Permobil to expand North American headquarters in Lebanon

Permobil, Inc., will invest $15.5 million to expand operations at its North American headquarters in Lebanon. The company will create 70 new jobs in the next five years as it constructs a 70,000-square-foot addition to its existing facility. Permobil is the global leader in trusted healthcare solutions for power and manual wheelchairs, seating and positioning products, and power assist. The company has 1,600 employees worldwide, and is part of Patricia Industries, a subsidiary of Investor AB. Since its founding 55 years ago, Permobil has enabled millions of end users with empowering innovations, including the first standing power wheelchair, the world’s most advanced seating solutions, the world’s most configurable lightweight manual wheelchairs, and the world’s first connected power wheelchair, among many others. Most recently, Permobil’s Explorer Mini was honored by TIME as a best invention of 2021 for being a groundbreaking mobility solution for children as young as 12 months of age.