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A Handful of One-Handed Gadgets
Here at Active Hands, we endeavour to cater to every type of upper limb disability. Starting out primarily working with high level spinal injuries, our initial range of products focused solely on those of us with limited grip in one or both hands. However, disability comes in many forms, and some people are born with ... Read more
Donating our old tech to the Turing Trust…
Here at Active Hands we like to do our bit for the environment. We’ve recently upgraded some of our computers and old tech and donated the old ones to the Turing Trust. But that’s not all we do for our environment… You may have notice if you’ve ordered from us before that we often send ... Read more
Bespoke Gloves for those with Limb Difference
After months of feeling the cold, many of us are thrilled to be feeling glimpses of summer warmth. Despite this, at Active Hands, we are already thinking ahead to next winter and how to help our customers keep warm when the cold weather returns, with some clever bespoke gloves. There is little worse than needing to ... Read more
Active Hands are at Naidex 2023!
Naidex returns to the NEC (Birmingham, UK) on 22nd & 23rd March 2023. We’re excited to be back after an awesome (and very busy!) time last year! We’re bringing more of our fabulous team along – ready to help you find the solutions you’ve been looking for! Try out our products, old and new – ... Read more
Welcoming Lucy to the Production Team
We look forward to welcoming Lucy as the latest member of the Active Hands Team. As the company grows so does the team- Lucy will be working in our production team along with Sarah and our team of home-workers. She’ll be busy making gripping aids at home and in the office. Lucy has been sewing ... Read more
Christmas Closure at Active Hands
Active Hands would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Our office will be closed over the Christmas period so that our team can enjoy a well-earned rest with their families. The Active Hands office will be closed from Wednesday 21st December. The office will reopen on Tuesday 3rd ... Read more
Welcoming Sarah as new Production Manager
We are delighted to welcome Sarah Pinnell as Production Manager. Sarah has been working for Active Hands for 9 years as an outworker, sewing gripping aids at home and sending them up to the office ready for sale. She came across Active Hands whilst working at a care company alongside one of our other outworkers, ... Read more
Behind the Scenes
Have you ever wondered how our gripping aids go from raw materials to packaged gripping aids? Find out what happens behind the scenes.
Goodbye and Good Luck to Shirley Pearce
Active Hands had humble beginnings. The company started with Rob and Mel’s Mum, Marion, making gripping aids for Rob and his wheelchair rugby teammates. As word about the products got out, demand grew and Marion could not keep up. It was at this early stage that Shirley joined Active Hands. Shirley Joins the Company Shirley ... Read more
Merry Christmas from Active Hands
Active Hands would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Our office will be closed over the Christmas period so that our team can enjoy a well-earned rest with their families. The office will be closed from Tuesday 21st December. Orders received after 12pm on 21st December will be processed when we return ... Read more