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
Disability is no barrier to determination as two entrepreneurs living with mobility issues have clearly shown. Last month wheelchair users Rob Smith, 36, who has a spinal injury, and Huw Thomas, 64, who has muscular dystrophy, were named joint winners of the Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs in the UK 2011, run by Sir Stelios … Read more
After being a finalist in 2010 The Active Hands Company and company director Rob Smith have won the prestigious Disabled Entrepreneur Award 2011! Sponsored by Disability Charity Leonard Cheshire and easyJet owner Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the award ceremony took place in the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in London on Wednesday 14th Dec 2011. The award for … Read more
In recent years stories of military casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan have been all too common. But equally frequent have been tales of great courage and bravery, especially among those injured in action and recovering back at home. In the UK the charity Help for Heroes has helped to keep the profile of those injured … Read more
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
(Article appeared in the Leamington Observer, 16th November 2010) A disabled entrepreneur from Leamington has been shortlisted for a prestigious business award for an invention which offers a helping hand. Rob Smith’s product allows disabled people to which allows disabled people with limited hand function to grip a wide variety of items, from gym equipment … Read more
This is the dystonia. When he Nathan wants to hold something, he lets go. His brain sends the opposite message of what he wants to do.
Gruelling is not a word to apply lightly to a charity bike ride, but during Regain Trust’s recent adventure competitors were certainly made to work hard for their reward. Regain is a charity for sports tetraplegics, and organises bike rides to help raise awareness and vital funds. This year’s adventure took over forty competitors, including three hand … Read more
Molten Rock and Active Hands are two companies with a similar aim. Formed in 2004, Molten Rock grew out of a group of adventurous wheelchair users who were tired of equipment which accentuated their disabilities rather than reflected their interests. Instead, the company developed a range of equipment to enable users to get out into … Read more
Whilst the advent of online shopping means we’re now able to ship Active Hands products to anywhere in EU, some of our aids have recently made a trip much further afield! In October 2006 a team of 53 cyclists travelled over 5,000 miles east to take part in The China Bike Ride, an event organised by the Regain … Read more
