CASTOR OPTIONS

CASTOR NAME

DESCRIPTION

ESPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR

STANDARD CASTOR

Made of high-durability nylon. Provides free-wheeling movement on most floor surfaces.

Most office situations

BRAKE CASTOR

Also known as
Friction Brake castor

Wheels freely when the user’s entire body weight is on the chair, locks when there is no weight on it.

Prevents the chair rolling away from the user as they sit down.

Disabled users

Laboratory situations

SOFT WHEEL CASTOR

Pale grey polyurethane rim

Grey polyurethane rim protects floor surfaces such as timber or soft vinyl.

Also suitable on very hard smooth surfaces such as concrete, where standard castors roll too freely - the PU rim provides greater friction.

Timber or soft vinyl floor situations.

Factory or other hard floor situations.

SOFT WHEEL
BRAKE CASTOR

Grey polyurethane rim

Grey polyurethane rim protects floor surfaces such as timber or soft vinyl.

Wheels freely when user’s entire body weight is on the chair, locks when there is no weight on it.

Stops the chair rolling away from the user as they sit down.

Often used in laboratory situations.

Disabled users

Laboratory situations

Clinic situations

Factory situations

REVERSE BRAKE CASTOR

Wheels freely when there is no weight on the chair, locks when the user sits down.

Surgical or clinic situations

MANUAL BRAKE CASTOR

Manual lever lock 

Brake feature is activated manually by a little lever on each castor.

Disabled users

Situations where movement is required at some times and not others. 

LARGE CASTOR

Large 60mm diameter. Allows the chair to wheel more freely than the smaller standard castor. A number of our ergonomic chairs are fitted with large castors as standard.

Large users.
Disabled users.

GLIDE

A flat-based foot that provides no movement.

Factory or machinery use situations or any situations where no wheel movement is required.