Handicare Stairlifts UK is part of the Handicare Group, founded in 1986 which supplies technical aids for the elderly, the physically disabled and their carers. Handicare Group is a global top three player in Accessibility and Patient Handling solutions. Its products include homecare products (such as stairlifts), patient handling and bathroom safety products, and personal transfer and automobile adaptation solutions. Handicare's branded products are distributed through a comprehensive network of professional dealers and distributors in 30 countries around the world. Handicare is headquartered in Kista, Sweden, and has subsidiaries in Norway, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, UK, Belgium, France, Canada and the US. The Group employs 1,130 people around the world and turnover in 2015 was EUR 290M.