Autochair

Car boot hoists, person lifts and driving aids for disabled drivers and passengers, manufactured in Derbyshire, UK

Alfreton, United KingdomFounded 1990autochair.co.uk Website technologies

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About Autochair

Autochair designs, manufactures and installs vehicle adaptation products. Its range includes car boot hoists for loading wheelchairs and mobility scooters, person lifts that transfer users from a wheelchair into a standard car seat, and driving aids such as hand controls, steering aids and left foot accelerators.

Customers are disabled drivers and passengers. Products are sold through the Motability scheme, by private purchase and through a UK-wide dealer network. Mobility in Motion is the UK exclusive distributor of Autochair products.

Autochair was founded in 1990 and traces its origins to 1983, when engineer David Walker developed the first Autochair. The company manufactures at a purpose-built factory in Alfreton, Derbyshire. It won the Motability Supplier of the Year Award in 2012.

Product: Car boot hoists for wheelchairs and scooters, Milford person lifts for transfers into car seats, and hand controls and other driving aids.

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Leadership

David Walker · Founder
Source: company website

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