SERE Holdings gives new specialist aircraft to NHS, thanks to Paragon Bank

247 Aviation, part of the SERE Holdings group, has acquired a Pilatus PC12 NGX plane to quickly transport organs and teams of medics and healthcare professionals across the country, after being awarded a Blood and Transplant Transport contract by the NHS.

Because of this new addition to the 247 Aviation’s Air Ambulance Service fleet, they can also provide specialist transport worldwide, including the recent repatriation of a patient from Portugal to the UK.

Paragon Bank advised SERE Holdings on funding terms and provided the resolutions to complete the application, to ensure the PC12 was available as soon as possible to deliver its essential services.

Claire Grist, FBO Manager for Jet Assist, SERE Holdings’ fixed base operator, said: “The acquisition of the PC12 is paramount to providing first class emergency care when it’s needed most, 24 hours a day, 365 days per year.

“We’re immensely proud to support the NHS Blood and Transplant Transport contract, as well as aiding in patient repatriation efforts. We are part of something special and hope to continue to support patients in their times of need.”

Alison Jones, Paragon Bank’s Head of Aviation, said: “I am tremendously proud of not only how quickly we were able to provide the funding for the PC12, but also the exceptional work it is doing throughout the UK, supporting the NHS and patients at their time of greatest need.”

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