About The Access Group

The Access group is comprised of the parent company Access AS, and the subsidiaries Access Dørautomatikk AS and Access Vital AS. Through its operations, Access seeks to cover the needs of increased freedom of movement and rational access for people and goods in private homes, business premises and institutions.

Access has a high level of professional expertise and competitive solutions within all of its business areas. Access’ headquarters are located in Hamar with branch offices in Oslo, Trondheim, Bodø, Tromsø and Karasjok, and partner companies representing the other areas of Norway.

Access Dørautomatikk AS has a wide range of products including automatic sliding and hinged doors, revolving doors, security card and controlled access, and remote environmental controls in private homes for assisted living.

Access Vital is a leading Norwegian supplier of technical aids. Access Vital’s product range includes a wide variety of stairlifts and vertical lifts, in addition to ceiling hoists, scooters, and of course our own Active and Breeze Rollators, which are sold world-wide.

History of Active walker.

When the Access group sold its elevator business in 2001, they wisely invested this money in developing their own innovative technical aid products. Within few years Access developed the cabin for what is now know as the “Shoprider”, the Access Active walker, and finally the Access Breeze walker.

In 2002, while doing market research, Access found that that this was one area of mobility that had stagnated for many years. Access wanted to change this and create something new entirely. For this daunting task, help was enlisted from Labyrint Development AS, one of the leading design and innovation firms in Scandinavia.. Labyrint was challenged to think 'out of the box' and use today's technology to improve upon the old standard that had been mostly unchanged for nearly 25 years. Ergonomics, adjustability, comfort, manoeuvrability and safety were the key points that Labyrint and Access decided to take to the next level.

We would of course like to say that this is the finished Active walker. But as markets develop so must we, and our products. The Active walker, along with its accessories, is constantly being improved as we receive feedback from the everchanging marketplace.

Active Patents & Trademarks

Access was the first to introduce several new functions to the rollator and was thereby granted several International patents.

Active walker design patent

• NO78378
• USD503,909 S
• CN427244
• EP000196134-001

Walker width adjustable handlebar

• NO318777
• US 7,182,179

Walker with integrated ski and wheel

• NO318766
• SE529987

Active has also been registered as a trademark.

Active tests and certificates

Active walker is of course tested and approved according to the prevalent standards. Access is tested and approved according to the latest ISO standard for rollators: ISO 11199-2:2005. Active was last tested in the approved testing facility, the“Danish centre for Assistive Technology” in 2008

EU-declaration of conformity

The Active walker including its accessories, is confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the harmonization of the laws of Member States concerning the Medical Device Directive (93/42/EEC).
Date of last declaration: 05.06.2008.

Active walker is also tested and approved according to several standards prevalent in the various countries where it is sold.

In addition, Access regularly perform various quality tests at its facilities, among them the durability and stability tests used for ISO standards, to ensure consistency in our high quality manufacturing and design.

Active Design award

In 2007 Active was awarded the prestigious “Award for Design Excellence” by the Norwegian design counsil.

Active Today

Active is today being produced by the renowned stroller producer “Lerado Group”, in China. They produce well known brands such as the Evenflo, Chicco and Dorel. The Active is now sold in18 countries around the world, mostly in Europe but also in America, Canada, Australia and Asia, and hopefully many more in the years to come. Active has had great feedback from its customers and Access feels it has achieved producing a high quality rollator with improved functions and a modern Design that will be successful in the modern marketplace for a long time.