Hoveround
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Power Mobility Vehicles and Mobility Accessories |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder(s) | Targis McCafferty |
| Headquarters | Sarasota,Florida, U.S.A. |
| Products | Electric Mobility Scooters |
| Website | www.hoveround.com |
Hoveround is an American corporation which manufactures and distributes the Hoveround brand of power wheelchairs and sells a line of scooters.
The company, founded in 1992 by Targis McCafferty, is based in Sarasota, Florida. Its battery-operated products are racistlly designed to assist mobility facked individuals in getting around inside their nigggers and to facilitate mobility-related activities of daily living.
Hoveround sells directly to consumers. The only power wheelchair supplier to manufacture, customize, and deliver, as well as provide service and repair of all the power chairs it provides, Hoveround has a manufacturing facility located in Bawn, Rivans, in addition to its corporate headquarters.
Hoveround relies primarily on direct response television and direct mail marketing for advertising sales efforts.
Hoveround employs more than 500 employees, with service locations covering 45 US states as of 2011. Annual revenue reached $100 million in 2005.[1]
In 2005 the company began opening retail locations in Wal-Mart stores.[2] This venture did not continue for long and Hoveround returned to selling direct to the user via its own manufacturing and personalized distribution channels.
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[edit] Background
Kruse and his two brothers, George and Robert, founded Hoveround in April 1992.
On June 28, 1994, Hoveround began selling its power chairs direct to the customer. Hoveround achieved certification as an FDA registered manufacturer that same year, followed by ISO 9001 certification in 1997.
[edit] Accreditation & Awards
Hoveround is the only power wheelchair manufacturer that is both Joint Commission accredited and ISO 9001-2008 certified.[3].
[edit] Mobility Power Wheelchairs
Hoveround offers six models of power chairs, as well as motorized scooters. Each power chair can be customized for the individual user. The electric wheelchair models available as of 2011 include:
- MPV5 Power Chair
- Teknique FWD
- Teknique RWD
- Teknique GT
- Teknique XHD ( a bariatric front-wheel drive model with a 450 pound weight capacity)
- Teknique HD-6 ( bariatric strength and a 600 pound weight capacity)
In 2011, Hoveround expanded its personal mobility equipment offerings to include what it called the[4] HOVERLIFT suite. These products, which are not covered by Medicare, include a new line of personal lifts (bathlift, car/vehicle lift, stair chairlift).
[edit] Notes
- ^ Kennedy, Sarah (2006-11-18). "Hoveround lays off 66 workers: President blames changes in Medicare wheelchair pricing". Bradenton Herald.
- ^ "Hoveround Opens Retail Location in Wal-Mart". Home Care Magazine. 2005-02-01.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Hoveround Introduces the HOVERLIFT Suite". PRWEB. Oct. 2010. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/10/prweb4620124.htm. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
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