An apparatus for aiding service providers who service customers situated in a relatively fixed position includes a floor, an elevated customer support surface disposed in a first position on the floor, a curved rail connected to the floor in a fixed position about the elevated customer support surface at the first position having a first end with a stop and a second end with a stop. A powered roller mechanism operably connects to the curved rail surface having a chair support surface maintained above the rail and limited in travel between the stops. A service provider chair for handling a customer on the customer support surface is mounted to the chair support surface in a manner to be movable along the rail and a controller on the chair operably connects to the powered roller mechanism for controlling movement of the chair along the rail.