This sports wheelchair is made by Bromakin, a company based in Loughborough. It is specially designed to be used in disability sports.
The Bromakin business is owned by Peter and Sheila Carruthers. Peter was disabled in a car accident in 1983, leaving him a full-time wheelchair user. Since then he has had a successful racing career, competing in over 50 marathons and successfully winning a Gold Medal and achieving a World Record at the 1988 Seoul Paralympics.
The company now designs and manufactures a range of wheelchairs and mobility products including speciality sports wheelchairs including some made specifically for racing and playing tennis, rugby and basketball. One of the reasons the company came to Loughborough was the towns reputation as a centre for sport and technology. The company is named after Bromakin Grange, the farmhouse where Peter's mother grew up in Yorkshire!
