Tag: Custom Seating
Sunrise Medical buys Ride Designs
October 3, 2023HME News Staff
FRESNO, Calif. – Sunrise Medical has acquired Ride Designs, significantly expanding the company’s custom seating offerings, clinical expertise and service capabilities.
Denver-based Ride Designs, which was founded in 1998 by Tom Hetzel and Joe Bieganek, has built a name for itself for designing and delivering highly specialized seating systems for wheelchairs using the most up-to-date technologies, including 3D printing.
“By joining forces with Ride Designs,...
Ki Mobility packs one-two punch
January 19, 2018Liz Beaulieu, Editor
STEVENS POINT, Wis. - In less than a year, Ki Mobility has gone from no direct presence in the seating market, to covering two of three product categories.Ki Mobility announced last week that it has acquired the custom seating business of Burnet, Texas-based Stealth Products and is transitioning the business to its headquarters, here, to streamline ordering and improve delivery time.“More and more customers are looking to get their seating and wheelchair from the same supplier,” said...
Ki Mobility expands custom seating business
January 18, 2018HME News Staff
STEVENS POINT, Wis., and BURNET, Texas - Ki Mobility has acquired the custom seating business of Stealth Products, the two companies announced Jan. 17.The deal follows an outcry from customers over Stealth Products' decision in late 2017 to discontinue its custom seating business, according to a press release.“We felt this acquisition was a great solution for both of our customer bases," said Lorenzo Romero, president of Stealth Products, which has worked with Ki Mobility over the years...
Permobil further expands custom seating biz
January 11, 2018HME News Staff
LEBANON, Tenn. - Permobil will acquire the business assets of OBSS and NUTEC, Ottobock's custom seating businesses, it announced Jan. 10.The deal will further expand Permobil's offering in the seating and positioning market in the U.S. and Canada, company officials say.“We see tremendous potential in custom seating to improve health outcomes and achieve clinical objectives for individuals with complex needs,” says Tom Borcherding, president of Permobil Seating and Positioning.Complementing...