Autochair

Brand History

Born from one man’s desire for greater independence, Autochair is a leading manufacturer of vehicle adaptations. Following an accident in 1975 which paralysed David Walker, he wanted to find a solution that enabled him to get to and from work independently without relying on someone else to load and unload his wheelchair from his car.

With nothing suitable on the UK market at the time, David decided to invent his own solution which hoisted his wheelchair into a box on the roof of his car. Then in 1983, David was able to put his idea into production to help other people in a similar situation.

Over the years as technology advanced, the Smart Lifter boot hoist was developed. This used a hoist mechanism to lift mobility scooters and wheelchairs into the boot of a car, allowing Autochair to help even more people.

Now, with all three sons on board, Autochair operates from a multi-million factory in the heart of the East Midlands, has designed and developed a range of quality adaptations and exports to over 30 countries across the globe.

Autochair Product Range

Proudly designed and built in Britain, their products have been making a difference to the lives of tens of thousands of people for over 40 years. 

The Smart Lifter range includes a boot hoist solution to make easy work of loading and unloading a wheelchair, mobility scooter or powerchair from your car boot. They feature a new handset and electronics to ensure they are ready for the future of EV and hybrid vehicles. 

The Smart Transfer range offers specialised accessibility adaptations including the Milford Person Lift and the Autochair Transfer Plate, for drivers and passengers with reduced mobility, to aid their transfer from a mobility device, or even from standing.  

Each product is bespoke for your specific car as there are currently over 600 vehicle specific kits! New fitting kits are developed regularly for the most popular new vehicles including EVs & Hybrids. 

Autochair also offers the Autochair Smart Scooter Seat which is a mobility device adaptation, to make your mobility scooter easier to load, stow, transport and store in your vehicle.

Product Safety & Quality Standards

All Autochair products undergo rigorous operational life-cycle and stress testing from their in-house development and engineering test team. This includes conducting laboratory strength, durability, kinematic and environmental testing to ensure the products work in the most demanding applications and to ensure great performance of the products’ lifetime. 

Further to this, their business quality standard is ISO 9001 and each product meets all regulatory and ISO standard tests required of them.