stair lifts

Platinum stairlifts

All about Platinum stairlifts

If your relative needs a curved stairlift, there are specialist manufacturers dedicated to designing only curved lifts. One such manufacturer is Platinum. Platinum focuses purely on the curved-stairlift market. The company has also established a reputation for supplying quality reconditioned stairlifts through its New-to-You range. The manufacturer also claims that its Platinum Curve stairlift offers the market’s smoothest ride.
The Yorkshire company’s Approved Used range has more than 8,000 satisfied customers and offers high-quality reconditioned stairlifts at a good price. Platinum states that all the refurbishment on its curved stairlifts is carried out to the highest possible standard and that all its stairlifts are overhauled and fully tested by its dedicated team. Platinum believes that reconditioning stairlifts helps the environment, too.
But are reconditioned curved stairlifts perfectly safe? Well, yes – provided the stairlift is manufactured and installed by stairlift specialists and the rail is professionally designed for your relative’s staircase. In every case, though, the manufacturer or retailer will design a new custom rail for your relative’s staircase, as it’s only the stair-lift chairs that are refurbished. Make sure that all reconditioned chair lifts conform to British Standards.

So, what about other types of stair-lift? The ‘perch’-type lift is usually installed where the user has trouble bending at the knees or where the width of the staircase is restricted. It’s just like a normal stairlift except that the seat is higher and is more of a cushioned ledge than a chair. The user rests against this seat, bending lightly at the knees. Perch stairlifts tend to come with a safety arm for confidence and security, special harnesses for extra safety, large footrest plates and an adjustable seating position.