Promenaid’s Modular Handrails

Canadian manufacturer Promenaid’s handrails not only provide greater accessibility for users, but with modular components, intuitive mounting technology, and easier installation than traditional handrails, the pieces are flexible and stylish solutions. Ideal for residential and commercial projects, they are code-compliant and suitable for a range of interiors and exteriors. When retired architect David Reich faced limited mobility due to polio and aging, he needed handrails to help him navigate the stairs of his four-story townhouse. Yet unable to find what he wanted readily available, he had stainless steel rails fabricated, a costly option not available to most. “It took about six months and $15,000,” said Rob Geller, Promenaid co-owner and vice president of business development. “If the custom welds were off by half an inch down they went. David realized how impractical it was.” Reich and his nephew, industrial designer Kell Warshaw, founded Promenaid in 2010 to fill a  gap …