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Paint companies are joining forces to provide paints for unused UK phone booths, which now have life-saving defibrillators inside.
October 27, 2023
By: DAVID SAVASTANO
Editor, Ink World Magazine
Imagine coming across someone who is suffering from a heart attack, or even worse, having one yourself. Having a defibrillator nearby can mean the difference between life and death. Knowing where a defibrillator might be is obviously crucial; studies show that for every minute someone in cardiac arrest does not receive CPR or the assistance of a defibrillator, their chance of survival lessens by 10 percent. In the UK, the Community Heartbeat Trust (CHT) is making sure that defibrillators are not only available, but that people know where to find them, courtesy of the Minutes Matter campaign. In this case, CHT is turning unused classic red phone boxes into defibrillator stations, which are being given fresh coats of paint. “The donated red and gold paint has enabled communities to make these once great icons to be restored to their former glory,” said Martin Fagan, national secretary of the CHT. For the past 10 years, the British Coatings Federation (BCF) has supported CHT, donating more than £100,000. To date, BFCF and its members have transformed more than 750 unused iconic red phone boxes into life-saving defibrillator stations. BCF holds charity bike rides to raise funds; this year’s ride raised more than £19,000 for CHT. In addition, BCF members companies are also supporting the Minutes Matter campaign, providing paint and their time to refurbish kiosks. To date, 22 BCF member companies have at least one kiosk to their credit (see below). BCF members provide a paint system of undercoat and traditional red topcoat, worth around £75, to every local community that installs a defibrillator in a unused phone box. So far, BCF members have given approximately £56,000 worth of paint. Martin Fagan, national secretary of the CHT, said that the idea for Minutes Matter started from a simple walk. “One of our trustees, Richard, first came up with the idea as he was walking the dog and met a senior manager from BT,” Fagan noted. “This resulted in two kiosks being converted as a trial, and the adoption and conversions went from there. As part of this we suggested renovating the kiosks and BT put us in contact with the paint industry’s trade body, the British Coatings Federation (BCF). From there the partnership has grown. “The support from BCF members has been superb,” Fagan added. “They have supported the renovation of kiosks through paint donations and fundraising. We are very grateful to their support.” “I am inordinately proud of the work we do with the Community Heartbeat Charity, now in our 10th year of partnership through the Minutes Matter campaign,” BCF CEO Tom Bowtell said. “This has given 750 communities across the UK access to a potentially life-saving defibrillator, plus giving a new lease of life to iconic red phone boxes found in most villages. I would like to thank our members for their kind and generous contributions and look forward to hitting the 1,000-phone box conversion mark in the not-too-distant future.” Most importantly, the phone boxes are saving lives, and people are recognizing that there are dibrillators there. “Whilst we do not have the exact numbers, we do know many have been used successfully,” Fagan reported. “We did a program with 13 to 14 year-olds recently, and when asked where to find a defib they unanimously said a Phone Box! BT recently extended the programme of adoptions and used the project with CHT and BCF as a market for best practice.” “Most communities want to see the kiosk restored and used for good projects,” said Fagan. “These are not always defibrillators. We are doing one currently that will become a cheese museum! Others have become libraries, and one even a fish tank!”
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