FOOD group Musgrave says it has invested £65,000 in installing automated external defibrillators (AED) at various sites across its locations in Northern Ireland.
Some 34 lifesaving defibrillators have been installed by MK Medical inside all SuperValu and Centra stores owned by the company, as well as Musgrave MarketPlace sites, its headquarters on Dargan Drive and drinks wholesaler Drinks Inc on Boucher Road, Belfast.
Defibrillators have the potential to save the lives of staff and customers, with latest research showing that accessing these devices within 3-5 minutes of a cardiac arrest increases the chance of survival by over 40 per cent.
Trevor Magill, managing director of Musgrave NI, said: “Our stores across Northern Ireland are at the heart of their communities and we’re proud to provide a potential lifeline to them in an emergency with the installation of defibrillators at our Musgrave-owned SuperValu and Centra stores.
“ Timing is crucial when dealing with a cardiac arrest, therefore having direct access to a defibrillator whether in our stores or office locations, could be lifesaving.”
Full list of Musgrave sites where defibrillators are installed include its head office and regional distribution centre at Dargan Drive and other Belfast sites at Falcon Road, Dargan Crescent, Dairy Farm, Stewartstown Road, Foxes Glen and Kings Square.
Others have been installed at various outlets in Derry, Banbridge, Carrickfergus, Comber, Cookstown, Downpatrick, Draperstown, Dungiven, Fintona, Irvinestown, Limavady, Lisburn, Moira, Newcastle, Newtownbutler, Omagh, Portglenone, Portstewart, Strabane, Newtownabbey, Ballymagorry, Claudy, Mallusk and Portglenone.
