A caring Mansfield business has stepped in to provide a school with specialist lifesaving equipment to meet the specific needs of one of its pupils.

Lifting and safety hire company FLG Services loaned a defibrillator to Wainwright Primary Academy, part of Diverse Academies Learning Partnership, in Mansfield.

Year 6 pupil  has been diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, a disease of the heart that can cause irregular heartbeats, weakness and fatigue, heart failure and in extreme cases, cardiac arrest.

Saff wanted a defibrillator to be centrally located in case of emergency.

Academy pastoral officer Julia Hallam contacted its local equipment hirer to discuss leasing a machine and that led to the generous offer.

“When I spoke to the manager of the centre and explained why our requirement was so urgent for a defibrillator, he was very understanding.

“He spoke with one of his managers at FLG Services, which provide safety equipment to the lifting industry, who kindly offered to loan us a portable machine until Benjamin leaves us in summer 2018.

“We absolutely delighted by their generosity, and this young boy’s family now have additional peace of mind for the rest of his time at Wainwright.”

Matthew Hood, regional operations manager at FLG Services, said: “We are delighted to have been able to assist. As soon as we heard about Benjamin we wanted to help and providing this vital piece of equipment will give him, his parents and his teachers peace of mind.”

The portable defibrillator, which will be located directly outside Benjamin’s classroom, can deliver a lifesaving shock and provide visual and verbal information about the rate of CPR required.

Statistics show that survival rates can increase by up to 74% if CPR and a defibrillator are administered within three minutes of a collapse.

Benjamin Jones is pictured with, from left, his mum, Emma Friar; Dameon Hallam, sales executive for Tool Hire Express; Julia Hallam, pastoral officer at Wainwright Primary Academy; and Benjamin’s father, Andrew Jones.