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"Wheelchair
warrior"
SPECIAL
- 2009 -
SPECIAL
Due to the worldwide economic situation, GC Paraquip (est 1996),
would like to offer a small help by including
FREE
delivery and collection to/from your
Pafos
based hotel
Mobility scooters, power wheelchairs, fold-up wheelchairs....
 Airport transfers destinations island-wide |
 Boat trip with hoist for a dip in the Med!! |
Official
website for Pafos or Larnaca International Airports
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Wheelchair Warrior Wheelies in Polis Articles
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Articles in newspapers, magazine and newsletters written by wheelchair users who have stayed with us
A few remarks by visitors..(See below).
P.O. Box 66258
Polis Chrysochous
8831
Cyprus
Tel: ++ 357 99647669
Fax: ++ 357 26322856
E - Mail:
gc@paraquip.com.cy
If
you do not get a reply within 24 hrs,
please resend your email to
chrisneo@cytanet.com.cy
or to
chris@evas-apartments.com
Visit our other web sites
your one stop website:
www.disability-cyprus.com
www.cyprus-disability-hire.com
©2009
Wheels Web Design.
All rights reserved.
chrisneo@cytanet.com.cy
Susi on a 3/4 wheeler, Tumu in an electric wheelchair
and Sara and myself on the a 4 wheeler heading down to the
beach
A few remarks by visitors...
Well
Chris what can i say about you and your family, that has not been said
before, We have gone through your guest book, and no matter what we say some
one else will has said it already. You and your lovely family have created a
beautiful oasis in the center of Polis, we loved going around your village
using one of your rental scooters (made our holiday stress free).
Hi Chris,
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Chris, your service was great. I have just returned from a very satisfactory holiday on Cyprus and the commode was everything that I needed. In 2005 we go again likely to Cyprus and then we will use your services again. See you next year
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Wheelchair taxi transfers and hire of a hoist made my four week stay in Pissouri a stress-free holiday...
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Read more.
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authorization of the copyright owner
Cyprus Sunday Mail
Wheels for hire
If you
struggle round the home or are in need of some temporary assistance, a
company has opened in Paphos that hires out wheelchairs and other devices
for the disabled. JILL CAMPBELL MACKAY reports
THE dictionary definition of the word ‘disabled’ is when someone or
something is deprived of power.
Most of us, at some time in our life, will have experienced a temporary
disability, having been deprived of the power to walk due to suffering a
broken leg, or sprained ankle.
Others, like Chris Neophytou, are permanently disabled and are confined to a
wheelchair. It’s this state of long-term immobility that resulted in Chris
turning what was a physical catastrophe into a thriving business
opportunity.
GC Para-quip was set up by Chris to help others with disabilities, supplying
a wide range of specially-designed equipment to help achieve a level of
independence both in and outside the home.
But how did it all start?
“I was in my wheelchair waiting in the foyer of a local hotel, when this
German tourist asked if I knew anyplace where he could hire a wheelchair for
his wife as she had just fallen down on some rocks, twisting her ankle.
Sadly, I couldn’t help him, as before this venture began, there was no place
you could hire equipment on a temporary basis. That’s when I started to see
that I could turn my disability into something that could help others, and,
at the same time give me a living.” Chris’ company now offers everything
from the hire of manual and electric wheelchairs, shower commode, electric
hoists, walkers, and lots of other pieces of equipment that go to making
make life that bit easier for the disabled.
“We have also converted our family holiday apartments to become totally
accessible for wheelchair users and now welcome tourists from all over
Europe who come here, knowing they will not only be well cared for but more
importantly, they will be safe and also have a great holiday.”
Chris organises tours with the help of a specially converted minibus come
taxi which is adapted with an electric tail lift, meaning visitors can be
collected with ease from the airport and then taken to their holiday
apartment. Repairs can also be made on the spot if anyone gets a ‘spoke in
their wheels’ and Chris will deliver his equipment all over the island just
like any regular hire company.
One thing people don’t realise is that despite many peoples’ disability
there are still plenty of opportunities for them to take part in activities
supposedly designed solely for the able bodied.
Chris organises swimming in the sea off the side of a specially adapted
boat, and even offers paragliding, which he is particularly addicted to,
having previously admitted to being a bit of an adrenalin junkie at heart.
GC Para-quip, 3 Megalou Alexandrou Street, Polis. Tel: 99 647669, email
gc@paraquip.com.cy
My company can arrange:
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Your airport transfer (in adapted vehicle with electric tail lift) to and from your hotel island wise.
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Rental of electric hoists, manual and electric wheelchairs, power scooters, self propelled shower commodes, toilet commodes etc...........
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Accommodation with roll in showers and pool hoist. www.evas-apartments.com
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Glass bottom boat trips (there is a hoist for wheelchair users who feel brave enough to dip into the sea), parasailing, scuba diving, jet skiing....
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Excursions around the island
©2009
Wheels Web Design.
All rights reserved.
chrisneo@cytanet.com.cy