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 Lifts with care for over 25 years Gunnar Liljedahl founded Liko more than 25 years ago. As an engineer and designer of special assistive devices with the Norrbotten County Council, he had daily contact with people in need of assistive devices, mainly for lifting. The following list contains some of Liko’s milestones and innovations since the company was established. 1979: Liko AB is registered – one employee 1979: Furniture riser Liljan 1980: Liko MasterLift, mechanical emergency lowering, aluminium rails, support-leg installation 1980: Liko Original Sling – the first all-textile sling 1983: Green slings – a characteristic Liko feature 1983: LikoStretch Mod. 300, Mod. 1800 1984: Liko Original Sling High Back 1984: Liko OctoStretcher 1984: Safety catches on slingbars – the first manufacturer ever 1985: Liko Hygiene Sling 1985: Liko MasterVest 1986: Golvo, the worlds first mobile lift capable of lifting from the floor 1987: Liko Amputee Sling 1988: Liko HygieneVest 1988: Extra small – slings for small children 1990: Liko Lift Pants 1991: Liko Universal Sling 1992: Uno, a mobile lift for the home 1992: Liko Silhouette Sling 1994: Liko UK – sales company in the UK 1994: Likorall 240 overhead lift 1994: Liko Textil – manufacture of slings under our own management 1997: Quality management system certification according to ISO 9002 1997: Sales company in the USA 1997: Sabina sit-to-stand lift 1999: Environmental management system certification according to ISO 14001 1999: Likorall 242 lift unit – 200 kg 1999: LikoLight – lightweight mobile lift 2000: Liko GmbH – sales company in Germany 2000: Multirall lift unit 2001: FreeSpan 2001: Sabina II sit-to-stand lift 2002: Ultra – system for lifting up to 400 kg 2002: Viking 300 – mobile lift for up to 300 kg 2002: Likorall 242 ES & S lift units 2002: Solo disposable sling 2003: Quality management system certification - ISO 9001 2003: FreeSpan Traverse 2004: Viking - The new generation of mobile lifts 2004: Liko celebrates 25 years! 2004: Likorall 243 - 230 kg (506 lbs.) 2005: Likorall 250 = 250 kg (550 lbs) with a single motor 2005: Repositioning sheet - Stat RepoSheet® Original 2006: RollOn – a unique support for raising 2006: FreeStand – a freestanding lift system |
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