For over 40 years, Glide has forged a reputation for designing and manufacturing high quality manual and powered wheelchairs right here in Australia. While we’ve been excellent at building chairs tailored to our clients’ needs, we’ve been slightly disorganised with little structure in the way we named our products!
Names like ‘Series 7’ and ‘G3’ have been workable, but not very descriptive!
As Glide moves into a new era, we have reviewed the way we name our models to make it easier for occupational therapists, distributors and ‘end user’ customers to identify and select the right wheelchairs for specific needs.
We have also taken the decision to proudly include the name ‘Glide’ with each wheelchair model.
This has come about because we believe that we’ve been a little too humble in the past. We’ve tended to be a quiet achiever, toiling away in our Western Australian workshop and getting on with a great job. Our purpose has always been to make the best possible wheelchairs for our customers, and offer almost limitless customisation as we build each chair to order. But now, we feel that we should step out of the shadows be proud of the fact that we are an Australian manufacturer creating quality products that are regarded as being superior to those of our overseas competitors, and more cost-effective.
So, without further ado, here are the new names for the Glide product range!
The table below shows the old name on the left, compared to the new name on the right...
| Type | Old Name | New Name | Description |
| Powered | Centro | CentroGlide | Robust powered wheelchair with central wheel drive. |
| Powered | Series 4 | ElectraGlide | Lighter, more agile powered wheelchair with rear wheel drive. |
| Powered | Series 6 | TiltGlide | Powered rear wheel drive chair with seat tilt. |
| Powered | Series 7 | ComfortGlide | Powered rear wheel drive chair with suspension to cushion the impact of bumps and rough terrain. |
| Powered | G2 Joy | JoyGlide | Joystick-controlled power wheelchair with folding frame. |
| Manual | G2 | LightGlide | Top of the range manual chair for everyday use that is strong yet lightweight. |
| Manual | G3 |
DailyGlide |
Sturdy manual chair built for everyday use. It has a folding frame that snaps into place to provide a firm seating base. |
| Manual | G1 | SmoothGlide | Lighter weight manual chair. |
| Manual | Ward Chair | WardGlide | Non-folding utilitarian wheelchair for hospitals or care facilities. |
| Manual | ComfortPlus 2 | CareGlide | Chair for carer or attendant to push, with tilt-in-space seating. |
| Power Assist | Standard Power Assist | BoostGlide | Manual wheelchair base fitted with power assist system. |
| Children's | Centro Children's | RoboGlide | Top of the range powered wheelchair with central wheel drive. |
| Children's | Series 4 Children's | RocketGlide | Mid-range powered wheelchair with rear wheel drive. |
| Children's | G2 Joy Children's | JetGlide | Entry level powered wheelchair with rear wheel drive |
| Children's | G2 Leisure Children's | HeroGlide | Top of the range manual wheelchair for children. |
| Children's | G3 Cadet | NiftyGlide | Mid-range manual wheelchair for children. |
| Children's | G3 Bambino | NipperGlide | Smallest manual wheelchair in the range for young children. |
| Bariatric | Centro Bariatric | CentroGlide Bariatric | Top of the range powered chair for bariatric occupants. |
| Bariatric | G3 Heavy Duty | DailyGlide Bariatric | Manual chair for bariatric occupants. |
We hope you’ll find the new names useful.
Our intention is to make the names more descriptive and catchier. We also wanted the names of children’s chairs to be fun and something they’ll enjoy seeing written on the wheelchair. We’d love to hear your feedback! Visit our Facebook or Linkedin page to leave a comment.
