PHILIP MELROSE Director
Phil had an offshore powerboat racing accident in January 1991 which left him with a complete T9 lesion. Once home he threw himself into swimming, tennis and basketball as it
was an opportunity for him to stay active and associate with other people in wheelchairs.
After a number of frustration’s with his own wheelchair he decided to build one for himself out of Titanium. This was so successful he gradually had more built as he sold them to friends and acquaintances.
The small part time garage interest has grown over 16 years to a business that designs and fabricates custom wheelchairs, sells imported wheelchairs and mobility products,
imports mobility scooters (Shoprider) and offroad buggies (Melrose Motorsport). Phil now employs between 20 to 30 staff in a purpose built factory.
MIKE TURNER Director
Mike was fabricating yachts and working on specialist projects when he joined Phil to build wheelchairs after work.
They had previously met through Motor Racing some years before, and he was keen to get into his own business.
Mike is a trained Welder/Fabricator and specialises in tig welding. He is very precise and is very much hands on in running the fabrication workshop.
Mikes special area of interest is Wheelchair Rugby and he has travelled widely to tournaments.
Mike has served as the workshop technician for the Wheelchair Rugby at the Paralympics in Sydney as well as other major tournaments around the world.
More recently he has worked with various Wheelchair Rugby teams including New Zealand, Australia, Japan and France as mechanic. He is currently working for the Japan and French teams.
Mike is a keen football player and very keen on motorcycles. His two daughters, Keileigh and Brooke compete in motocross.
CHARLIE KING Manager
Charlie is the Manager of Melrose Wheelchairs USA and ensures a smooth workflow between the office and factory as well as the day to day operations.
Charlie worked for Quadra in the 1980's, the first wheelchair company building lightweight wheelchairs in the US. He also was Production manager for Fortress, also a wheelchair manufacturing company and was involved in manufacturing products for Kuschall of America. He later went on to build his own business manufacturing and selling wheelchair products. Charlie brings a huge depth of wheelchair experence and knowledge to our company.
DON KING Manager
Don is the Fabrication Manager and makes sure the sports wheelchairs are built to the high standard required by Melrose Wheelchairs.
Don is a highly skilled fabricator and welder. He worked for Fortress in the specialist fabrication department building racing chairs and custom sports wheelchairs. Don’s skills are second to none when it comes to the expert fabrication required when creating sports wheelchairs.
