The benefits and cost savings of BodyBilt seating may not be realized by solely comparing initial up-front costs, but by comparing the long-term COST OF OWNERSHIP over a 10-year period. BodyBilt’s unsurpassed comfort, modularity, ease of serviceability and continuous aesthetic appeal throughout the entire line of products were specifically designed to create a chair that is cost effective and functional for almost any work environment.
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| COMPETITOR | BODYBILT | |
| VALUE | NC Study (see below) demonstrates less comfort | Laboratory proven increases in comfort and productivity (NC and IRS Studies), thus increasing your Return on Investment for the chairs quicker. IRS Study(see below) shows 8% increase in productivity. |
| No Interchangeability of parts / Limited Warranty | Better construction, lengthy warranty, parts interchangeability. | |
| Convenience | Lack of modularity eliminates ease of parts replacement. Broken Chairs Must be stored for return to factory. Increases "down" time. | Any Part can be interchanged in minutes. Convenience of keeping small inventory of parts OnSite to make easy quick repairs / changes. |
| MODULARITY Forward & Backward Compatibility | When one part of a chair becomes damaged, the entire chair most likely will have to be replaced. | Modularity / Interchangeability of chair components, with BodyBilt's longtime (sustainable) goal of keeping these components standard will greatly increase the lifetime usability of your chairs beyond the warrantee period. Changing chair parts to accommodate employees as they come and go will also extend the lifetime value. |
| Because of BodyBilt’s Modularity, if one part of a chair becomes damaged, that specific part can be replaced, extending the life span of the chair. | ||
| Think Green | If you keep on replacing your office chair every few years, what kind of environmental damage is this causing. Not only to our landfills, but in the resources used to manufacturer it. Be responsible and don't turn chairs into another disposable item. Don't - "Throw it away and buy a new one" | Keynamics just replaced parts on a 14 year old chair for one of our customers. The same armrests and tilt mechanism that we use on our chairs today, bolted right up to this 14 year old chair in a manner of minutes. Most chair manufacturers don't even have parts compatibility within the same year model. Talk about environmentally friendly and helping the burden on our landfills. |
| Aesthetics | Chairs that have different uses or sizes also have different styles, thus reducing the look of continuity throughout an office environment. | BodyBilt Offers6 different seat pans, 4 different backs to fit each person or task to their specific needs, while keeping a continuous aesthetic appeal throughout the office. |
| ASSET MANAGEMENT | Other brand chairs have no way of tracking the placement, departmental costing or warranty issues relating to a specific chair. | BodyBilt chairs come standard with their own Serial # allowing it to be tracked to a specific person and/or department, in addition to keeping a service record for the life of the chair. It also helps identify chairs that are “accidentally borrowed” by another person or department. |
| SEAT | Chairs have parts that are screwed into wood or plastic. | BodyBilt chairs are all metal to metal. Nowhere on our chair does the bolts screw into wood. Thus makes for a stronger hold. |
| Plywood Seat Pan offering no contours. | Vacuum formed ABS seat pan with anatomical contours and unique (Patented) recesses for "sitting bones" & "tail bone" to create BodyBilt’s seat-pressure reduction system. | |
| Single density foam. | Increased seat foam thickness with multiple densities and pressure reducing "pockets". Available memory-type foam to further enhance comfort. | |
| Flat seat pans offering no reduction in seated pressure on the main sitting bones. | “ISH DISH” - Air pocket formed in certain seat pans to reduce the pressure on the ischial tuberosities, the main sitting bones (Hip Bones) and the coccyx (Tail Bone). This is unique to BodyBilt seating. | |
| No or limited options increase or decrease seat depth. | 2 options available for increasing seat depth to properly fit each person’s femur length. Back Depth Adjustment & Seat Slider offers a 2.5" & 2” depth adjustment range. | |
| One size seat to fit all body types and sizes. | 6 different seat pans. Since no two people are built exactly alike, BodyBilt can fit the chair to the person, rather than expect the person to fit the “one size fit all” chair. | |
| NA | Petite model for persons under 5’ 2” tall | |
| NA | Stretch model for persons over 6’ 2” tall | |
| NA | Big & Tall model for persons up to 500 lbs. | |
| BACK | Most chairs come with backs that place the lumbar in a fixed position, with no or limited adjustments in height | Standard VAM (Vertical Adjustment Mechanism) allows the lumbar to be positioned in one of 8 positions throughout a 4-1/2” range. |
| No or limited option to increase or decrease the amount lumbar support. | Optional Air Lumber provides individual customization of lower back support to relieve stretched ligaments, muscle fatigue, vertebrae misalignment and pinched discs. | |
| One Size Back Rest to fit all body types, sizes and back problems. | 4 different back options with multiple options to fit the person, job type and (most importantly) help relieve back pain. | |
| ARMS | Usually have only one option for arms, with no adjustments or only height adjustment that doesn’t conform to each person’s individual requirements. | Standard 4-Arm offers 4 different adjustments (height, width, 360 o pivot and forward/rear articulation) to fit the person’s needs for their specific task or body type. |
| No additional arm options. | Optional Veritask arms are available with 12 different arm pad styles that fit into one arm support mechanism, increasing the flexibility in meeting a person’s requirements while controlling costs. | |
| Seat Height | Most chairs only offer one type of gas cylinder option that doesn’t accommodate variations in a person’s height or work surface height placement. | 4 different gas cylinders are available. Standard 5.5” range with optional “short cylinder” with 2.5” range, or chair / stool height options with 7.5” & 10” ranges |
| Structural Component Durability | Most chairs are made for single shift use, 8 hours per day using thinner metals and connections. Many chairs have fasteners connected to wood or plastic. Most do not include a front seat pan stabilizer bar and heavy gauge or 1/4" plate metal. | 1/4” Steel Seat Pan Front Support Wing Steel (Stabilizer Bar) Backrest Post Support Material: 1/4” steel Armrest Bracket Reinforcement Bar: 11 gauge steel - All BodyBilt chairs models offer total metal to metal connections. ”I-Series” chairs are made for shift uses 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. They include additional steel structures in seat pan and mechanism to give maximum strength. Heavy duty Tilt Mechanisms. |
| Most chairs are tested to a maximum weight capacity of 250 lbs. | Weight capacity is for standard chairs are 300 lbs . “S-Series” chairs are warranted for up to 500 lbs. | |
| MEDICAL NEEDS | Do not meet specific medical needs. | BodyBilt chairs are certified Medical Devices by the FDA. |
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Specific Competitor Comps
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| BodyBilt | Haworth | Herman Miller |
| Twelve Point Posture Control System | NO | NO |
| Specifically Suited for Tasking | √ | √ |
| Proportionate Controls to fit the Individual Worker | NO | NO |
| Pneumatic Seat Height Adjustment | √ | √ |
| Ease-touch Back Height V.A.M. | NO | NO |
| Fully Articulating Arm | NO | NO |
| Five Different Pressure Reducing Contoured Seat Pans | NO | NO |
| Optional Memory Foam in Seated Surface | NO | NO |
| Optional Memory Foam in Backrest Surface | NO | NO |
| Ergonomically Contoured Seat Pans with Waterfall Edges & Leg Wells | NO | NO |
| Differential 2" + .5" + .5" Foaming Process to Extend Life & Increase Comfort | NO | NO |
| Independent Seat Tilt & Backrest Angle Adjustment | NO | NO |
| Backrest Height Adjustment (4" height range) | NO | NO |
| Armrest Height, Angle & Swivel Adjustment | NO | NO |
| Armrest Width Adjustment (4" range) | NO | NO |
| Forward Tilt and Rocking Motion with Infinite Locking mechanism | NO | NO |
| Padded, Soft Black Vinyl Arm Pads | √ | √ |
| Twelve (12) Different Armrest Options | NO | NO |
| Five-Star Base with 4 different (2-Stage) Cylinder Heights Available | NO | NO |
| Hooded Carpet Casters | √ | √ |
| Optional Air Lumbar | NO | NO |
| Optional Fixed Lumbar Support | NO | NO |
| Optional Dry Flotation Technology Cushion (ROHO) for Seat | NO | NO |
| Optional Fixed Thoracic Support | NO | NO |
| Sustainable Design / Modularity - Parts Interchangeability | NO | NO |
| Heavy Duty metal Structural Components | NO | NO |
| Heavy Duty Tilt Mechanisms | NO | NO |
| HUB / Diversity Certified | NO | NO |
| Waterfall Seat and Back Edges | NO | NO
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Extensive Independent Studies have been conducted to show the increased value of BodyBilt chairs to the majority of working environments. Here are just two: |
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• The Internal Revenue Service conducted its own in-house study to track the increased productivity within 2 separate studies, in which only the chair was replaced. The operator in each case was a data entry operator on permanent staff, well-experienced in his/her job function. Production histories for each employee were available, measured in terms of documents per hour. While a portion of this improvement in production was possibly due to some increase in the production rate, each operator expressed the opinion that a good portion of the increase was due to the operator being more comfortable (in their seating posture), thereby being able to produce for longer periods without the need to move around, take a break, etc. |
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| In their conclusion, the IRS realized an average of 8% increase in productivity . | ||
| This 8% increase in productivity with an employee earning $14,203 per year, with a chair cost of $550, shows an average monthly savings of $94.68 per employee. | ||
| This average savings means the chair pays for itself in less than 6 months . | ||
• In 2004, the Ergonomics Center of North Carolina conducted an independent study measuring the Peak Pressures exerted on the main sitting bones (ischial tuberosities) and the thigh region. |
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| Their conclusion states: | ||
| “This experiment demonstrated the superiority of the BodyBilt office chair seat pans over their competitors. The BodyBilt seat pans surpassed competitor seat pans in most categories of analysis, including peak pressure minimization and contact area maximization. It was equally effective with competitor seat pans in discomfort limitation”. | ||
| “The seat pan contour and urethane foam combination of the BodyBilt seat pan is recommended over the Brand X and Brand Y seat pan because it significantly reduced peak pressure and increased contact area of the buttock and thigh. Additional research may be needed to further explore the effect of foam type and seat pan contour on pressure distribution and discomfort measures”. | ||