Ruth Lee ltd, based on London Road, is Europe s leading manufacturer of rescue training manikins. The business recently teamed up with Lifecast Body Simulation to design a revolutionary lifelike manikin as part of an intensive training to save lives at sea. An elite British Special Forces unit, which is part of the Royal Navy and traces its origins back to the Second World War, has been training with the Advanced Water Rescue manikin (below). The life-like manikin being used as part of a drill. The RNLI, Bristow Search and Rescue, the UK’s search and rescue helicopter service, several Ambulance Hazardous Area Response Paramedic teams and also the Maritime Skills Academy, have all supported the development of the manikin with rigorous testing and trials.