Being here means I can concentrate on the business rather than on the practicalities of running an office. We are very busy and being here saves time and money. We no longer have to deal with the gas man or sort out phone faults. We have a professional image, great facilities, centre staff to look after the building and the company of other like minded businesses. Only being tied into a one month contract is also a huge plus.

It was visiting the innovation centre for the first time that spurred us on to join forces and set up this company. We were both looking for a new challenge and have complementary skills and the timing seemed perfect. Seeing the lovely building, facilities and knowing that we would be working alongside a potential 50 plus other businesses, who would also all become potential customers, sealed the deal.

Moving into the Centre has helped make us more efficient, more productive and that has helped the bottom line. We pay for what we use, outsource our IT and the Centre’s serviced offices mean we can concentrate totally on our work and on developing the business, rather then worry about utility bills, answering sales calls or changing light bulbs. We recently recruited a new staff member in order to develop a new arm to our business and, despite the recession, we are thriving.

We didn’t expect to be looking for offices or recruiting for at least another year but business has really taken off so we needed to step out of our homes and make the move into professional offices. Being here is more than having an office, it’s about being part of a thriving community.

Very good course with good visual aids. Demonstrations very good and lots of help from tutors. Would recommend to anyone wanting to do First Aid.

Doctors in the hospital told me that if it wasn't for the Air Ambulance I would have been paralysed or worse and I am truly grateful. Having the Doctor on board the Air Ambulance definitely made a difference. Quite simply they brought hospital to me and saved my life.

I’m so thankful to Dylan and Sonia from the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance who saved my life.

The DLRAA crew are definitely my heroes. Without them I don't think I would be alive today.

I suffered a serious head injury and a badly broken collarbone, following a motor bike accident on 19th June 2010. Just three months later I was not only here to tell the tale but was racing my bike again. It’s all down to Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance (DLRAA).

I feel so lucky that I was airlifted by DLRAA. It would have taken me over 40 minutes to get to hospital by land and this would have been too long for me. Doctors even said that if it wasn’t for DLRAA, their skill and the speed in which they air lifted me I wouldn’t have made it.