Legacy of late Invergordon company founder lives on through defibrillator installed at award-winning Highland garden centre Simpsons
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THE legacy of the founder of an Invergordon-based company is set to live on through a lifesaving device installed in one of the busiest garden centres in the Highlands.
And for the family of Adrian Dryburgh it's a way of repaying a debt of gratitude to Highland Hospice whose staff looked after him so lovingly in his final days.
Award-winning garden centre, Simpsons, based in Inverness, recently purchased a defbrillator which was donated to raise funds for Highland Hospice.
The defibrillator was handed over to the Simpsons team at the beginning of December.
It was donated by Invergordon-based LIFEAid in gratitude for the care given to Adrian.
Eight out of 10 cardiac arrests happen in public places and with hundreds of thousands of visitors from across the Highlands and further afield every year, the team at Simpsons hope by having a defibrillator available on site, this will in some way help save a life if it’s ever called into use.
Siobhan MacBean, marketing manager at Simpsons Garden Centre said: "Having a defibrillator installed in the garden centre is something that we’ve been thinking about for a while. The figures surrounding cardiac arrest survival rates speak volumes and the fact by having a defibrillator close by means survival rates increase from 5 per cent to 75 per cent.
“Being able to support the Highland Hospice in securing a defibrillator for the store is a huge positive and we’d like to thank everyone at LIFEAid for their fantastic donation and their help in getting it installed for us.Of course, we hope we never have to use the device, but having it on site gives our team and our customers great peace of mind knowing that we have this life saving defibrillator available”.
Kevin Dryburgh director at LIFEAid, said: “My brother Adrian was passionate about protecting lives against cardiac arrest and the more organisations who invest in this vital equipment the more lives will be saved.
“Many thanks to Simpsons for supporting Highland Hospice by buying the defibrillator we donated. The hospice is our chosen charity after they cared for Adrian so lovingly during his final days."
