No one can know it all, however, so it will be up to you to do some investigating on your own. This will discuss the major advantages offered by the large companies, alert you to some pitfalls, and suggest reasons why it might be well worth the time and effort to explore the products offered by small or relatively new companies. These large companies employ hundreds of people, and some are owned by parent companies with considerable financial resources. Greater resources mean major wheelchair manufacturers can invest more in research and development than their smaller competitors. They can afford to build many prototypes, and can take a little longer to develop new designs since these large firms have a steadier stream of revenue from existing products.
Larger companies can afford to spend time and money on aesthetics.
Of course, just because a chair looks better doesn't mean it is better, but aesthetics are not irrelevant. If you are a person who is fashion conscious, affected by your sense of how you present yourself stylistically to the world, aesthetics are a very real consideration that is not to be minimized. Following are additional advantages offered by large wheelchair manufacturers. They have comprehensive lines of wheelchair products, with plenty of options and accessories. They have been in the business long enough to have a lot of experience behind them.