Remploy Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Disabled Persons Employment Corp Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
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Traces origins to 1945 when established by the government as Disabled Persons Employment Corp Ltd. From 1946 known as Remploy and from 1949 as Remploy Ltd. From 1946 established a network of factories offering employment opportunities to disabled persons and undertaking furniture repair, leather working and light engineering. Within six years opened 92 factories. By 1960s undertaking a huge range of activities such as bookbinding, knitwear design and manufacture, production of orthopaedic and healthcare goods, mechanical and electrical assembly work, etc. By 1999 had 81 factories. Continues in 2010 as a government owned business but now also placing disabled people in mainstream businesses
Publications:
- Golden Jubilee. A celebration of Remploy Ltd, 1945-1995 by Unknown
- Remploy, 1945-1985 by Robertson, Andrew
- Remploy. A very special company by Dunn, Krystyna (ed), & Frank Edwards
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Disabled Persons Employment Corp Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
Notes:
Traces origins to 1945 when established by the government as Disabled Persons Employment Corp Ltd. From 1946 known as Remploy and from 1949 as Remploy Ltd. From 1946 established a network of factories offering employment opportunities to disabled persons and undertaking furniture repair, leather working and light engineering. Within six years opened 92 factories. By 1960s undertaking a huge range of activities such as bookbinding, knitwear design and manufacture, production of orthopaedic and healthcare goods, mechanical and electrical assembly work, etc. By 1999 had 81 factories. Continues in 2010 as a government owned business but now also placing disabled people in mainstream businessesPublications:
- Golden Jubilee. A celebration of Remploy Ltd, 1945-1995 by Unknown
- Remploy, 1945-1985 by Robertson, Andrew
- Remploy. A very special company by Dunn, Krystyna (ed), & Frank Edwards