Specialist seating company, CareFlex, prides itself on being an innovator rather than following the crowd. 

Their distinctive range of chairs are used in hospitals, nursing and residential homes, hospices, rehab facilities, respite centres and private homes in New Zealand and across the globe. Each chair is meticulously designed to help adults and children with special needs, disabilities and challenges to lead more comfortable lives and receive top quality postural support in the process.

Sales and Marketing Director Craig Downton says CareFlex products are designed to be transformative. “Our design team is free to produce innovative solutions, whether improving a feature on an existing chair or designing a completely new product,” he says. 

“All our products are tested and trialled to ensure they deliver high-quality and proven clinical benefits for end users.” says Craig. The individual user is always at the forefront of the design process. CareFlex actively collaborates and seeks feedback from both patients and carers to improve their chairs, and regular design meetings, workshops and focus groups are held to bring together a multi-disciplined team within the business. New products are rigorously tested (both internally and externally) throughout the design process to check their functionality, stability, strength and durability.

“We are aware of our identity: to design and manufacture products that stand the test of time and develop solutions that recognise that everyone is unique. We are proud that many of our chairs contain patented technology, which is only exclusively available through CareFlex.”