Select Ergo supplies ergonomic chairs, electric standing desks and workstation accessories to homes and workplaces across Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Greater Hunter. Every product in the range is chosen for comfort, adjustability and build quality.
Those standards shape what we stock. They shape what we leave off the shelf, too.
Why start an ergonomic equipment business?
Fair question. There’s no shortage of places to buy an office chair. The trouble is that a lot of them leave you to make your own choice, then sell you a chair in a box.
If you buy online, you’ll pick a chair from a photo, it arrives flat-packed, and you’re left to work out whether it actually fits. Often it doesn’t. The seat is too deep, the lumbar support sits in the wrong spot, and the casters glide across your floorboards like a shopping trolley on a slope.
Ergonomic equipment only works when it matches the person using it. A chair that suits a 190 cm engineer won’t suit a 158 cm payroll officer, even if both carry the word “ergonomic” on the label. (That word gets stuck on plenty of things that haven’t earned it.)
Select Ergo exists to close that gap: quality equipment, matched to the person, set up properly.
How we choose what we stock
We look past the brochure. We check the seat depth range, where the lumbar curve sits, how low the armrests go, and whether the adjustments are easy to reach. Products that don’t pass that test don’t make the range, however slick the marketing.
What we supply
Ergonomic chairs. Most of our chairs are made in Australia, from as much Australian material as possible, and can be fully customised to the individual. The range runs from affordable everyday chairs that hold their own against the big-box office suppliers, through to high-quality specialist seating for people with more specific needs.
Electric standing desks. Fast, quiet frames from a leading Australian importer, in classic black and white plus a soon-to-be-available range of Australian-inspired colours. Desktops are made locally to whatever size your space needs.
Accessories. Ergonomic keyboards and mice, footrests, monitor support, cable trays and power options. The small things that make a workstation actually work.
What the latest research says about sitting
You’ve probably heard that “sitting is the new smoking”. It’s a catchy line, and like most catchy lines it’s only about half right. Sitting isn’t the problem. Sitting still, for hours at a time, is.
A 2025 study from Vanderbilt University and the University of Pittsburgh followed 404 adults aged 50 and over for seven years. Those who spent more time sedentary showed poorer memory and more shrinkage in brain regions linked to Alzheimer’s disease. The kicker? The link held even among people who were physically active. (Gogniat et al., Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 2025)
In other words, a morning run doesn’t cancel out eight unbroken hours in a chair. What matters through the day is how often you change position and get moving.
That’s where good equipment earns its keep. A chair that fits makes it easy to shift and adjust. A standing desk that rises in seconds makes changing position something you’ll actually do. Neither is a cure-all, and we’ll never pretend otherwise.
Delivered, assembled, and set up for you
Equipment only helps if it’s set up for your body, so we offer three levels of service:
- Delivery to your home or workplace.
- Delivery and assembly, so you’re not wrestling an Allen key on a Friday night.
- Delivery, assembly and setup, with your chair and desk adjusted to you on the spot.
We cover Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Greater Hunter.
Try before you buy
Our Warners Bay showroom is open by appointment. Sit in the chairs, raise and lower the desks, and feel the difference between a seat that fits and one that nearly does. It’s a small space with a lot of good equipment in it, and you’ll have our full attention while you’re there.
For rehab providers, OTs and allied health
If you’re a rehabilitation consultant, occupational therapist or physio who has already assessed a client, we’re happy to simply supply what you’ve recommended. We’ll source it, customise it to your specification, deliver it, and set it up. The assessment and the client relationship stay with you. We just make the equipment side easy.
Let’s talk
Setting up a home office, fitting out a workplace or trying to solve a stubborn comfort problem? Call Josh on 0409 512 434 for a chat, book a showroom visit, or browse the range in our online shop.
