History of Life & Mobility

The completely new Presto and Presto S give the assortment a new impulse. This makes the range of mobility scooters ready for the future!

With the introduction of a children's wheelchair, an even wider range of power wheelchairs is created.

In order to ensure reliable and fast delivery of tools, the warehouse capacity at the head office is further expanded.

After years of research and development, a completely new seating concept for wheelchairs called Newton is introduced. With Newton, Life & Mobility proves that it is an authority in seating and positioning.

With the opening of the Specialty Center, Life & Mobility effectuates its ambition to offer high-quality, individual power wheelchair customisation.

The French sales office is established in Lyon; an essential step towards providing better service and local support to our French customers.

The German sales office is established in Berlin. It is a great base from which to service the German market.

René Ploum is taking over the duties of the current management, which is formed by Henk Potappel and Eugène Jakubowski. With his experience, René Ploum will give substance to the continued international expansion of the Life & Mobility Group.

With the @Ease and @Work, Life & Mobility adds power assists to its product range. The assists fit all our manual wheelchairs.

Karma power wheelchairs are added to our product range under the slogan “mobility with power”.

Life & Mobility ranks among the five major European players in its market. The group has agencies and dealers in a large number of Western European countries. The reputation for innovation, market orientation and customer focus offers good prospects for further growth.

The introduction of these three new models results in a wide range of mobility scooters that offers plenty of choice for different user groups.

A unique chassis specifically designed for use in combination with seating orthoses.

The Kelvin seating element is introduced in collaboration with Quattron. Aimed specifically at passive users who need extra support, the Kelvin is a good addition to the Matrixx seating system.

Quattron Techniek in Ridderkerk is part of the Life & Mobility Group. This is a logical consequence of the collaboration that has been intensifying for many years.

With the move of Revatak to Doetinchem, the merger is complete. This is a good time to continue the joint activities under the name that reflects the essence of the organisation. Revab and Revatak are disappearing and making way for Life & Mobility.

In addition to a modern office environment, the head office in Doetinchem also offers a better showroom with more training facilities.

Establishment of Life & Mobility Development BV: the internal ‘development power house’. The unit operates as an independent company and works for all Life & Mobility activities in the group.

Revatak BV, the leading manufacturer of mobility scooters, is to be part of the Life & Mobility Group. With the expanded range, Life & Mobility can serve the market even better and the organisation can profit from the exchange of technical know-how.

Introduction of Axxion, the first wheelchair with electrical auxiliary drive. This allows the wheelchair to move much more comfortably. Life & Mobility Holding is being established to prepare the organisation for the future.

Life & Mobility Belgium BV is being established to facilitate maximum response to the specific demand in the Belgium market.

Takeover of Barry Emons Revalidatietechniek This will expand the range to include quality lines focusing on children.

Management buy-out by the Revab managers at the time. Alongside the majority interest of Eugène Jakubowski and Henk Potappel, ABN AMRO is taking a 40% interest in the company. For the time being, the brand name ‘ Revab’ will be used.

The Canto, a tilt-in-space wheelchair, further completes the product range.

Introduction of the Matrixx seating system, allowing a wheelchair to be adapted easily time and again to the changing needs of the individual user. As a result, not only is there more comfort, but the technical and economic life spans are significantly longer.

Introduction of the Roxx: the first wheelchair to be delivered as a modular system. Thanks to a frame that is adjustable in width, height and depth, this chair can be quickly and easily adapted to the individual user. The result is more comfort, considerable cost benefits and good conformity with sustainability criteria.

The year of the establishment of Revab. This same year, Revab is the first in the Netherlands to introduce high-quality manual wheelchairs, which can be adjusted to the individual user.