Our Journey
Since our first founding in 1982, our ethos of providing meaningful employment and training for people with disabilities has been at the heart of everything that we do. Take a look below at some of our key milestones along our journey, see how far we’ve come and the difference that you can make when you choose to support our business and #BuySocial for a better world – together we can make a difference.
1982
Founded as a sheltered workshop by the local authority.
1987
£0.5 Million Sales!
1997
Celebrating Quality - ISO 9000 Accreditation
1984
Ten more jobs for people with disabilities.
1990
£1 Million Sales!
2002
Win the ‘Investor in People’ award
1982
Founded as a sheltered workshop by the local authority.
1984
Ten more jobs for people with disabilities.
1987
£0.5 Million Sales!
1990
£1 Million Sales!
1997
Celebrating Quality - ISO 9000 Accreditation
2002
Win the ‘Investor in People’ award
2010
Became limited by guarantee
2015
Bought our first traffic printer
2019
Became a registered Social Enterprise and £3 Million sales!
2021
£1.98 Million in Social Value Generated
2012
Celebrating Quality - NHSS9A Accreditation
2017
£2 Million Sales!
2020
53 members of contracted staff
2022
70 members of contracted staff 4 supported interns
2010
Became limited by guarantee
2012
Celebrating Quality - NHSS9A Accreditation
2015
Bought our first traffic printer
2017
£2 Million Sales!
2019
Became a registered Social Enterprise and £3 Million sales!
2020
53 members of contracted staff
2021
£1.98 Million in Social Value Generated
2022
70 members of contracted staff 4 supported interns
2023
£6 Million Sales!
2025
82 members of contracted staff. Opening second premises!
2024
Win the King's Award for Enterprise!
2025
£7 Million Sales!
2023
£6 Million Sales!
2024
Win the King's Award for Enterprise!
2025
82 members of contracted staff. Opening second premises!
2025
£7 Million Sales!