Background of Orthostand

Podox is gestart in 2021 in Nederland met een verzoek van Gert, een bevriende sportpedicure, voor een betere oplossing om zijn werk te doen. Hij behandelde 5-8 cliënten per dag terwijl zijn rug en knieën elke dag een beetje meer protesteerden.

Gert asked me, as I was at that time the MD of Markant, where we improve the working conditions for office workers. My name is Jan Beltman.

At Markant it was my main role is to keep the company close to its mission and the development of new products that reduce sitting hours and thus improve health of office workers.

In the meantime I was referred to Björn Lukkien of PLT Products who became a great partner in the further development of the orthopaedic lift and as our exclusive distributor for the paramedical market in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. We showed the first version of the Orthostand at the:

The market for Orthopaedic lifts is a niche market with a very limited international volume. Orthostand is the brand name for the Western paramedical market. Aside this, Podox is the brand name for the similar lift for sport- and shoe retail markets and may be marketed completely separately from the para-medical market.

Hieronder zie je enkele stappen in de ontwikkeling naar het huidige model.

2021: Orthostand v2

Staan of zitten

Comfort for client and professional
- only produced 3 units for testing -

2023: Orthostand One

Opties voor integratie

Improved Comfort and Easy transport
- First sales S/N A1010 - A1063 - KB

2020: Orthostand v1

Stop met werken vanaf de grond

Elevate the feet and client
- Produced 1 for testing -

Visie

Tekort aan voetspecialisten

door

een stijgende populatie van ouderen en een dalend aantal studenten

Missie

Significantly impact the health, comfort and productivity of foot specialists.