AgilePOD Raise&Relocate™ is the first acoustic pod mobility system designed to solve a problem the office furniture sector has lived with for years: mobility versus accessibility.

Traditionally, pods on castors are mobile but permanently elevated — excluding many users — while static pods are accessible but immovable without contractors and disruption. Raise&Relocate™ gives you the best of both worlds: a powered system that raises the pod at the push of a button, relocates it effortlessly across your space, then lowers it back into a fully stable, Equality Act–compliant position.

Why this matters

For years organisations have had to choose between:

Mobility — pods on castors can be pushed around but are permanently raised and therefore not accessible.
Accessibility — static, floor-level pods are compliant but immovable without facilities teams, contractors or downtime.

Raise&Relocate™ changes that equation.
It’s pod mobility that respects accessibility, letting you reposition pods quickly without disrupting users, workflows, or acoustic performance.

How it works

Powered, effortless relocation

Raise: Integrated electric actuators lift the pod from floor level.
Roll: Concealed mobility system glides smoothly across varied floors.
Lower: Pod returns to floor level, stable and fully accessible.

No ramps, no permanent wheels, no compromise. This is mobility engineered the right way — concealed, controlled, reliable.

Fire strategy made simpler

One of the most powerful advantages of AgilePOD Raise&Relocate™ is that it enables an acoustic pod to be treated as genuinely movable furniture, rather than a fixed building element.

Because Raise&Relocate allows a Pod to be raised, repositioned and lowered back into a fully accessible state — without permanent fixing to the building — many organisations are able to avoid the need to install dedicated sprinkler heads, fire alarm beacons or other building-integrated fire systems within the Pod itself (subject to project-specific fire strategy approval).

For Facilities and Estates teams, this can deliver significant benefits:

Reduced complexity in fire strategy and approvals
Avoidance of costly and disruptive sprinkler and alarm modifications
Faster deployment with fewer dependencies on other trades
Greater flexibility to relocate Pods as layouts and occupancy change

Unlike static Pods — which are often treated as permanent structures — Raise&Relocate supports a furniture-based approach that aligns far more naturally with modern, agile workplace planning.

As always, final fire strategy decisions sit with the project’s fire consultant or building control body

Raise&Relocate™ - vs - Other Movable Pods

AgilePOD Raise&Relocate™

Mobile & Accessible

Other Pods

Mobile but Not Accessible

  
      Feature
      Raise & Relocate Pods
      Castor Pods
      Static Pods
    
      Floor-level accessibility when in use
      ✔ Yes
      ✖ No
      ⚠ Only if made without sub-floor
    
      Stability when in use
      ✔ Stable & grounded
      ⚠ Always raised
      ✔ Stable
    
      Concealed mobility
      ✔ Yes
      ✖ No
      ✖ No
    
      Effortless moves
      ✔ Manual push
      ✔ Manual push
      ✖ No mobility
    
      Alignment after moves
      ✔ Retained
      ⚠ Can drift
      N/A
    
      Works on varied floors
      ✔ Yes
      ✔ Yes
      N/A
    
      Aesthetic
      ✔ Architectural
      ✖ Visible castors
      ✔ Architectural

Built for real spaces and real teams

Raise&Relocate™ isn’t a gimmick — it’s designed with facilities managers, workplace designers, and inclusive organisations in mind:

Quick reconfiguration without contractors
Minimal disruption to users or schedules
Retains acoustic integrity and door alignment after moves
Suitable for hybrid working environments where space needs to evolve

Designed to integrate into your wider AgilePOD ecosystem

Accessibility at the core

At AgileAcoustics we’ve always designed pods that are fully accessible — no raised floors, just level access for everyone. Raise&Relocate™ builds on that principle. Our system ensures that:

All users — including wheelchair users — can access pods once lowered
Accessibility is never an afterthought

Pods stay compliant without extra adaptations

Patent-backed innovation

We’ve taken a bold step in mobility-led inclusive design — and filed a patent for Raise&Relocate™ (Patent application #2520326.6).

This innovation isn’t just about movement:
It’s about rethinking what an acoustic pod can be in a 21st-century workspace.

Next steps

Want to see it in action?

Request early access specs and insights
Book a Teams demo with our CEO
See Raise&Relocate in action at our Salts Mill HQ

Stuart, our CEO, would be happy to walk you through how Raise&Relocate™ could work in your spaces.

Explore the AgilePOD family

Raise&Relocate™ can be specified across selected AgilePOD models — from compact focus pods to larger collaboration spaces — all designed and manufactured in the UK.

**Raise&Relocate uses actuator technology supplied in partnership with LINAK.

AgilePOD Raise&Relocate Patent applied for # 2520326.6

AgilePOD Raise&Relocate™

Pod mobility without compromising accessibility.