Our story begins in 1977 in the small seaside town of Felixstowe on the beautiful Suffolk Coast. Back then, three siblings from the Webber family wanted to bring life-changing innovations, like the newly developed mobility scooter, to the coastal community they called home. Taking the plunge, they opened a first-of-a-kind mobility shop under the name MedicAids.
With hard work and an innate belief in helping others, they did what they set out to do. Using what has become our signature can-do approach and the rapid advance of assistive devices, they established a solid reputation for improving lives. It was a way of doing things that set this little company, known as Felgains from 1985 on, on course to make big waves in the future.
(At this point, everyone asks: why Felgains? We’ll let you in on it. Our founders simply combined Felixstowe and Gainsborough Road, where they worked!)
From those early years, we’ve grown into trusted experts in the mobility and patient-handling sectors, and Felgains is now a second-generation family firm.
The products we offer and the markets we serve have evolved and expanded, as we’ve steadfastly pursued our mission of keeping people moving.
Today, we serve the NHS, care providers and private individuals across the UK through our Clinical and Mobility divisions. The journey of the last 45 years has been one of growth and change, but our values endure. We may not always have been the loudest voice, but we’ve been quietly changing thousands of lives for the better. Really, it’s about you.