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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
What an exciting week at Active Hands!
Our week started off in a fairly ordinary manner with the normal routine of dispatching your orders, posting on social media and whatever it is that Rob and Mel do as directors! However, we knew we had some excitement on the horizon as I had been contacted by the BBC to see if Active Hands ... Read more
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
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
You Too Can be an Absolute Genius!
Active Hands gripping aids have been on the TV again! And this time the programme they featured in has won an award. Rob Smith took part in a BBC learning program called “You Too Can be an Absolute Genius” which gives young inventors tips on creating a new product. The programme takes the children through ... Read more
Active Hands on BBC’s Children in Need!
On Friday 15th November 2013, BBC’s Children in Need raised its highest ever total of £31.1m supporting over 2,600 projects all over the United Kingdom. Featured on the programme was an appeal film, presented by Tom Jones, about Tomos, aged 10, who lives near Newport, south Wales with his mum and dad. Tomos has mild ... Read more
Active Hands becomes VAT Registered
Active Hands has been growing swiftly as a company and it has therefore been necessary to become VAT registered. This means that as of 1st July 2012 purchases made from within the EU are subject to Value Added Tax at 20%. As our products are designed principally for use by those with disabilities, however, we ... Read more
Stelios Scholars and Entrepreneurs Collaborate in a Unique Initiative!
Last week marked the launch of the innovative Win-Win Stelios Scholars and Entrepreneurs Initiative at the British Library’s Business and IP Centre, bringing together gifted scholars from LSE and Cass and the three finalists for last year’s Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs in the UK. Under the supervision of a team of seasoned entrepreneurs and ... Read more