2001

Persistent Attempt for Wheelchairs
Hope immediately led to action. CEO Geum read books and started to operate a welding machine. In 1999, he acquired a small studio and devoted himself to product development. He initially endured shortcomings and failure, but he could not give up. In June 2001, he entered the business again. Afterwards, he failed two more times before officially registering as a business in 2008. Although the business was not easy, his skills and experience grew.

2008

The Birth of the Famous Sports Wheelchair
Since CEO Geum himself played para-rugby, he naturally began to manufacture sports wheelchairs. Sports wheelchairs must be repaired frequently due to intense movements and frequent collisions, and it was not easy to repair imported wheelchairs every single time they broke. CEO Geum started to help repair sports wheelchairs. This became an opportunity for him to develop sports wheelchairs. CEO Geum designed his own wheelchair because he could not bear to see a disabled badminton player use an old wheelchair. This project paid off, for gold medals were won in the Asian Games and World Championships. After that, he received customer inquiries and heard more news of medals being won in various competitions. Thus an outstanding sports wheelchair was born.

2011

Realize a Heartwarming World and Bring Health to the Disabled
Wheeline focused its efforts on improving the quality of life for people with disabilities. Wheelchairs were donated to vulnerable groups and athletes with disabilities in various sports. More than half of Wheeline's employees are diagnosed with severe disability. This is because Wheeline believes that job creation is the best kind of welfare. In recognition of its social contribution activities, the company was certified as a social enterprise in 2011 and was awarded the Presidential Citation for 3 consecutive years. The story of CEO Geum’s persistence and sincerity was aired in a five-episode series on KBS 1TV “Screening Humanity,” stirring the hearts of many.

Present

Moving Beyond Korea to the World
Wheeline is now aiming to enter the global market. More than half of the parasports wheelchairs used in 12 sports in Korea are manufactured by Wheeline. Doors were naturally opened when the nation’s parasports players demonstrated outstanding skills in international competitions, such as winning Korea’s first gold medal at the Winter Paralympic Games in 2018 while riding a Wheeline wheelchair. Wheeline has entered markets in Asian countries such as China, Taiwan and Singapore as well as the German market. Even now, Wheeline continues undertake new challenges in the wheelchair business.