AM’s New Seat

Labour AM, Gwenda Thomas, has visited a local employer based in Ystalyfera. Healthyworkstations is a unique, family run business employing 10 people providing individual and personal support to Companies large and small in helping them to improve the comfort, productivity and safety of computer users.

Mrs Thomas explained, ‘My first contact with this specialist team was through my office in Cardiff, where Healthyworkstations advise the Welsh Assembly Government on ergonomics in the workplace helping in particular those with individual needs who require such support. My constituency office chairs needed replacement and as soon as I discovered the Company was located within my own constituency, I contacted them for advice.’

‘Most office employees sit at their desks for up to 8 hours every day and an inadequately arranged workstation can aggravate existing conditions and this highlights just how important good posture really is! In fact we seem to spend huge sums of money every year updating computer systems but fail to understand even the basic value of good posture, with the provision of the correct seating and ergonomic desk top products.’

Healthyworkstations also provides such expertise and assistance to a variety of students with special needs in all major Welsh Universities such as Cardiff, Swansea and Lampeter. They have also been involved for many years in helping people back to work under the Job Centre Plus Access to Work Scheme. Musculoskeletal problems and repetitive strain injuries account for substantial work absences each year, which have a major affect on individuals and on large and small businesses alike.

Mrs Thomas agreed, ‘A more informed initial financial equipment outlay plan, following advice from specialist companies such as Healthyworkstations, could undoubtedly save employers valuable cash resources in the long term, with the most important added benefit of happier employees.’



Gil and Anne Ridley, who head the Company, were delighted to welcome Mrs. Thomas to their offices and to meet their dedicated team. As Anne said, ‘it really gives us a sense of pride and purpose to know that we are probably the only Company in Wales to offer such a bespoke office ergonomic service. One product does not always suit every user, and it’s our mission to ensure that we strive to meet the needs of each and every one of our clients, even in these difficult, economic times. To this end we are holding a workshop on 27th July to help clients maximise budgets whilst still providing a healthy, productive, office environment.’


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Editors Notes:

Contact for information on workshop:

Anne Ridley
Healthy Workstations Limited
62 – 64 Commercial Street
Ystalyfera
Swansea
SA9 2HS

Tel: 01639 844500
www.healthyworkstations.com