Chairs meet heavier weight demand

The UK's rise in obesity levels has prompted Evac+Chair International to launch two new emergency evacuation chairs. The standard Evac+Chair 300H is to be replaced with a new mark 4 edition which has a payload of 180kg, an increase of 30kg on the earlier model.

The company has also developed a new chair, the 1-440 which will hold an individual weighing 200kg. The chair includes a foot rest and is designed to have two people to assist where necessary.

Mark Wallace, MD, said: "We have invested significantly in R&D in order to develop these products.

It has included using advanced material technology and executing a rigorous testing programme. The result is two chairs which can easily cater for a heavier weight capacity. The 300H Mk4 remains the lightest chair on the market."