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  • 1. Chairs are anti-lean machines - Mirror Online Mirror Money Advice you can count on How we use cookies Front page News Latest News UK News Weird News Technology & Science Real Life Stories World news Crime Trending Today Tony Blair Rupert Murdoch Cherie Blair Wendi Deng Ian Watkins Popular this week MadeUThink Typhoon Haiyan Politics Crime Royal Family Top News Cherie Blair's fury at claims husband Tony had affair with Rupert Murdoch's ex-wife Wendi Deng Cherie and the former PM are angry at 'unfounded slurs' Pictured: Prince Harry arrives in Antarctica ahead of charity trek exclusive Lambeth 'slave' women: Neighbour saw BABY in flat opinion Kevin Maguire on Iran nuclear deal There wouldve been no deal had Cameron and Hague won Augusts vote to attack President Assads regime in Syria" Polly Hudson on a crazy cat show I wasnt expecting the cats competing at Birminghams NEC to be lined up in cages - and decorated ones at that" http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/jobs/chairs-are-anti-lean-machines-396433[25/11/2013 11:50:17] Like
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  • 4. Chairs are anti-lean machines - Mirror Online Peter Capaldi John Hurt David Tennant Joey Essex Popular this week I'm A Celebrity contestants Doctor Who Soap operas X Factor Coronation Street Top TV I'm a Celebrity live: Monday's latest news, jungle gossip and funny stuff from camp as it happens live Keep up to date with what's going on down under and tweet us your views @MirrorTVNews X Factor: Third time UNLUCKY for Hannah Barrett as she loses sing-off I'm a Celebrity: Joey unstoppable as he wins 18 meals opinion Kate Wills on Homeland The episode starts slowly but when Saul takes a folder comically-marked Top Secret in big, black letters to The White House so he can explain his big Javadi plan" Tony Stewart on this week's Coronation Street Peter leaves his stag do in the Rovers and is followed by Tina... Liz then stumbles across them looking flustered" Lifestyle Latest Lifestyle Health Horoscopes Staying in Going out Sex & Relationships Dieting Cartoons Family Gardening Travel Motoring Trending Today http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/jobs/chairs-are-anti-lean-machines-396433[25/11/2013 11:50:17]
  • 5. Chairs are anti-lean machines - Mirror Online Miranda Kerr Jennifer Aniston Phillip Schofield Linda Kozlowski Paul Hogan Popular this week Coronation Street EastEnders Emmerdale Top Lifestyle Grieving son calls for murder inquiry as 'doctors starved mum to death' Jean Tulloch, 83, was 'given less than a days calories in three and a half weeks' Pregnant and post-natal mums feel 'shoved aside' in the workplace Campaign for family bereavement paid leave gathers pace opinion Tina Malone on being 32 weeks pregnant Pauls spent four years living with this neurotic, hormonal, highly strung woman. But baby brain is bringing it to a whole new level" Polly Hudson on a crazy cat show I wasnt expecting the cats competing at Birminghams NEC to be lined up in cages - and decorated ones at that" Money Latest Money City News Personal finance Jobs Quids In Popular this week ISAs Energy Mortgages Credit cards Current accounts Cheap insurance Top Money http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/jobs/chairs-are-anti-lean-machines-396433[25/11/2013 11:50:17]
  • 6. Chairs are anti-lean machines - Mirror Online Stores staying open until midnight to boost Christmas sales Retailers are desperate to make up for months of poor figures exclusive 1m Farepak cash still unclaimed amid fears savers died Royal Mail failed to deliver nearly 380,000 letters on time EVERY DAY opinion Alison Phillips on former Co-op boss Rev Flowers His bosses must have been smoking something even stronger than his drug of choice to imagine he was a suitable candidate" Graham Hiscott on Paul Flowers Many at the Co-op must have thought the near collapse of the bank was as bad it could get - but as the crisis now engulfs the wider group, time will tell" Play Latest Play Crosswords Sudoku Competitions Poker Bingo Trending Today Joey Essex Matt Smith Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge David Tennant Amy Willerton Top Play Anti-cyberbullying charity is all smiles after winning national Digital Heroes Award 2013 http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/jobs/chairs-are-anti-lean-machines-396433[25/11/2013 11:50:17]
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  • 8. Chairs are anti-lean machines - Mirror Online Search: Home Search Money Jobs By Mirror.co.uk Comments View: Desktop Chairs are anti-lean machines Mobile Find a job 28 May 2009 00:00 Find a home After years of being a teacher and seeing kids rocking back on their chairs and having accidents, Tom was inspired to design the Max Chair. Find a new home like http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/jobs/chairs-are-anti-lean-machines-396433 AVpK7T2z Like Share 0 Who? Tom Wates, age 35 What? Dont Lean Back (dlb), school furniture. Why? After years of being a teacher and seeing kids rocking back on their chairs and having accidents, Tom was inspired to design the Max Chair. It features an anti-tilt frame and lumber support that prevents children from rocking back. Approximately 7,000 children go to hospital each year after chair-related accidents. And a remarkable 12% of adult back pain has been attributed to poor school seating. How? As Tom points out, the design of school seating hadnt changed in 50 years, until the introduction of new European standards. The UK was slow to adhere to the new standards, so I decided to create chairs that children would want to sit on and that met with the new standards, he says. Kids sit for nearly seven hours a day at school so its important chairs are comfy and ergonomically sound. Tom managed to get investment for his idea and was able to leave his teaching job in 2007 to focus solely on building up dlb. Any Setbacks? The biggest hurdle was finding a good manufacturer. It took a year. I was keen to use a UK firm but soon became frustrated with the quality of manufacturing here. I found better companies overseas but was determined to find a UK manufactuer that could deliver the quality that I strived for. But I did in the end. Hows it doing? More than 20,000 chairs have been sold to 440 schools so far. Anything Else? Tom wanted to produce a range of recycled chairs for schools so, after the success of the original Max Chair, he devised a way of melting down old chairs in order to recycle them into stylish new ones. So now schools can recycle more than paper. (At present, more than 5,000 tons of plastic chairs end up in landfill every year). There are also desks and tables in the dlb range. FIND OUT MORE: Visit www.dlbltd.co.uk or call 0845 257 8850. FROM AROUND THE WEB: http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/jobs/chairs-are-anti-lean-machines-396433[25/11/2013 11:50:17] Find a local business About Us Contact Us Sell Your Story Cookie Policy For the record Privacy Statement Terms and Conditions Paper Subscription to the Daily Mirror Paper Subscription to the Sunday Mirror Irish Mirror
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  • 10. Chairs are anti-lean machines - Mirror Online Recommended in Money Why? Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland accused of driving small firms to collapse to buy their assets on cheap Farepak PLC 1m Farepak cash still unclaimed amid fears savers died in wait for payout Comets Record number of stores staying open until midnight to boost sales in run-up to Christmas Payday loans Wonga offers 400 loan to 13-year-old - which would take him 98 years to pay off Christmas shopping Jingle tills for supermarkets as shoppers splash out more on Christmas booze and food PERSONAL INJURY How much could YOU claim? Injured in the last three years? Y Y http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/jobs/chairs-are-anti-lean-machines-396433[25/11/2013 11:50:17]
  • 11. Chairs are anti-lean machines - Mirror Online Was the accident your fault? N Did you receive medical attention? Y Where were you injured? Name* N Y Select Select Phone* Terms & Conditions *Required Most Read in Money 1. Farepak PLC 1m Farepak cash still unclaimed amid fears savers died in wait for payout 2. Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland accused of driving small firms to collapse to buy their assets on cheap 3. National Lottery National Lottery suffers sales drop for first time in seven years 4. British Gas British Gas price increases will hit nearly EIGHT MILLION households this winter 5. Christmas shopping MoneySavingExpert Martin Lewis shares his top tips for this year's Christmas shopping Recommended on the Mirror Why? Pregnancy Placentas can be turned into picture frames to display photos of newborn babies Murder Dentist couple found guilty of slitting teenage daughter's throat after finding her in "objectionable" with servant http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/jobs/chairs-are-anti-lean-machines-396433[25/11/2013 11:50:17]
  • 12. Chairs are anti-lean machines - Mirror Online Manchester United FC Manchester United legend and Munich air crash survivor Bill Foulkes dies aged 81 Little Mix Little Mix beauty Jade isn't engaged despite being pictured wearing huge diamond ring Twitter What a stinker! Section of M40 closed after lorry crashes and spills 14 tonnes of TOILET ROLL I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here I'm a Celebrity live: Monday's latest news, jungle gossip and funny stuff from camp as it happens Jonathan Trott Jonathan Trott is the true hero of this Ashes tour - as Michael Clarke plays the graceless, chinless weasel Ian Watkins trial Ian Watkins trial: Lostprophets frontman to go on trial accused of raping a baby http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/jobs/chairs-are-anti-lean-machines-396433[25/11/2013 11:50:17]
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