Four more public access defibrillators have been installed in Cardiff city centre.
The installation of the new life-saving equipment brings the total number of defibrillators in key city centre locations to nine.
The latest installations are the result of a collaboration between Cardiff Council’s City Centre Management Team, Save a Life Cymru – the national programme to improve cardiac arrest survival in Wales through CPR and defibrillator awareness, and Wates, the national developer contractor company partnering with the Council to deliver new council homes across the city.
Residents, visitors, and workers in the city centre will now have quicker access to vital, life-saving equipment which have been strategically installed in high-footfall areas.
Each unit is registered with The Circuit – the national defibrillator network – ensuring emergency services can guide 999 callers to their nearest device instantly.
New defibrillators are now available at The Duke of Wellington pub on The Hayes, at Hayes Island Snack Bar, Cardiff and Vale Credit Union, Working Street and Renegade Gym on Penarth Road. Devices are also available at the Bluebell pub on High Street,
Elgin House, Tesco, the Cambrian Tap pub and Walkabout on St Mary Street – all of which were installed in phase one of the initiative.
Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities, Cllr Lynda Thorne, said: “The Council is proud to be part of this project that is putting community safety and wellbeing at its heart. Every minute counts when someone suffers a cardiac arrest, so this equipment will enable the community and businesses to manage a life-threatening situation, should the need arise, before medical support arrives. We are very grateful to Wates for their support via their community wellbeing benefit commitment, and to AJ Electrical for providing the installation of the defibrillators.”
Sian Davis, Save a Life Cymru Community Co-ordinator Team Leader, South Wales said: “We are delighted to have supported the installation of nine public access defibrillators and cabinets at key locations in Cardiff city centre. We have ensured that all these defibrillators have been registered on The Circuit so that their locations are available to the Welsh Ambulance Service to allow the 999 call-takers to directly send a bystander to a registered defibrillator and help save more lives.
“This has been an excellent collaboration between Cardiff Council, Wates Group and Save a Life Cymru to improve the provision of 24/7 accessible lifesaving devices for everyone who resides in or visits the city centre. We know for every minute someone’s in cardiac arrest without receiving CPR and having a defibrillator used on them, their chance of survival decreases by 10%.”
Edward Rees, Regional Managing Director for Wales, Wates Residential, said: “We’re proud to support this initiative for a second year. Working with Cardiff Council, Public Health Wales and our supply chain partner AJ Electrical, we’ve helped make life-saving equipment more accessible across the city. This kind of practical, community-focused support reflects who we are at Wates and the lasting impact we aim to leave where it’s needed most.”
