SUPPLIER SPOTLIGHT
Ypush Founder and CEO Brian Harrison with his labour of love
YPush: Pushing the boundaries of mobility innovation With a background in mechanical engineering and building high revving competition racing car engines, Brian Harrison is certainly targeting an altogether different market with the Ypush. “The speed element is somewhat different,” he laughs. “But the attention to detail is pretty similar!”
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Brian recalls that he was in England on business, staying in Poole Quay, when his initial idea for the Ypush came about. “I spotted an elderly lady struggling along the seafront, using a three-wheeled walker to help support herself,” he says. “She had her shopping bags draped all over
Five years in development and designed from the ground up, the Ypush Carer Controller Hybrid Wheelchair was the invention of Guernsey-based engineer Brian Harrison. He saw a gap in the market for an ultra-portable chair with power drive, steering and a compact lightweight robust construction that would transform the lives of both the occupant and the attendant. THIIS caught up with Brian Harrison, CEO of Ypush, to discuss his innovative chair and his plans for the future…
the handles as she moved along slowly. “I noticed that she took a few steps forward but then she kept stopping and looking back over her shoulder. This happened again and again as she continued her journey along the quayside and it looked as if she was concerned that she might