| Bison Bede is a company that serves the specialized | | | | the quickest-to-set-up curved stair lift. |
| home care market, particularly in the niche area of | | | | Models are usually made with a vast array of options |
| mobility products. Established well, this company | | | | that can be purchased for an extra cost. The power |
| designs and builds residential stair chair lifts. Sale of its | | | | system that drives the stair lift, however, cannot be |
| units is handled through an independent network of | | | | changed, as Bison only uses battery power to operate |
| local dealers. The company only has two products, but | | | | its units. A connection to the electrical grid keeps the |
| has shown steady growth since its inception in 1983. | | | | battery constantly charged. |
| It is quite common that companies in this market offer | | | | The fact that the company mass-produces its |
| largely the same types of products. Typically, a | | | | components means a greater affordability for the end |
| company will offer a straight stair lift chair, and a | | | | consumer. The company lauds itself for having sold |
| curved stair lift chair; and perhaps a couple sub-models | | | | over 180,000 units; and is fervently committed to a goal |
| for different trim lines. Bison's "50" and "80" are thus | | | | of selling over a million. With so many of these units |
| named, respectively. They are effectively the same | | | | abound, prices for sale and maintenance are almost |
| unit, but with a different rail. | | | | guaranteed to stay low. |
| Employing an easy-to-manufacture straight rail, the | | | | Bison's stair lift chair is a solid entrant in the niche |
| Bison 50 is pretty inexpensive and easy to install. The | | | | market. The company evokes a certain robustness |
| much more complex, and therefore more expensive, | | | | and reliability, while remaining on the affordable side. |
| Bison 80, uses a special modular rail that can be made | | | | Offering similar units to other companies, it tries to do a |
| to follow the vicissitudes of rather tergiversating | | | | better job rather than competing on technological |
| staircases. The large production of the curved rail | | | | merits. |
| sections supports the company's claim that theirs is | | | | |