Golden Technologies

Golden Technologies builds power lift recliners, mobility scooters and power wheelchairs. Lift chairs are made at its Old Forge, Pennsylvania, headquarters, and the company says it provides jobs for nearly 500 Americans. Robert Golden Sr. and Fred Kiwak founded the business in 1985 in a one-car garage in Pittston, Pennsylvania. It remains family-owned and operated. Rich Golden, named CEO in 1991, is president and CEO; Kiwak is vice president of R&D. Robert Golden Sr. died in 2022.

Products and channels

Scooter lines include BuzzAround and Companion. Power chairs include the Golden Ally and Cricket folding models. Lift recliners carry names such as Twilight and Cloud. Golden sells through home medical equipment dealers and holds a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs supply contract. In May 2024 HME News reported the company won its fourth consecutive five-year VA contract for scooters, covering all five categories it bid, a relationship dating to 2003.

Recent moves

• April 2024: Golden became sole U.S. distributor of the Robooter E40 folding power wheelchair, sold as the GP303 Golden Ally.
• November 2024: the company said it would mark its 40th anniversary at Medtrade in Dallas, February 18 to 20, 2025, featuring the PR511 Cloud Plus lift recliner with four-week custom lead times.
• July 1, 2026: Golden introduced the Cricket LT GP309, a side-folding carbon fiber travel power chair weighing 25.8 pounds without battery, cushion and drink holder, with a 300-pound capacity.
• October 2026: the company announced the EverRun lithium-ion dual output battery backup.

Golden is private and does not publish revenue.