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Bristol Maid

Dorset manufacturer and supplier of hospital furniture and equipment, including trolleys, bedside cabinets, couches, medicine storage and theatre equipment, since 1953.

Category
Hospital beds and medical furniture
Country
United Kingdom
Head office
Blandford Forum
Founded
1953

What it supplies

Bristol Maid (Hospital Metalcraft Limited, company registration number 524837) was founded in 1953 and has been manufacturing and supplying medical furniture and equipment for more than 70 years. Based at Blandford Heights in Blandford Forum, Dorset, the company covers design, manufacture, supply and installation, and offers product selection support, bespoke technical solutions, on-site audits and project management.

Its range includes bedside cabinets and overbed tables, resuscitation, procedure, dressing and linen trolleys, examination and treatment couches and chairs, drug and medicine storage, bariatric equipment, sterile services equipment and theatre equipment. The company says its work is supported by an ISO 9001:2015 quality management system registered with a UKAS-accredited certification body. Case studies on its site cover supply to NHS Forth Valley, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals and Jersey General Hospital.

Products and services

  • Bedside Cabinets & Overbed Tables
  • Resuscitation Trolleys & Carts
  • Procedure Trolleys & Carts
  • Dressing / Instrument Trolleys
  • Examination / Treatment Couches & Chairs
  • Drug & Medicine Storage
  • Sterile Services Equipment
  • Theatre Equipment

Regulatory status

Regulatory status of Bristol Maid
Regulator, mark or certificateStatus as stated
ISO 9001:2015supported by an ISO 9001:2015 quality management system that is registered with a UKAS accredited certification body

As stated by the supplier or the regulator named. Not checked with the regulator by The Healthcare Daily.

Clients it names

  • NHS Forth Valley
  • Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
  • The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals
  • Jersey General Hospital

As stated by the supplier on its own website. We have not checked these with the hospitals.

Sources

Details are taken from the pages listed below. Listing last checked 17 October 2026.

  1. Bristol Maid: About Us
  2. Bristol Maid: Case Studies

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