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, …
Have you ever wondered how our gripping aids go from raw materials to packaged gripping aids? Find out what happens behind the scenes.
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 …
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 …
If you want your parcel to arrive before Christmas then here are some helpful dates for you. Please remember that we need to receive your order 2 working days before these last postage dates to give us time to process it. UK Recommended Latest Posting Date At Active Hands we send all your parcels 1st …
It’s been an exciting month at Active Hands as we have moved from our small office in the corner of Unit 4 to taking on the whole unit! Here is our old office – as you can see it was getting a bit cramped with all the products that we now stock for you. And …
Paralympic Legacy As the Paralympics draw to a close, the visibility of disabled people on our TVs and social media reduces. So, how do we keep promoting inclusivity and equality for the 15% of our global population that have a disability? #Wethe15 hopes to find the solutions. Launched at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, #Wethe15 is …
Camping together It had been forecast to be thunderstorms and rain all weekend. So as the unexpected sun shone across the camping field, spirits were especially high. The kids were playing football, the adults were sipping the last of our morning coffee. It was time to make some plans for the afternoon. And Rob was …
We’re excited to announce that Active Hands have bought the rights and stock of Nimble. We’ve had a long relationship with Nimble and have successfully sold the Nimble to our happy customers for many years!
Some of the most encouraging feedback we receive at Active Hands is from families who have found a way to unlock a new activity or part of daily living for their child with reduced hand function. Children are fantastic innovators when it comes to finding ways around their hand function disabilities. With the right tools …
Happy Easter from Active Hands! The office will be closed on Friday 2nd April and reopens on Tuesday 7th April due to the Bank Holidays in the UK. You can continue to place orders during this time but they won’t be processed until the Tuesday/Wednesday. Postage quotes will also be unavailable until the 7th April. …
Active Hands moved our website hosting to Headwall managed wordpress Hosting. We have seen many benefits from the service.
Active Hands watched in amazement as sales of the SpillNot went wild overnight on Thursday last week following a viral TikTok video!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Active Hands. We are closed over the Christmas holidays but you can still place orders.
As a Company we are, of course, concerned about recent updates regarding COVID 19. A high proportion of our team and our loved ones are in the high risk category and we have a strong duty of care to both our team and our customers – many of whom are also vulnerable. We are responding …
