Cyclone Mobility and
Fitness (CJS Custom)
In 1966 the founder of Cyclone Mobility
and Fitness was involved in a road traffic
accident which left him permanently disabled.
Disillusioned with the wheelchairs available
at the time, he began manufacturing superior,
lightweight chairs for active users. From
that day to this, the needs and requirements
of their customers have been paramount.
Their sales consultants are all wheelchair
users themselves, thus providing a level
of understanding, knowledge and assistance
unrivalled by any other manufacturers or
dealers. Their attention to detail extends
across all their equipment, which is one
of the most comprehensive range available
in the United Kingdom and all designed specifically
for the disabled.
Cyclone Mobility and Fitness began manufacturing
lightweight wheelchairs in January 1990
as a company called CJS Custom. At that
time, CJS manufactured a lightweight wheelchair
at a vastly reduced price to its competitors,
ie. the competition varied between £1500.00
to £2000.00, CJS sold at £895.00
for the first 12 months. This gave the business
a foothold in the market which at the time
was entering into a recession (along with
all other products).
Since that time the business has gone much
further than was originally planned, and
with feedback from their customers, Cyclone
chairs have developed into a full and comprehensive
range. There is the adjustable 7020 Alloy
chair, a Hybrid 7020/325 Titanium chair
and an adjustable 325 Titanium chair, a
made to measure Alloy chair (the original),
a made to measure Titanium chair, a general
sports Alloy chair, a general sports Titanium
325 chair, three 7020 Alloy three wheeled
tennis chairs, three Titanium 325 three
wheeled tennis chairs, and a basketball/rugby
chair in both Alloy 7020 and Titanium.
CJS five years ago also saw the need for
fitness equipment and now imports a number
of specifically designed gymnasium equipment
for wheelchair users. This is now a major
part of their business and Cyclone employ
a fitness manager to oversee the sales of
the Versatrainer, Uppertone, the APT (Active
Passive Trainer) and are developing sales
into the leisure industry market.
Cyclone Mobility and Fitness have been greatly
awarded from local media and national television.
They have also been given awards from Livewire,
Princes Trust and numerous other accredited
awards such as an award from Kidsons Impey
for business success. Stuart Dunne, the
Managing Director of Cyclone Mobility and
Fitness is himself a wheelchair user and
represents the Princes Youth Business Trust
on their national committee pushing forward
the growth of awards to disabled people
starting up in business.
Cyclone have recently moved premises to
allow their expansion programme to grow
without any problems associated with compact
premises. The Ellesmere Port location is
approximately 2500 sq ft and is now fully
operational.
The Tracker handcycle which is to be used
by Jon Amos in his world record ascent of
Mt Kilimanjaro is distributed exclusively
by Cyclone in the United Kingdom. The Tracker
is a cycle attachment specially designed
to convert a wheelchair into a hand powered
tricycle. The unit has a 14 speed gear arrangement
and a highly sophisticated roller braking
assembly.
The Cyclone wheelchair which has been specially
built for Jon's trek up Mt Kilimanjaro is
a modified 7020 Alloy chair weighing only
an astonishing 14 kgs.
