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Getting Here
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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
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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.
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.
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.
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.
eFOLDI
eFOLDi is a leading provider of innovative mobility solutions, dedicated to improving the quality of life and independence for individuals with mobility challenges. With a focus on lightweight, foldable designs, eFOLDi offers a range of products including scooters and a powerchair that combine portability, durability, and ease of use. Trusted by healthcare professionals, eFOLDi’s products help patients regain freedom and confidence in their daily activities. The company is committed to providing mobility aids that meet the highest standards of comfort, reliability, and convenience, offering the ideal solutions for healthcare professionals supporting patients’ diverse needs.
Etac
Etac is a world-leading developer and provider of ergonomic assistive devices and patient handling equipment. Our ambition is to provide solutions that optimise quality of life for the individual, family members and caregivers. Through our specialised product brands, we offer state-of-the-art products for a wide range of daily needs and care settings, for people at all stages of life. Our aim is to promote the individual’s abilities and improve the caregiver’s working conditions – through quality, functionality and design. Etac in the UK has dedicated Community, Hospital, Paediatric, and Mobility and Seating teams to support healthcare professionals with free product training, demonstrations, and joint assessments across the UK.
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 LTD
iMEDicare specialises in market leading re-useable incontinence management device solutions for both male and female patients since 2004 - better patient care with sustainability at the forefront. Our significant portfolio includes the following for men: Washable Incontinence Underwear - Wearever, Urethral Control Device - Pacey Cuff Ultra
Body Worn Urinal - Afex, Penile Flower Sheath - Men's Liberty. And for women: Washable Incontinence Underwear - Wearever, Washable Incontinence SportsWear - Lumana, Bladder Support Pessary - Efemia, Kegel Trainer - Enna Ball, Female External Catheter - UriCap
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
Pollock Lifts is a trusted UK manufacturer of high-quality lift solutions, specialising in through-floor and vertical platform lifts. With over 30 years of experience, the company is committed to enhancing accessibility and promoting independent living in homes, public spaces, and care environments. Combining innovative engineering with elegant design, Pollock Lifts delivers safe, reliable, and space-efficient mobility solutions tailored to individual needs. Their commitment to excellence, customer care, and continuous product development has made them a leading name in the accessibility sector, trusted by clients across the UK and internationally.
Prestige Stairlifts
Prestige Stairlifts is a family-run business established in 2006, and we truly understand how vital it is for your clients to enjoy their homes and maintain their mobility and dignity. We believe that everyone deserves to feel comfortable and independent in their living space. Installing a stairlift offers a practical and efficient solution, ensuring a quick installation time with no structural damage to the property.
When you choose Prestige Stairlifts, you can rest assured that our Trading Standards approved engineers will handle the entire installation process with the utmost care and professionalism. We are committed to providing a reliable and respectful service to all our clients.
Schuchmann LLP
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.