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Garman invented the first portable powered bath lift in 1981 —a lift to assist people with mobility problems getting in and out of the bath.[5]
A mobility aid is a device designed to assist walking or otherwise improve the mobility of people with a mobility impairment.
He was the founder and Chairman of Mangar International Limited, Mangar International (Holdings) Limited and Mangar 2013 Limited.[6][7]
Garman's inventions consisted of patient lifting and handling equipment now used internationally in private dwellings, day centres, hospitals and care homes, as well as by ambulance services. He invented, designed and manufactured these products through Mangar International Limited which he founded with his wife, Francesca, in 1981. They ran Mangar International Limited, based in Presteigne in Powys, mid-Wales, until he was well into his 90s. It was then sold in January 2014. However, even in his very late 'retirement' he continued inventing right up until his final months. The resulting product development is being carried out through David E. T. Garman Concepts Ltd, which was founded by Garman's family in September 2013. That company is run by Rupert Talbot-Garman, Garman's eldest son, who is also a shipping lawyer.
Presteigne is a town and community in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales. It was the county town of the historic county of Radnorshire. Despite lying on a minor B road the town has, in common with several other towns close to the Wales-England border, assumed the motto, "Gateway to Wales".
Powys is a principal area and county, and one of the preserved counties of Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh successor state, petty kingdom and principality that emerged during the Middle Ages following the end of Roman rule in Britain.
David E. T. Garman Concepts Limited was named after him and was founded in September 2013.[8][9]
Garman's last invention was the "Air Cradle" patient transfer system, which he co-invented with Austin Owens with whom David E. T. Garman Concepts Limited continues to collaborate.[10][11][12] The "Air Cradle" patient transfer system is an alternative to hoists and slings used in patient transfer.
He was also the Chairman of M.F.C. International Limited.[7][13][14][15]
Garman died in mid-Wales on 4 January 2019.[18][19][20]
Awards and Honours
In 1981, aged 59, Garman won the HTV Design Award for his first invention, the world's first portable powered bath lift. This award resulted in some publicity but very little financial assistance.
In 2007, aged 85, Garman was awarded the BHTA (British Healthcare Trades Association) Lifetime Service Award for his contribution and dedication to the rehabilitation industry.[21]
Garman's principal product research and development collaborators over the years were Richard Rimington, the (ex Imperial College London) former Chief Product Development Engineer at Mangar International Limited, and Austin Owens, a consultant. Garman co-invented a number of highly successful products with these two men, who he came to regard as close friends.
Products Invented or Co-Invented
Products invented or co-invented by Garman and subsequently sold by Mangar International Ltd included:
The Portable Mangar Bathlift, The Mangar Multi-Purpose Booster, The Mangar Booster Bug, The Mangar Freestyle (adult and junior), The Mangar Lifting Cushion, The Mangar Legsupport, The Archimedes, The Mangar Superlightweight Bathlift, The Mangar Sit u Up, The Mangar Handy Pillowlift, The Mangar Therapy Wedge, The Mangar Leglifter Cotside, The Mangar Surfer Bather (for children), The Mangar Handy Bather, The Mangar Bathing Cushion The Mangar Elk (used in ambulances), The Mangar Camel (used in ambulances),
Garman also co-invented, with Austin Owens, the "Air Cradle" patient transfer system, the intellectual property of which is now owned by David E. T. Garman Concepts Ltd.
Of all these products, Garman was proudest of The Portable Mangar Bathlift (his first invention), The Mangar Elk, The Mangar Camel and The "Air Cradle" patient transfer system (his last co-invention).
Family
Garman's grandfather was John Reginald Charles Talbot, who was born on 15 November 1861. John Reginald Charles Talbot was the son of John Reginald Francis George Talbot and Sarah Eliza Jones. He married Maria Josephine de Stacpoole, daughter of Reverend George Marie Stanislaus Koska de Stacpoole, 3rd Duke de Stacpoole and Maria Dunn, on 2 August 1887. He died on 5 February 1909 aged 47, having gained the rank of Captain in the 1st Dorsetshire Artillery Volunteers. He held the offices of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Dorset and Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Devon. He also held the office of Mayor of Lyme Regis between 1901 and 1903 and lived at Rhode Hill, Lyme Regis in Dorset, England.
Garman was a descendant of Admiralthe HonourableJohn Talbot, who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, who retired to his estate at Rhode Hill in Uplyme near Lyme Regis on the Dorset coast. On 22 February 1817, Admiral Sir John Talbot captured the French ship Rivoli and was subsequently honoured as a Knight Grand Cross, for his gallantry and distinguished naval service, by King George III and the then Duke of Norfolk, Henry Charles. The Talbot Arms pub in Uplyme is named after Admiral John Talbot and Rhode Hill House passed down through the Talbot family, Garman's mother Celia (known as "Cecily") Talbot being born and living for many years at Rhode Hill. Garman's mother, Celia Mary Gertrude Talbot, was born on 26 April 1891.[24][25]
Admiral the Honourable Sir John Talbot GCB was born a Talbot de Malahide at Malahide Castle near Dublin in 1769 and died at Rhode Hill in Lyme Regis in 1851. Two of Garman's uncles were the 8th and 9th Baron Talbot de Malahide, Reginald Stanislaus Victor Talbot (1897–1975) and Joseph Hubert George Talbot (1899–1987) respectively, brothers of Garman's mother.[26] Garman's father was Captain Edmund Erconwald Garman, the son of Cornelius Edward Garman. Edmund married Celia Talbot, daughter of John Reginald Charles Talbot and Maria Josephine de Stacpoole at the Brompton Oratory in Knightsbridge, London, in 1916. Edmund gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Army Service Corps.
Before marrying Garman, Francesca studied Fine Art at Winchester School of Art and Social Anthropology at St Anne's College at the University of Oxford.[27] Francesca was married to Garman for nearly 50 years and alongside Garman she was a director of Mangar International Ltd for 33 of those years. She is now a director of David E. T. Garman Concepts Ltd, though the Managing & Legal Affairs Director of David E. T. Garman Concepts Ltd is their eldest son, Rupert.
Early Life
At the age of 17, during the Second World War, Garman was called up and joined the Royal Air Force, serving for three years, until he was honourably discharged, in the ground crew for No. 75 Squadron in Cambridgeshire. After the war ended, he spent a brief period as a preparatory school teacher at All Hallows School which had been evacuated to Chagford in Devon before training to become an accountant and company secretary and working for a number of engineering companies in Hampshire, which is where he developed an interest in product design and materials.
During this period, as a carer for a number of his elderly relatives, he became aware of the difficulties in bathing experienced by older people, which inspired his first invention, for which he won the HTV Design Award in 1981, the portable powered bath lift. He successfully visualised and commercialised this product, which would result in a safe and dignified bathing experience for people with mobility problems. His later inventions, which also utilise low air-pressure, all assist elderly or disabled people to manage more independently at home or in a more dignified manner in hospitals or residential homes or assist the emergency services, such as ambulance crews, to lift and manoeuvre sick, elderly or injured people, whatever their size and weight. These inventions include different types of emergency lifting cushion, such as the "Mangar Elk" and the "Mangar Camel", which are still widely used around the world by paramedics and nurses.
Education
Garman attended Catholic boarding school with Joseph Cyril Bamford CBE who later founded J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited, universally known as JCB. Garman's younger brother Joseph and father Edmund, like Joseph Cyril Bamford CBE, attended Stonyhurst College near Clitheroe in Lancashire, England.
Garman was initially educated by nuns at St John's Convent school at Alton Towers, Staffordshire, and thereafter educated by Dominican monks, first at St Louis School at Spode House, Hawkesyard in Staffordshire and later at Laxton Hall in Rutland, Northamptonshire. He remained a devout Catholic throughout his life.
Affordable Housing in Lyme Regis
With the support of his nephew, Bernie Kevill (a son of his late sister Elizabeth), Garman was instrumental in the development of affordable housing in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England. He sold very cheaply part of his land on the outskirts of Lyme Regis to Lyme Regis Community Land Trust to build 15 affordable homes. The development sits on Timber Hill and is named Garman's Field because of this.[28][29]
Wildlife
Garman was Vice-President of the Radnorshire Wildlife Trust for many years and fought to protect the Trust's independence and identity. He admired the work of, amongst others, David Attenborough OM CH CVO CBE FRS and Chris Packham CBE.
Woodlands
Garman invested heavily in the preservation of flora and fauna in Wales, where he planted one of the largest broad-leaved woodlands of more than 10,000 trees near Llandrindod Wells.[30][31]
Woodland Advisors
In relation to his hillside estate in Radnorshire, Garman's woodland advisors were his close friends Paul Raymond-Barker BEM (British Empire Medal) and David Hargreaves. Paul Raymond-Barker's uncle, Major Richard Raymond-Barker MC, was the penultimate RAF pilot to be shot down by Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron, in the First World War. As a mark of Garman's appreciation of David Hargreaves's support in respect of the plantation of his woodlands, Garman named two parts of his woodlands Upper Hargreaves Wood and Lower Hargreaves Wood. David Hargreaves met Garman when the former was working as an officer of The Radnorshire Wildlife Trust.
Sports
Until his relatively old age, Garman enjoyed cricket. He last played cricket, at Arley Hall in Cheshire at the invitation of family friends Viscount Ashbrook and his eldest son Rowland, in about 1990 when he was 68 years old. Garman and his eldest son Rupert played in the Arley team against the local Great Budworth team. Garman also enjoyed watching Rugby Union, especially the Six Nations Championship, as well as snooker and The Championships, Wimbledon tennis. Throughout his life he also enjoyed playing croquet.
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