Stairlift Features

Choose from our selection of features which can be built into your stairlift to make it unique to your individual needs and your home. And if you don't see what you are looking for, just ask, as it may well be that our expert stairlift engineers can come up with the perfect solution.

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Slide Track

The unique sliding track is slightly shorter than the length of the staircase. The track moves with you as you travel up or down the stairs on the stairlift and reaches its end point before you get to the top or bottom of the stairs. This makes it safer to get off. This option is especially useful where both the top and bottom of the stairs are potentially obstructed by the track.

A stair lift track extends along carpeted stairs, providing accessibility in a home.

A light-grey stair lift is being installed on a carpeted staircase. The lift's track is affixed to the wall and steps.

Powered Hinge Track

To avoid the stairlift track permanently blocking doorways, or creating a trip hazard, the Companion track can be folded away at the click of a button on the handset.

A stair lift is attached to a carpeted staircase, ascending alongside a wooden banister. A potted plant sits nearby in a domestic setting.

A stairlift, folded against a carpeted staircase, is situated in a home environment. A potted plant stands nearby.

Swivel Seat Option for Easier Dismounting

The seat can be swivelled round to allow you to step comfortably onto the landing. As an optional extra, Companion also offers a powered swivel seat.

A stair lift chair sits against a wall, appearing to be stationary, in what seems to be a residential hallway.

A stair lift sits against a wall, appearing ready for use, within a home setting.

Perch Seat

If you have restricted movement in the knee or hip joints you may find sitting painful. In these situations a perch seat may be the ideal solution as it allows the user to be in a near-standing position when using the stairlift. This can also be a useful solution for extremely narrow stairways.

Upholstery is available in a choice of 6 colours. Available for the 1000 straight stairlift and the 4000 curved stairlift.

A stair lift sits folded against a carpeted staircase, ready to transport someone up the stairs. The lift is mostly white and grey, with light blue accents.

Remote Control

The stairlift can be 'parked' out of sight at the top or bottom of the stairs and simply called back to your feet when needed via the infrared remote control. This is also ideal when more than one person in the house uses the stairlift. If necessary, somebody else can even operate the stairlift for you whilst you travel in safety.

Easy to Use Left or Right Handed Controls

Companion's unique ergonomic controls were designed with input from Occupational Therapists to make sure all Companion Stairlifts are simple and comfortable to use - even for sufferers of arthritis or the visually impaired. The comfortable easy grip 'paddle switch' requires minimal pressure, simply push in the direction of travel to move off.

Controls can be accommodated on either of the armrests to reflect a right or left handed user preference. This is a very useful feature for people who have possibly suffered a loss of mobility to one side of their body and need a stairlift that is built specifically around their needs.

A hand operates a pale, rounded control with a blue lever; it is attached to a beige armrest against a white background.

Upholstery Colour Choice

As well as being comfortable and offering support for your lower back, the Companion seat comes in a choice of 4 colours to complement any décor. Should you choose to redecorate your hallway, you can even have your seat re-upholstered to suit.

Dark brown leather stairlift chair seat option

Beige leather stairlift chair seat option

Black leather stairlift chair seat option

Automatic Cut-Out Safety Sensors

Should the stairlift detect an object in the path of one or more of its 7 sensors, it will automatically come to a smooth and safe stop.

Turn & Go (FreeCurve Only)

Turn and Go has been specially developed to help those customers who have a very narrow staircase that turns corners. Your seat will turn automatically so that your back faces the stairs, not the wall or handrail, during travel and moves your knees away from potential clashes with the wall or banister.

A man sits in a beige stairlift, ascending a carpeted staircase with a wooden banister; the lift is mounted to the wall.

Active Seat (FreeCurve Only)

The Active Seat has been designed to give you added support when you stand up and sit down in the stairlift chair. The technology has a lift and tilt mechanism, where the seat tilts upwards to help you when you are getting up and to gently lower you when sitting down.

A burgundy-padded stair lift chair sits on a carpeted staircase, partially folded up, ready to ascend. The lift is attached to a curved track.