KAB Controller Base Office Chair
The Controller, Stripped Back
The Controller Base is KAB Australia's entry-level chair: the Controller's frame, ergonomic headrest, heavy-duty mechanism with 16 degrees of tilt rocker and 27 degrees of backrest recline, inflatable lumbar pump and 100 mm gas riser, without the armrests and in a plain fabric trim. It shares the Controller's AFRDI certificate, 17670/2: AFRDI 142 certified to 160 kg for multi-shift use, with AS/NZS 4438 Level 6. KAB's own weight rating is 200 kg.
No armrests is the point for a lot of consoles: the chair rolls under a desk return and turns between screens without catching.
Dimensions
The Numbers on the Drawing
Read from KAB Australia's leaflet drawing (its figures are unlabelled, so confirm with us before specifying): 480 mm seat width, 604 mm depth, 1109 mm overall height with the seat at 552 mm, a 206 mm headrest and a 223 mm backrest callout; the same seat and back as the Controller. The Controller Base leaflet lists no armrests and no premium foam package; those are on the Controller.
The Details
Five Things That Make It a Controller Base
The headrest, the fabric trim, the mechanism, the gas riser and the side lever, with KAB Seating Australia's figures from its leaflet; the drawing dimensions are unlabelled, so confirm with us before specifying.
The Ergonomic Headrest
The Controller's height-adjustable ergonomic headrest, 206 mm on KAB's leaflet drawing.
Black Fabric Trim
Plain black fabric trim as KAB Australia photographs it; KAB's file name calls it T4, and the drawing gives a 223 mm backrest callout.
The Heavy-Duty Mechanism
The Controller's mechanism: 16° of tilt rocker with rocker tension adjustment, and 27° of adjustable backrest recline.
The 100 mm Gas Riser
A 100 mm gas riser sets the seat height, 552 mm on the drawing, over a black five-star base on twin-wheel castors.
The Side Lever, No Armrests
KAB builds this one without armrests, so it rolls under a desk return and turns between screens without catching; an inflatable hand pump sets the lower lumbar support.
The Numbers
- Seat Width
- 480 mm
- Seat Height
- 552 mm (100 mm gas riser)
- Overall Height
- 1109 mm
- Depth
- 604 mm
- Certified Load
- 160 kg multi-shift (AFRDI 142)
- KAB Weight Rating
- 200 kg
- Warranty
- 5 years frame, 2 years components (confirm for 24-hour use)
The photographs are KAB's own product photography.
What You Get
This Listing
This listing is the Controller Base as KAB Australia photographs it: black fabric trim (KAB's file name calls it T4), ergonomic headrest, no armrests, 100 mm gas riser and black five-star base on twin-wheel castors. KAB does not publish trim codes or gas-lift options for the Australian chair; call 02 9640 0642 and we will ask.
For the armrests, the leather and cloth trim and the premium foam package, see the KAB Controller.
Why We Sell It
KAB Seating Pty Ltd is the Australian subsidiary of KAB Seating, the Northampton suspension-seat maker whose lineage runs back to Bostrom Seating in 1935; KAB Seating Ltd was formed in 1984 and has been part of Commercial Vehicle Group since 2001. The Australian company, based at Park Ridge in Queensland, has more than three decades of experience and holds ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001. Its office chairs are built the way its truck and mining seats are: for people who sit in them for whole shifts.
We sell KAB because control rooms, dispatch desks and 24-hour operations ask for a chair certified for multi-shift use, and the Controller Base is AFRDI 142 certified to 160 kg in multiple-shift operation, with AS/NZS 4438 Level 6; KAB's own weight rating is 200 kg. Chair Dinkum is an authorised KAB Seating dealer. Call 02 9640 0642 for a control-room quote.
Features & Specifications
Key Features
-Entry-level seat using many of the features of KAB's premium range (KAB); certified for multi-shift use; KAB weight rating 200 kg
-AFRDI 142 certified to 160 kg (multiple shift) and AS/NZS 4438 Level 6; Furntech-AFRDI certificate 17670/2 (Controller/Controller Base), valid to 2 December 2027
-Ergonomic headrest, height adjustable
-No armrests
-100 mm gas riser height adjustment
-Tilt rocker 16° with rocker tension adjustment
-Backrest recline 27° adjustable
-Inflatable lower lumbar support (hand pump)
-Black fabric trim as photographed by KAB Australia
-KAB Seating Australia: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018
-Warranty 5 years frame, 2 years components (KAB Seating Australia); ask us to confirm KAB's terms for 24-hour use
Downloads
Furntech-AFRDI — certified products list (Blue Tick)Link →Dimensions
Seat Width480 mm
Seat Height552 mm on the drawing; 100 mm gas riser
Overall Height1109 mm
Depth604 mm
Headrest206 mm
Backrest223 mm (drawing callout)
Tilt Rocker16°; backrest recline 27°
ArmrestsNone
Rated LoadAFRDI 142 certified to 160 kg multi-shift; KAB's own weight rating 200 kg
Warranty5 years frame, 2 years components (KAB Australia); confirm terms for 24-hour use
All figures are KAB Seating Australia's, from the leaflet and quality-control page; the dimensions are read from the leaflet drawing, whose figures are unlabelled, so confirm with us before specifying. The Furntech-AFRDI Blue Tick list (September 2026) records certificate 17670/2 (Controller/Controller Base): AFRDI 142 certified to 160 kg in multiple-shift operation, with AS/NZS 4438 Level 6, valid to 2 December 2027. KAB's own weight rating is 200 kg; the two figures measure different things. KAB does not publish the chair's weight, base material, gas-lift options, trim names or carton size; KAB describes the Controller Base as entry-level, and the chair has no armrests. Warranty terms are on KAB's quality-control page and our warranty page; ask us to confirm KAB's terms for 24-hour use.
Frequently Asked Questions
KAB describes the Controller Base as its entry-level model, not as a 24/7 chair. It is certified for multi-shift use: it shares the Controller's AFRDI certificate, 17670/2, AFRDI 142 certified to 160 kg in multiple-shift operation with AS/NZS 4438 Level 6, valid to 2 December 2027. KAB's own weight rating is 200 kg. Ask us to confirm KAB's warranty terms for your roster before you order.
KAB sells the Controller Base without armrests; the Controller is the version with 30-degree tilt-adjustable armrests. Call 02 9640 0642 if you want us to ask KAB about fitting them.
AFRDI 142 certified to 160 kg (multi-shift), with AS/NZS 4438 Level 6: the Furntech-AFRDI Blue Tick list records certificate 17670/2 (Controller/Controller Base), valid to 2 December 2027. KAB's own weight rating is 200 kg. The two measure different things, so we show both. Ask us if a tender needs the certificate.
KAB Australia photographs the chair in the trim shown and does not publish trim names or codes on its site; we sell the trim pictured and can ask KAB about alternatives on 02 9640 0642.
KAB Seating Australia publishes a 5-year frame warranty and a 2-year manufacturer's warranty on office-seat components. KAB's published product information for its 24-hour chairs (UK range) specifies a 2-year warranty where the chair is used in a 24-hour environment, so ask us to confirm KAB's terms for your roster before you order. Claims come to Chair Dinkum on 02 9640 0642 and we lodge them with KAB in Queensland. Full terms are on KAB's quality-control page and our warranty page, and your Australian Consumer Law rights apply in addition.
