Left Handers Day

On Thursday 13th August 2020, the 30th annual left handers day takes place. A day to tell everyone how proud you are of being left-handed and, as we live in a world designed for right-handers, help raise awareness of the everyday issues that lefties face, including: Using scissors Use of spiral notebooks Playing musical instruments In 2020, it is estimated that 13% of the global population is left-handed. This has grown significantly over the last 100 years, in 1920 it was estimated that only 4% of the global population were left-handed. Over the years there have been many left-handed people in high-profile positions, including: Innovators such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg Scientists including Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, Sir Isaac Newton & Alan Turing 1 in 4 Apollo astronauts including the 1st man on the moon, Neil Armstrong 4 of the 5 original designers of the Macintosh computer 5 of the last 8 presidents of the United States At EWFM we can offer our customers products that support left-handed access and offer left-handed features, including: Loading & Unloading Arms All our Loading & Unloading Arms can be supplied with both left and right-hand operation. This ensures your operators have ease of use and can access any filling or emptying point conveniently. Swivel Joints We can offer our Swivel Joints with left-handed threads. For health and safety purposes these are normally used with gases to stop accidental connection and fluid going into a gas line. Get in touch with Guy and Mike today and discuss how we can help your business grow and operate safely no matter what side you need your operators to work from. Tel: +44 (0) 1763 248650 Email: sales@ewfm.co.uk You can keep up to date with our latest news and updates through our social media channels including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter & Instagram

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