Belleville’s ROHO Group, a company that makes devices to prevent bed sores and wheelchair accessories, has been purchased by Swedish company Permobil. The acquisition marks the next step in Permobil’s ...

Pressure sores are a medical problem for wheelchair users worldwide. In developing countries this problem is more critical because of lack of access to specialized technologies and medical assessment.

ROHO sells its unique dry flotation wheelchair cushions to customers in more than 70 countries. Every one of those cushions is made in a factory on South 74th Street in Belleville. A past recipient of ...