History
DGT Services Ltd was established by Derick Tann and his son, Gary, in 1986.
Initially DGT Services delivered repair and maintenance services on the old-style mobility vehicles, known as Invacar Model 70s, which pre-dated the Motability Scheme. DGT carried out these repairs on behalf of what was then the DHSS across the North East Thames Region.
These vehicles all had a characteristic blue fibre glass shell and were designed to carry a single occupant, with enough room to stow a folded wheelchair alongside. Manufacture of the Invacar Model 70s ceased in 1977 and they were finally taken off the road in 2003.
DGT Services were awarded their first Wheelchair Repair and Maintenance Contracts to Enfield, Waltham Forest and West Essex Wheelchair Services. And, almost 38 years later, we are extremely proud that we continue to serve both Enfield and West Essex service users.
Derick's other son, Brian (Gary's brother), joined DGT Services Ltd in 1993. Derick Tann retired some years ago and sadly passed away earlier in 2024. The company is led by both his sons: Gary as Managing Director and Brian, as Operations Manager. We have a great team of staff; our Contracts and Training Manager, Libby Corrie (also an Occupational Therapist who worked in Wheelchair Services for many years), plus our Team Leaders heading up each staff group, Service Engineers, Coordinators, Workshop Technicians, Stores.
DGT currently serves a total of 9 Wheelchair Services across London and the South East. Last year we carried out nearly 50,000 repairs, collections, deliveries and maintenance checks; that’s almost 1,000 every week!
Many of our staff have been with the DGT for over 20 years and are highly trained and skilled.
