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.”