Tag: Phil Cunningham
New Solutions enters new chapter
January 20, 2023Liz Beaulieu, Editor
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – New Solutions, a wheelchair and scooter parts supplier, has a new owner and a new home.
Co-owners Leonard Graves and Nick Hambrick, both quadriplegics, started the company out of a garage in California in 1992 when, frustrated with too many flat tires, they figured out a way to build flat-free inserts (See related story below). Now looking to retire, they’ve sold the company to Phil Cunningham, formerly of Invacare.
“They’re neat guys...
Bed rails under new scrutiny
January 11, 2013Liz Beaulieu, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine - A recent New York Times article shone a bright light on the dangers associated with bed rails: the injuries and deaths (36,000 and 150, respectively, from 2003 through May of 2012), and the lack of oversight on manufacturers. On the heels of that article, Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., called on several government agencies to form a national task force dedicated to better addressing the regulation and oversight of bed systems and bed rails. Here's what Phil Cunningham, business manager...