The scope of products and services supported businesses offer is varied – ranging from furniture, high-performance textiles, laundry services, packing and fulfilment, office support services and IT recycling.
(Please note this publication is out of date from 25 Febuary 2016).
This directory gives buyers across the Scottish public sector a comprehensive view of the capability of Scotland’s supported factories and businesses. It outlines the high-quality products and services they provide as well as their unique contribution to the wider community.
This directory designed to support factories and businesses across Scotland which positively promote employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Some of the businesses featured in this directory have long established histories, ranging over some 150 years, of providing employment for people who cope with the challenges of disabilities – it is a legacy which we should be proud of in Scotland and one which we should endeavour to support.
Supported businesses in Scotland as at 25 February 2016
| Royal Strathclyde Blindcraft Industries (RSBi) RSBi offers kitchens, furnished accommodation, office furniture, storage solutions and other products. |
| Matrix Specialising in supply of a range of furniture, soft furnishings, upholstery and re-upholstery services with fire retardant materials. |
| Highland Blindcraft Manufacturer of beds, mattresses and headboards with a nationwide customer base including local authorities, universities, colleges, residential homes, hotels and retail customers. |
| Haven Contract packing services and printing, including stock handling storage and distribution service. |
| St. Jude's Laundry (Fourth Sector) A fully-managed laundry service serving households, universities and colleges, sports clubs, gyms and spas. |
| Scottish Braille Press A registered charity and a provider of alternative formats offering a transcription service to create materials accessible to visually impaired people in Braille, large print and audio for all types of businesses. |
| Glencraft Its product range includes a range of mattresses, divans, storage, headboards, bedroom furniture and workstations. |
| Lady Haig's Poppy Factory Employing disabled ex-servicemen, it makes around 5,000,000 poppies for each annual Scottish Poppy Appeal as well as thousands of boxes, and a large number of other items associated with remembrance. |
| Dovetail Enterprises Dovetail Enterprises produce high-quality, well-designed furniture to the public, private and third sector and is well established thanks to its fully-bespoke and flexible service. |
| Hansel Laundry Services For over fifty years Hansel has been working for adults with learning disabilities, developing a unique range of flexible and innovative person-centred supports. |