing. Since establishment, the company has seen many positive changes in attitudes towards accessibility and inclusive design. Our equipment has been designed with this in mind and aims to improve standard of life by promoting accessibility and assisting users to remain in the comfort of their own home.
Hoists, slings, shower chairs, cradles and paediatrics are included in the range. Custom made options are available.
Experienced surveyors can conduct joint visits and provide equipment demonstrations.
Freedom Living Solutions
Freedom Living Solutions is a specialist disability home design and build company based in Ashford, Kent. We create stylish, sustainable, accessible homes for people with a range of Disabilities and mobility issues, Everything we design is tailored to meet a client's individual needs.
Our residential projects include:
- Bespoke New Build Homes
- Home Conversions
- Property Extensions
- Disability Adaptations
- Design and Consultancy Services.
Hospital Direct
Hospital Direct, a proud Shropshire-based manufacturer of patient handling equipment, is excited to participate in this year's Rise4Disability shows across four locations. With 28 years of experience, the company will showcase its innovative solutions, including expertly designed slide sheets, advanced in-bed positioning systems, and hands-on training.
In 2024 alone, Hospital Direct supplied over 120,000 pieces of patient-handling equipment to the NHS, care providers, and individuals at home. As a British manufacturer, it proudly creates local jobs and raises the quality standards of UK-made goods.
iMEDicare
Our focus is Pelvic Health and Incontinence Management Device Solutions - Male and Female Context .
Laybrook
Laybrook are UK leaders in the manufacture and distribution of adjustable beds, chairs & accessories - with customer satisfaction as our main focus. We have been involved in the adjustable bed industry for more than 20 years, using our experience and knowledge to provide our customers with excellent value for money.
Mobility in Motion
At Mobility in Motion, we believe everyone should enjoy the freedom which comes from making car travel easy and accessible which is why we specialise in innovative vehicle adaptations. Our mission is to empower independence, giving people the freedom they deserve. We offer solutions to fit most vehicles, including EVs.
Orchid Medicare
Orchid Medicare design and manufacture specialist Bathing Equipment for the Medical and Healthcare industries. We work exclusively with distributors and Occupational Therapists across the UK, supplying products designed to support users and assist carers in every day aspects of providing care.
We understand the complexities associated with certain medical and health conditions; this is why our product range is highly specialised with technical features and various accessories that meet the needs of the end user.
Pollock Lifts
We are a UK based lift manufacturer with over 40 years of industry experience, specialized in providing a wide range of wheelchair & disabled Access Lifts. We understand all customers have different requirements and we offer a comprehensive range of access solutions and tailor each step to suit your needs. Working closely with expert engineers and therapists, we have developed a versatile range of state-of-the-art lifts to deliver the highest standards of access with comfort and safety. Their stylish and unobtrusive design ensures they can be easily adapted to any environment, whether in the home or a public building.
Schuchmann
For over 40 years have we have been working to help make everyday life a little easier for disabled children and teens. We are a team of more than 180 specialists that produces and distributes outstanding innovative therapy equipment with technical precision and a love of detail. When we develop a new product, it is not just our wealth of experience that plays a huge role, the individual needs and experiences of the affected families play an even more important role. Our top priority at Schuchmann is to ensure that the children are given aids that precisely fits his or her needs and enhances their quality of life.
Winncare
At Winncare, we are dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for individuals in need of mobility and care solutions. With over four decades of expertise, we specialise in developing and providing innovative products and services that support the healthcare industry, including lifting and transfer equipment, medical beds, and a wide range of care solutions.