In 1991, whilst employed by Bassetlaw NHS Trust, they were given the responsibility of establishing Bassetlaw Handling and Movement Consultancy.  Due to a large demand on their time from external agencies they were encouraged by the Trust to establish an independent company.  They therefore established Handling and Movement Consultancy (HMC) as an independent company in 1997. HMC gradually expanded and in January 2004 moved into the field of ergonomics, changing its name to HME Limited, and relocated to purpose built training rooms and offices.

We are used to working in close partnership with our clients and have established a number of successful working relationships with Local Authorities. Attendance at formal regular review meetings is included in our costs and we also encourage more regular, informal communication e.g. through the use of email and training diaries. We expect that trainers follow up issues immediately where necessary through personal contact.

HME recognises the need for high standards in manual handling training and indeed in all other aspects of our business and we continually strive to ensure that these are met.  We recognise the importance of confidentiality and secure record keeping and meet the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998.