Enova Sparta 3 ESP3-003A-HS Office Chair - Light Grey / 3-Level Tension Adjustable Lumbar Support / Adaptive Floating Buffer Cushion Technology / Dual-Axis Height-Adjustable Neck Support / Breathable Full-Mesh or Cushioned Options / 5cm Customizable Seat Depth Adjustment / Foot rest included (Not Covered in Warranty) / ESP3-003A-HS-Light-grey+Footrest + FREE DELIVERY !

The Enova Sparta 3 ESP3-003A-HS is the light grey version of the Sparta 3 task chair, built to the BIFMA furniture standard with a rated seat load capacity of 136kg. Light grey upholstery, a matching back frame and a light grey nylon base give it a softer presence in a room than the black variant, which suits a home office as much as a corporate floor.

The lumbar support offers three tension levels, so the firmness pressing into your lower back can be set rather than accepted. Three steps covers a light frame that needs gentle contact and a heavier one that needs real resistance. Being able to dial that in is what separates lumbar support that helps from lumbar support that simply gets in the way.

The lumbar panel itself is moulded in grey TPE, a flexible material that yields under pressure instead of presenting a rigid shelf against the spine. Because it flexes, contact is maintained when you lean forward at the keyboard and again when you sit back, rather than only in one position. It is colour matched to the light grey frame.

The seat uses a floating buffer cushion, which absorbs the initial shock of sitting down and then settles under your weight rather than staying rigid. Pressure relief across a long working day comes from a surface that keeps redistributing load as you move, and that is what a buffered cushion is designed to do.

The neck support adjusts on two axes, so both its height and its angle can be set to meet the base of your skull correctly. A headrest that only slides vertically will meet a tall user at the right height but the wrong angle, pushing the chin forward. Two axes of movement is what lets one chair fit different people properly.

A seat slider gives 5cm of seat depth adjustment, moving the pan forward and back until the front edge sits correctly behind your knees. Five centimetres is enough to cover the difference between a short and a tall user comfortably. It is the adjustment most chairs omit entirely, and the one people notice within a day of getting it right.

The chassis is an Italian Donati mechanism offering six tension control settings. Tension determines how much effort the backrest asks for when you push against it, and six steps means the same chair can be set light for one person and firm for another. Donati is a specialist furniture mechanism maker rather than a generic part.

The tilt locks in four positions, letting you fix an upright angle for typing, a mild lean for calls, or a deeper recline for reading. Locking the tilt means you stop bracing against the backrest to hold a position, which quietly consumes energy across a working day when a chair is left free-floating.

The armrests adjust in four directions and carry PU pads on their upper faces. Height, width, depth and pivot each move independently, which is what allows the armrest to meet your forearm at desk height rather than forcing your shoulder up or leaving your elbow unsupported. PU keeps the top surface soft against bare skin.

The seat is a foam unit finished in light grey, part of a matched palette running through the headrest, back and back frame. Foam gives more cushioning underfoot than a taut mesh panel, which suits anyone who finds mesh too firm across the sit bones. The light grey finish keeps the chair visually quiet in a bright room.

Height is handled by a Korean KGS class 4 gas lift in the 100/70 size, finished in black. Class 4 sits at the top of the common gas lift ratings, and the 100/70 size offers a longer travel range than the shorter cylinders fitted to entry-level chairs. The cylinder is the component that decides whether a chair holds its height.

The chair stands on a light grey nylon base rather than the black one used on the standard model, so the colour scheme runs all the way to the floor. Nylon is the usual choice for a five-star base because it combines strength with a small amount of flex that absorbs shock instead of transmitting it up the column.

The base runs 60mm casters with black PU treads, which roll quietly and are gentle on wood and laminate compared with hard nylon wheels. A foldable footrest tucks under the seat and pulls out when you want to raise your legs, then folds fully away so the chair still slides under a desk.

The chair is built to the BIFMA standard with a rated seat load capacity of 136kg. Net weight is 19.67kg and gross weight is 22.27kg in a carton measuring 830 x 350 x 640mm. That slim carton profile is worth knowing before delivery day if the chair has to travel up a narrow staircase.