History

1966 AKRON established supplying products predominantly into the  Occupational Therapy sector 

                   SET A BENCHMARK FOR

         LEADERSHIP, RELIABILITY & EXCELLENCE

                                    IN THE MANUFACTURE OF

                                             MEDICAL COUCHES

Excerpt from AKRON Sales Literature, 1970

Products still in production 40 years on...

INNOVATIVE

                  ROBUST

MODERN

     TRUSTED

       NAME IN     HEALTHCARE

   1980's

          UK’S LEADING

          PROVIDER

      EXTENSIVE

      PRODUCT RANGE

1982 AKRON introduced first non-physiotherapy first couch...

   FULLY SUPPORTED

BY OVER 150 ENGINEERS

             COUNTRYWIDE

1989 Tru-Eze and AKRON purchased by Sunrise Medical

1991 Nesbit Evans acquired AKRON from Sunrise Medical

1994 AKRON introduce new Merit range...

... and was acquired by Huntleigh Healthcare

2006 AKRON launches market leading STREAMLINE^TM 225 couch range and acquired by Arjo (Getinge Group). ArjoHuntleigh formed.

AKRON 2010

  QUALITY AND RELIABILITY THROUGH DESIGN