When your mobility is impaired, you begin to feel trapped inside your own home. When climbing the stairs is difficult, even dangerous due to a likelihood of fall, it makes all the sense in the world to look into stairlifts, chair elevators, or platform lifts, depending on your exact mobility issue.

Savaria is a Canada-based accessibility company that has been operating for over 40 years in the business of helping people gain access to their homes, or to help them improve access to business establishments and public buildings. Savaria Stairlifts has developed a large selection of chair elevators, vertical platform lifts and inclined platform lifts. With its recent acquisition of Concord company, its offerings have expanded into the area of luxury elevators as well. Let's look at the today's selection of Savaria's chair elevators and platform lifts. After reading, you should have a better idea what type of Savaria chair elevator is best suited for your building, or your mobility issue you are coping with.

Savaria chair elevators

Savaria offers two straight stair chair elevators, the entry level model named Savaria Step-Saver, and the mainstream model Savaria B.07.

The Step-Saver is a battery powered stair elevator with the 300 lbs weight capacity, constant battery charging system that will never leave you stranded, and a flip-up design for storing, and a neutral beige colored finish to suit any interior.

The B.07 comes both in the AC-powered version and th DC, or battery powered version. AC-powered version can be made weather resistant, therefore used as an outdoor chair elevator. Both versions have 300 lbs. standard carrying capacity with the possibility of upgrade to 400 lbs. The unit comes with 3 year limited warranty, and numerous standard safety features, including an emergency hand brake.

Savaria vertical platform lifts

Savaria offers three models of vertical platform lifts, the Savaria V-1504, the Savaria PAL (personal accessiblity lift) vertical platform lift, and Savaria Prolift vertical platform lift.

Savaria V-1504 vertical platform lift

Savaria V-1504 is a vertical platform lift that is enclosed in an enclosure that makes it self-contained lift, suitable for any kind of building, business, public building, and home. There is no engine room needed. Savaria wheelchair platform lift is suitable for one passenger, possibly on a wheelchair, or a mobility scooter. Its luxurious design and several finish options will make it fit anywhere, even the most opulent environments. With emergency stop buttons, and the underpan sensors that prevent the lift from moving if there is an obstacle underneath, you will feel save and secure in the V-1504. Its carrying capacity is 750 lbs. Savaria V-1504 comes in three different floor plans, plus a custom floor plan option.

Savaria PAL vertical platform lift

Savaria Personal Accessibility Lift, PAL, is an elevator that is self contained, thereby needing no separate machine room, and optionally put into enclosure panels, thereby increasing its safety and protection from the weather. It can be designed to cover as much as 12 feet of height between floors ( local regulations permitting ) and it can feature as many as three stops. Its weight capacity is 750 lbs.

Savaria ES-125 Inclined Platform Lift

The Savaria ES-125 helps in homes and public buildings where straight stairs need to be made wheelchair accessible. It consists of a straight rail, the inclined platform and the engine station tower that is locate at the top of the stairs. The machine system can optinally be installed in a separate machine room as well. The ES-125 wheelchair platform lift has a carrying capacity of 400 lbs and will accommodate a wheelchair, a mobility scooter and a passenger. Savaria ES-125 comes with numerous safety features, from a built-in fire alarm, to manual lowering crank, to emergency brake and slack cable off switch. It is designed for a permanent, continuous use. You will feel safe and secure with Savaria ES-125.

Savaria S64 and C65 Inclined Platform Lifts

Savaria S64 and C65 are both inclined platform lifts that either mount on the vertical stanchions or on the wall. They are suitable for buildings and stairs where a vertical platform lift or an elevator are not an option due to geometry of space, or financial limitations. The S64 and C65 are both ready to be installed within public buildings, corporate offices, or homes due to all the safety features, and warning operation signals for the pedestrians. The S64 inclined wheelchair platform lift will be suitable for a single stretch stair steps, while the C65 can accommodate several stretches of straight stairs with the intermediate horizontal levels or landings.