
Gauteng, South Africa
Martin Brown has developed an amazing global business designing and manufacturing custom-built all-terrain powered wheelchairs with great success over the past 15 years. It was a business born out of necessity as in 1997 Martin broke his neck and became paralysed to the C4 level a quadriplegic, only being able to move his head.
The accident motivated him to produce for himself, then later for customers worldwide, a series of custom-designed and built innovative new wheelchairs – and as a result he has won several entrepreneurial achievement awards along the way:
"Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® 2010 SME Award"
"Inseta Business Leadership Award - 2011"
"SEDA Most Promising Job Creating Entrepreneur - 2011"
"SEDA Most Promising Entrepreneur with a Disability - 2011"
"Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® 2012 Finalist"
"Finalist for the Industrial Category the 2013 Africa SMME Awards Competition"
Martin story is spellbinding!