The first stairlift page to appear on Wikipedia was posted in May 2006 by Philip W Baker, founder member of The Stairlift Institute. At the time few dictionary definitions of “stairlift”, “stair lift” or “stair-lift” existed.

The Oxford Dictionary definition stated:

“a lift in the form of a chair that can be raised or lowered at the edge of a domestic staircase, used for carrying a person with walking difficulties. ”

More recently, Collins Dictionary states:

“a mechanical device with a seat for carrying an elderly or infirm person up a flight of stairs.”

Time for a stairlift discocoa - put on some music, grab a mug of cocoa and ride the stairs!!

We at the stairlift farm define a stairlift as

“a fabulous moving chair that transports you up and down stairs and gives you back the freedom of your own home. Marvellous”

All that’s put me in the mood for a stairlift discocoa – feel free to join in!

Now where my record player?? Get the milk pan on Auntie!

Cheery-bye!

The modern streamlined design and neutral colour scheme should fit into any home and from only £1,650 the budget price is just as attractive.

Don’t forget with our free survey and no-obligation quotation offer, it costs you nothing to find out more.

Call us now on 0800 083 0513

Our latest new stairlift could put a smile on YOUR face too!

Today at the stairlift farm we have been giving ourselves a pat on the back!

We pride ourselves on our friendly family service and it’s always nice to hear that our customers are happy. Here are a couple of examples of thank you letters we have received – one from way back in November 2005 and the second received only this morning – proof that we consistently do a good job for our grateful customers.

November 2005:

“I feel I must write to you to express my complete satisfaction for the way in which you supplied and fitted our stairlift. I was impressed by the way you thoroughly explained all aspects of the matter and also by the way it was fitted. I would thoroughly recommend your firm to anyone thinking of having a stairlift fitted.” G.M. –  Surrey

May 2011:

“Many thanks for an excellent and caring job with my new stairlift. Very pleased with it. Thanks again. Best wishes.” L.B. – Kent

Keep smiling!

]]> http://www.21stcenturystairlifts.co.uk/news/customer-satisfaction/feed/ 0 http://www.21stcenturystairlifts.co.uk/news/naidex-2012/ http://www.21stcenturystairlifts.co.uk/news/naidex-2012/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 11:39:01 +0000 centuryadmin http://www.21stcenturystairlifts.co.uk/?p=930 Today on the stairlift farm we have been discussing the delights we found at Naidex when we visited earlier in the week.

Naidex is the grand farmer’s market of the mobility industry in the UK and hosts an exhibition with displays and stalls from all of the major companies involved with the supply of stairlifts, wheelchairs, mobility scooters and all sorts of other wonderful items designed to make life easier for people with all manners of abilities and disabilities.

An early train took us across the rainy English countryside, past the flooded fields of drought ridden Britain to Birmingham, where the NEC hosted this year’s Naidex exhibition.

We wandered at length round all manner of stalls and displays looking at new models and innovations. Tried some different stairlifts, marvelled at all-terrain mobility scooters, curly-curvy walking sticks and screw backed shoes and even managed to have an ice cream… before heading home again full of inspiration.

What a lovely day out!

Having seen the photo of the stairlift discovered by the Superstair Boss on HMS Warrior (see previous blog), he suggested that the commissioners may have chosen an Acorn stairlift in honour of Rear Admiral Collingwood.

Seeing our puzzled faces he then showed us a page on Wikipedia, where we found the following:

“Captain Cuthbert Collingwood, later to become an admiral and Nelson’s second in command at Trafalgar, had his home at Morpeth, in Northumberland, and when he was there on half pay or on leave he loved to walk over the hills with his dog Bounce.

He always started off with a handful of acorns in his pockets, and as he walked he would press an acorn into the soil whenever he saw a good place for an oak tree to grow.

Some of the oaks he planted are probably still growing more than a century and a half later ready to be cut to build ships of the line at a time when nuclear submarines are patrolling the seas, because Collingwood’s purpose was to make sure that the Navy would never want for oaks to build the fighting ships upon which the country’s safety depended.”

Shame he didn’t plant a few stairlift rails at the same time!

Heave-ho, m’ hearties! Cheery-bye!

Even on holiday the Superstair Boss has a knack of finding something to remind him of the stairlift farm. In Portsmouth recently he came across this on HMS Warrior. We’re not convinced it’s an original feature though…

A 21st Century stairlift

Today at the stairlift farm we have been looking at photos from the stairlift farm-ily albums.

We have been selecting some pictures to grace the pages of the 21st Century Stairlifts website and great nostalgic fun it is too.  Do you remember any of these?

exercise is very important for young stairlifts

always ready to rush to the aid of distressed stairlifts!

I fear you may not be aware

The stairlift screws onto your stair

Not to the wall as you surmised

You see – I knew you’d be surprised!

The wall is strong, but who trusts fate

You thought it wouldn’t bear your weight

Our stair-based chair won’t come adrift

That’s why it isn’t named wall-lift.

by 21st Century Mel

Spring is definitely in the air at the stairlift farm. Everyone seems to have an extra spring in their step and a smile a bright as the March sunshine.  The magpies and jackdaws are wheeling around over the stairlift farm looking for goodies to steal and are eyeing up the kitchen garden and the stairlift rail plants. Doubtless the magpies find the glinting baby stairlift rails very tempting, but I have yet to find a magpie equal to the magnificent root system on one of these plants, so I am confident they will remain exactly where they are. Unfortunately the nuts and bolts bushes are more vulnerable so we have covered them with netting for protection. A bit of netting will also be advisable in the vegetable patch I think.

There is a feeling of anticipation in the air as the new crops grow and prepare to take the place of those that are ready for replanting. New life for old and especially for those lucky people adopting a stairlift for the first time – they will certainly be gaining a new lease of life with all the added freedom their new companion brings.

Onwards and upwards!

This is an annual event and takes place in spring each year, during frog spawning season. The Antique Toadshow is an opportunity to celebrate all things amphibian and sports lots of stalls, exhibits and games dedicated to toads, frogs and newts.

As usual, the event will take place in the splendidly spacious grounds of  Minivator Manor and is hosted by Sir Bruno Brooks-Minivator, a benevolent local toad-lover and philanthropist.

This year we at the stairlift farm have been asked to set up an Anti-Obstacle course as a new variation of the It’s a Frogout competition which takes place during the afternoon. This hilarious event is always one of the highlights of the show. The anti-obstacle course was conceived by Sir Bruno Brooks-Minivator, who is an advocate for the elderly, disabled and unstable of the parish and works like this:

A team from the local scouts group were asked to devise an It’s a Frogout obstacle course that they would find both enjoyable and challenging. This was set up approximately a month ago allowing them time to test it out thoroughly. Once it was set up the 21st Century Stairlifts team led by the Superstair Boss trundled in to evaluate the obstacle course and devise ways to turn it into an ANTI-obstacle course using hoists, straight stairlifts, curved stairlifts, chairlifts, bath lifts, mobility scooters and all sorts of other mobility aids… creating ingenious and accessible fun for absolutely ALL the family. This is what is currently under preparation in the stairlift farm barn.

The Great Aunts are busy down in Acorn cottage preparing for their food stall.  ”Great Oaks from little Acorns grow” they titter as they sort through the supplies donated by local businesses Happy Home, Adapt IT and The Great Oaks Inn. Their menu will include chunky wedges of  crisply delicious toad-in-the-hole,  a pond-like bowl of As-a-Newt trifle and frog spawn pudding (tapioca) bubbling in a massive cauldron,  all of which will be served on lily-pad shaped plates donated for the occasion by Sir Bruno Brooks-Minivator from his collection of frog and toad memorabilia.

Our local GP, Dr Hilary Meditek, who is a keen antiques buff, will be taking on the role of  Meditek Man for the day – trying to detect the age and worth of items brought by the public to the Antiques Toadshow and also diagnosing their ailments at the same time. Pretty much just as he does the rest of the time, in fact.

And as for me……wait and see……

More on the Antiques Toadshow as it unfolds….

Cheery-bye!