[Daniel Kirmatzis]

We are pleased to present our Manufacturing Champion for August – Salts Healthcare.

Salts Healthcare is a family owned company specialising in the design and manufacturer of stoma care devices and associated products. With 20 offices, two distribution centres, a manufacturing hub and a R&D facility in the UK and distributors across the world. The company is currently expanding rapidly having invested heavily in R&D, new products and manufacturing in recent years.

They have recently been named one of the most forward-thinking medical and healthcare companies in the UK after winning the National Medilink Award for ‘Innovation’. They were recognised for the research, design and manufacturer of their latest product; Confidence ®Be – a ground-breaking stoma bag with a range of clever features to help people feel comfortable, confident and free to live life to the full.

The Confidence®Be range was launched to medical professionals in October 2017 after the biggest research programme ever completed by the company which has 600 staff and offices throughout the UK and across the globe. The product range was an instant success, receiving excellent reviews from medical professionals and patients alike for its design, innovative use of materials and customer-friendly features. The citation read: ‘Awarded for the development of an innovative technology, design or process that has produced a major improvement in business performance or end user benefit’.

Operating from headquarters in Birmingham, Salts Healthcare is split into three divisions: Salts Stoma Care, which designs and manufactures stoma care devices and additional products; Salts Medilink, a national network of 19 Customer Care Centres that supply and dispense stoma care and continence products by all manufacturers; and Salts Techstep, an established leader in the manufacture of custom-made orthoses, with a proven reputation for quality, innovation and value for money. This bespoke service complements their vast range of quality orthoses which they supply as the sole UK distributors of Schein.

Salts Healthcare invests heavily in research and development and works with healthcare professionals and educational facilities to continually improve and innovate, designing products that truly change lives.

To find out more please visit their website