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BBC at the Active Hands office.
At the beginning of the year, Active Hands were excited to be contacted by BBC Business Online who had heard about our business and were interested in meeting us and finding out about the work we do, as a part of a larger theme they were researching on disabled people working in business. After a ... Read more
New Year – New Office!
This week began an exciting new chapter for Active Hands – we moved into our new office at Rumbush Farm in Solihull! The new office is set in the countryside, but handily located just off the M42, perfect for both the local dispatch team and for those of us who travel from Leamington/Warwick. Up until ... Read more
Record-Holding Midlands Athlete Wins Chance to Pitch at the Paras
An international West Midlands wheelchair athlete who designs and manufactures gripping aids for people with disabilities is hoping to expand his company’s global reach after winning the opportunity to pitch his unique products to a host of investors next month in Rio, Brazil. UK record-holder Rob Smith, who founded Birmingham-based Active Hands Ltd, will present ... Read more
Active Hands are going to Rio
Active Hands have won the opportunity to go to Rio, during the Paralympics, to pitch our products to business leaders. This exciting opportunity came through a competition run by UKTI and the Innovation Forum and only five businesses were selected to go! The judges were looking for the “5 most innovative companies from the UK who offer ... Read more
Gadgets for Disabled Hands
Here at Active Hands, our aim has always been to improve people’s quality of life and encourage independence. We’ve done this by creating products that remove disability related barriers, giving the user access to equipment, apparatus and tools that they may have struggled with otherwise. We like to think that by offering these unique gadgets ... Read more
Exhibiting at Europe’s Largest Disability Show
Rehacare is Europe’s biggest Independent Living show and for the first time Active Hands had a stand there. We exhibited as part of the British Pavilion and it was encouraging to see many other amazing products that our country has to offer. It was a good opportunity for us to showcase our products to companies, therapists, ... Read more
Inclusive Technology Prize Finalists
We would like to announce that Active Hands have got through to the final stage of the Inclusive Technology Prize competition. Getting this far means that we get guidance and advice, along with financial support, towards developing two new products: a gripping aid for those with limb differences and a fine motor skills aid. The Inclusive ... Read more
Semi-Finalists in Inclusive Technology Prize Competition
At Active Hands we like to listen to our customers and their recommendations for improvements or new products. Two particular ideas that you have suggested have struck a cord with us and we are working on making them happen. We have received many requests for a gripping aid that helps with fine motor skills covering ... Read more
Sad News about Huw Thomas
Active Hands were deeply saddened to hear that Huw Thomas from ProMove passed away last Tuesday evening, 23rd September 2014. Huw had Muscular Dystrophy and we at Active Hands were honoured to have been joint winners of the Disabled Entrepreneur award with Huw in 2011. His company, ProMove, makes slings to transfer disabled users. Having ... Read more
Rob races into the IPC European Athletics Championships
Active Hands are excited to announce that our director Rob Smith has been selected to represent Team GB and NI in the T52 category for the 100m, 400m and 1500m races in the IPC European Championships. The Championships are being held in Swansea, Wales in August. Rob is delighted to have been selected after a ... Read more