ACORN Stair Lifts is a substantial privately owned company, who's headquarters and manufacturing facility is headquarters and manufacturing facility is located in the heart of Yorkshire, in Northern England, with sales offices and distribution centers in Orlando, Florida and Ontario, Canada. ACORN employs over 750 staff worldwide, and its core business is the manufacture and sale of ACORN Superglide electric stair lifts.

As well as a significant presence in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia & Germany there are also dealers for ACORN Stair Lifts in the following countries;

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Channel Islands, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malta, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland. More partners are joining ACORN and helping to 'Give Lives a Lift' worldwide continuously.

History of ACORN Stair Lifts

ACORN Stair Lifts was formed by Mr John Jakes in 1992 and the business started by buying, reconditioning and reselling pre-owned stair lifts, as well as buying in new lifts from other UK manufacturers. Within a very short space of time, demand outstripped supply and we were forced to explore other supply options to maintain our commitment to exceptional customer service levels.

Design an All New Stair Lift

The obvious choice was to begin design and manufacture of our own stair lift to ensure control over our own supply. From this decision, the ACORN Superglide Lift  was born, soon to become a market leader, and to this day remaining at the forefront of stair lift technology.

When designing the new lift, we consciously focused on simplicity, ease of installation and maintenance, and ultimately 'designed out' many of the difficulties we had experienced with stair lifts of other manufacture.

Innovative Technology

This stair lift benefits from contemporary design and the very latest innovation in direct current (DC) power technology. ACORN pioneered DC technology in the stair lift industry, due to the inherent advantages of safety, smooth power delivery and the ability to operate normally during mains power failure. Interestingly, all of our manufacturing competitors have followed our lead and now offer DC product, or have DC powered appliances under development, such are the advantages of this technology.

Of the UK based stair lift manufacturers, ACORN is the now the largest volume supplier in the direct-to-end-user market, as opposed to supply through local authorities (government grant assisted purchases). ACORN currently manufactures in excess of 50,000 new units per annum and has many thousands of customers globally.

Supplying the World with Stair Lifts

An integral part of our export growth is our continuous search for like-minded, enthusiastic and motivated sales partners to manage territories throughout the world. To that end, we are committed to working very closely with our selected sales partners, maximising opportunities, through proven sales training, marketing support and comprehensive technical back-up.

Our public sector sales department shows continuous growth as a result of our commitment to product quality, cost control and high service levels. Through our dedicated department and sales team, Local Authority specifiers and clients alike can be assured of unrivalled attention to their stair lift requirements.