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Orthotics Manufacturers and Services List
Introduction
This is a list of orthotics practitioners, manufacturers and services that may be consulted as an alternative to or in
addition to NHS orthotics services. Some of these have expressed an interest in polio or Post Polio Syndrome. This is
not a comprehensive list, but a starting point. We are not making specific recommendations and cannot guarantee
the outcome of any consultation.
This list is as correct as we have been able to make it, but if you notice anything that is incorrect or misleading,
please let us know. We do not accept liability for any errors, omissions or how information is used.
We are in the process of adding details of more orthotics professionals - if you have
ideas for people we should include in this list or ideas for improvements, we welcome
your views.
Information Provided:
We have also asked each professional listed a little more about the services provided
and approximately how many people with polio they saw last year.
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Orthotics Manufacturers and Services List
The British Polio Fellowship 2011
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Contact Details
Specialism/Expertise
No of clients with polio seen (if known)
Bill Bird Shoes
Otto Bock
Healthcare PLC
Mr Bill Bird
Bill Bird Shoes
49 Northwick Business Centre
Blockley
Moreton in Marsh
Gloucestershire
GL56 9RF.
Tel: 01386 700855
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.billbird.co.uk
Ms Gaynor Norris
Otto Bock Healthcare PLC
32 Parsonage Road
Englefield Green
Egham
Surrey
TW20 0LD.
Tel: 01784 744900
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ottobock.co.uk
Orthotics Manufacturers and Services List
The British Polio Fellowship 2011
Made to measure orthopaedic shoes and
boots and footwear alterations.
Approx. 2 in the last year.
Updated May 10
Manufacturers and suppliers of callipers and
other orthoses through a network of UK
clinics.
“Otto Bock Healthcare PLC has a great
interest in polio”.
Over 100 in the last year.
Updated June 10
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Contact Details
Specialism/Expertise
No of clients with polio seen (if known)
Bolton Bros
(Surgical Shoe
Makers) Ltd
Buchanan
Orthotics Ltd
PR Cooper
(Footline) Ltd
Bolton House
Penn Street
Scotswood Industrial Estate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 7BG.
Tel: 0191 273 2012
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bolton-bros.co.uk
603 Helen Street
Glasgow
G51 3AR.
Tel: 0141 440 1999
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.buchananorthotics.co.uk
Ms Wendy Wilson-Hunt
PR Cooper (Footline) Ltd
Sycamore Works
Old Melton Road
Tilton-on-the-Hill
Leicester
LE7 9LG.
Tel: 0116 259 7263
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.cooperfootline.co.uk
Orthotics Manufacturers and Services List
The British Polio Fellowship 2011
Manufacturer of orthopaedic footwear and
orthoses.
Approx. 12 in the last year.
Updated April 10
Manufacturer of bespoke footwear and
orthoses.
Updated June 10
Manufacturer of orthopaedic footwear and
orthotics.
30+ in the last year.
Updated July 10
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Contact Details
Specialism/Expertise
No of clients with polio seen (if known)
The Cordwainer
Cosyfeet
Mr Philip Taylor
The Cordwainer
Unit 8 Brough Business Centre
Brough nr Bradwell
Hope Valley
Derbyshire
S33 9HG.
Tel: 01433 621623
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.thecordwainer.co.uk
The Tanyard
Leigh Road
Street
Somerset
BA16 0HR.
Tel: 01458 447 275
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.cosyfeet.com
Orthotics Manufacturers and Services List
The British Polio Fellowship 2011
Hand-crafted, made-to-measure shoes,
including orthopaedic footwear.
Mr Taylor has polio and is a member of The
British Polio Fellowship’s Orthotics Panel.
Approx 10 in the last year.
Updated November 10
Specialist supplier of extra roomy footwear,
socks and hosiery for very wide or swollen
feet or legs.
Updated July 10
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Contact Details
Specialism/Expertise
No of clients with polio seen (if known)
County
Orthopaedic
Footwear
Cox Ortho
Crispin
Mr Mark Barron - Sales Manager
County Orthopaedic Footwear
Unit 2270
Parkway
Venture Park, Kettering
Northamptonshire, NN15 6XR.
Tel: 01536 527201
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.countyfootwear.com
Ms Pamela Jeffrey
Cox Ortho
108 Whitechapel Road
London
E1 1JD.
Tel: 0207 247 1178
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.mobilishealthcare.com
13 Queen Street
Morley
Leeds
LS27 8EE.
Tel: 0113 252 2860
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.crispin-leeds.co.uk
Orthotics Manufacturers and Services List
The British Polio Fellowship 2011
Manufacturer of orthopaedic footwear.
Updated July 10
Manufacturer and supplier of orthotic products
and services to NHS trusts and private clinics.
Updated July 10
A family-run company supplying a wide range
of products, including bespoke and
orthopaedic footwear, footwear adaptations
and repairs, metal and plastic callipers, braces
and supports.
Updated October 10
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Contact Details
Specialism/Expertise
No of clients with polio seen (if known)
Dacey Ltd
Dorset
Orthopaedic
Company Ltd
Dudley Surgical
Appliances Ltd
Mr Robert Cooper - Managing Director
Dacey Ltd
Sanatorium Road
Canton
Cardiff, CF11 8DG.
Tel: 02920 225454
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.dacey.co.uk
Mr Matthew Hughes
Dorset Orthopaedic Company Ltd
11 and 18 Headlands Business Park
Salisbury Road
Ringwood
Hampshire, BH24 3PB.
Tel: 01425 481752
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.dorset-ortho.co.uk
Mr Simon Thompson
Dudley Surgical Appliances Ltd
Horseley Heath
Tipton
West Midlands
DY4 7AA.
Tel: 0121 557 4204
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.dsa-orthotics.co.uk
Orthotics Manufacturers and Services List
The British Polio Fellowship 2011
Manufacturer and supplier of bespoke and
ready-made orthoses, made-to-measure and
orthopaedic footwear. Supplier to the NHS
and private clients.
Updated May 10
The manufacture and supply of orthotic
devices. Specialise in lower limb orthotics.
Approx. 50 in the last year.
Updated May 10
Manufacturer and supplier of orthotics,
including bespoke and orthopaedic footwear,
footwear adaptations, callipers, braces and
spinal supports. “We have 45 years’ orthotic
experience with polio and its issues and treat
patients with Post Polio Syndrome.”
Approx. 30-40 in the last year.
Updated May 10
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Contact Details
Specialism/Expertise
No of clients with polio seen (if known)
Elite Orthotic
Consultancy
Essex
Orthopaedics
Franco Shoes
Mr Gary Gordon
Orthotic Consultant
Elite Orthotic Consultancy
C/o:Unit 4
Tait Road Industrial Estate
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 2DP.
Tel: 01691 662729
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.eliteoc.co.uk
Mr Craig Wilson
Essex Orthopaedics
12 Driberg Way
Braintree, Essex, CM17 1NB.
Tel: 01376 331839
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.essexorthopaedics.co.uk
752 London Road
Thornton Heath Pond
Croydon
Surrey
CR7 6JA.
Tel: 020 8689 9625/07957 694709
Website: www.francoshoes.co.uk
Orthotics Manufacturers and Services List
The British Polio Fellowship 2011
Nationwide orthotic services.
Manufacturer of bespoke plastic orthoses and
spinal braces.
Approx.10 in the last year.
Updated May 10
Hand-made, custom-made and orthopaedic
footwear, with a home visiting service.
Approx. 60 in the last year.
Updated July 10
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Contact Details
Specialism/Expertise
No of clients with polio seen (if known)
Gilbert and
Mellish Ltd
Mr Russell Faulkner
Marketing Assistant
Gilbert and Mellish Ltd
3 Lightning Way
West Heath
Birmingham
B31 3PH.
Tel: 0121 475 1101
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.gilbert-mellish.co.uk
Lacerta
Mr Mike Gilligan
Rehabilitation Ltd Senior Orthotist/Manager
Lacerta Rehabilitation Ltd
Specialist Prosthetic and Orthotic Services
Allerton Building
The University of Salford
Salford
Greater Manchester
M5 4WT.
Tel: 0161 747 8728/07771 696804
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.lacertarehab.co.uk
Orthotics Manufacturers and Services List
The British Polio Fellowship 2011
Distributor of general orthotic products.
Updated July 10
Full clinical and manufacturing facilities within
the department- multidisciplinary clinics.
Expertise in spinal bracing, upper and lower
limb bracing, intelligent knee bracing, foot
orthotics and bespoke orthopaedic footwear.
Approx. 400 in the last year.
Updated July 10
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Contact Details
Specialism/Expertise
No of clients with polio seen (if known)
The London
Orthotic
Consultancy
Mr Chris Drake
Orthotist and Managing Director
The London Orthotic Consultancy
Unit 6-7
Canbury Business Park
Elm Crescent
Kingston-upon-Thames
Surrey
KT2 6HJ.
Tel: 020 8974 9989
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.londonorthotics.co.uk
Orthotics Manufacturers and Services List
The British Polio Fellowship 2011
Manufacturer and supplier of a range of
products, including lower limb orthoses, foot
orthotics/insoles and bespoke orthopaedic
footwear. Over 25 years of experience.
“We manufacture all of our orthotics in house
as we have full workshop facilities. We also
insist that our technicians meet any polio
client when we are making bespoke callipers,
as we feel this enhances the treatment and
ensures that everyone understands the
problem of any of our clients. It allows for full
open discussion between clients, orthotist and
technician, which is always an enriching
experience. We also run an open and
transparent pricing policy where we discuss
and agree the cost of any treatment in
advance and then fix this price so the client
knows exactly the final cost with no hidden
surprises. We offer a complete support
service after orthotic supply and are able to
carry out most repairs and modifications to our
orthoses while a client waits in our clinic.”
Approx. 20 in the last year.
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Contact Details
Specialism/Expertise
No of clients with polio seen (if known)
MediUK Limited
Moore Brothers
(Orthopaedic
Footwear) Ltd
Musmate Ltd
Plough Lane
Hereford
HR4 0EL.
Tel: 01432 373500
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.mediuk.co.uk
Unit 8 The Headlands
Salisbury Road
Downton
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP5 3JJ
Tel: 01725 512551
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.moore-bros.co.uk
Mr A Wynd
Musmate Ltd
PO Box 3976
Bath
BA1 0DF.
Tel: 0845 094 4674
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.musmate.co.uk
Orthotics Manufacturers and Services List
The British Polio Fellowship 2011
Manufacturer and distributor of orthoses,
including back braces, splints and lower limb
supports.
Updated April 10
Suppliers to NHS. Managing Director has
polio.
Approx. 200 in the last year.
Updated April 10
Musmate walking aid helps with foot drop,
which is one possible consequence of polio.
Less than 10 in the last year.
Updated May 10
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Specialism/Expertise
No of clients with polio seen (if known)
The Orthotic
Workshop
Ossur UK Ltd
Mr Anthony Snow
Lead Orthotic Technician
The Orthotic Workshop
St Mary’s Hospital
Newport
Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG.
Tel: 01983 534188
Ms Lorraine Sinclair
Marketing Manager
Ossur UK Ltd
Building 3000
Manchester Business Park, Aviator Way
Manchester, M22 5TG.
Tel: 0845 0065 065
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ossur.co.uk
www.ossurwebshop.co.uk
Orthotics Manufacturers and Services List
The British Polio Fellowship 2011
Specialist unit offering a full range of orthoses
to adult and paediatric patients.
Approx. 4 in the last year.
Updated July 10
Designer, manufacturer and distributor of
orthopaedic products, including prosthetics
and orthoses. Technology in Motion clinics in
London and Leeds provide braces and
supports, including the Townsend Custom
Polio braces.
Updated July 10
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Contact Details
Specialism/Expertise
No of clients with polio seen (if known)
Peacocks Medical Duncan Ferguson
Group Ltd
Director of Orthotics
Peacocks Medical Group
Benfield Business Park
Benfield Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 4NQ.
Tel: 0191 276 9616
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.peacocks.net
Prescription
Mrs Sallie W Drew
Footwear
Manager
Associates Ltd
Prescription Footwear Associates Ltd
PFA House
Lake Lane
Barnham
Bognor Regis
West Sussex
PO22 0JB.
Tel: 01243 554407
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.prescriptionfootwear.co.uk
Orthotics Manufacturers and Services List
The British Polio Fellowship 2011
Providers of traditional and modern orthotics,
carbon fibre AFOS, KAFOS, intelligent knee
KAFOS, spinal braces, bespoke footwear etc.
Updated May 10
Lower limb splints, spinal bracing, cosmetic
and traditional callipers, bespoke and
specialist footwear and insoles, shoe
adaptations.
“We have an orthotist and a certified
orthopaedic practitioner on staff and our
workshop has extensive experience in making
the above devices.”
Approx. 15-20 in the last year.
Updated April 10
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Contact Details
Specialism/Expertise
No of clients with polio seen (if known)
Reed Medical Ltd
Remploy
Healthcare Ltd
Salts Techstep
Thwaites Close
Shadsworth Business Park
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 2QQ.
Tel: 01254 503333
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.reedmedical.co.uk
Jane Cross
Sales Manager
Remploy Healthcare Ltd
Sheffield Road
Whittington Moor
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8NJ.
Tel: 01246 572800
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.remploy.co.uk
Mr Colin Hurley
Salts Techstep
Salts Healthcare Ltd
Lord Street
Birmingham
B7 4DS.
Tel: 0121 333 2099
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.saltstechstep.co.uk
Orthotics Manufacturers and Services List
The British Polio Fellowship 2011
Manufacturer of stock, modular and bespoke
orthopaedic footwear.
Approx.10 in the last year.
Updated June 10
The manufacture of adult and children's
orthotic supports and footwear.
Updated July 10
Manufacturer of bespoke and off-the-shelf
surgical footwear and appliances.
Updated May 10
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Specialism/Expertise
No of clients with polio seen (if known)
Jane Saunders &
Manning Ltd
Special Footwear
& Orthotics
Mr Ian Walker
Jane Saunders & Manning Ltd
1070-1072 London Road
Thornton Heath
Surrey
CR7 7ND.
Tel: 020 8684 2364
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.jsmltd.co.uk
Mr Anthony Andrews
Master Shoemaker
Special Footwear & Orthotics
12 New Cavendish Street
London
W1G 8UN.
Tel: 020 7486 4664
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.specialfootwear.co.uk
Orthotics Manufacturers and Services List
The British Polio Fellowship 2011
Manufacturer of custom-made orthopaedic
footwear and orthoses.
Updated May 10
Manufacturer of orthotics, orthopaedic and
bespoke footwear for over 40 years. Home
and office visits throughout the UK.
Updated April 10
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Contact Details
Specialism/Expertise
No of clients with polio seen (if known)
T & S Orthofab
Ltd
Taycare Medical
Ltd
James Taylor &
Son
Mr Malcolm Fox
Director
T & S Orthofab Ltd
Unit 4
Tait Road Industrial Estate
Croydon, Surrey, CR0 2DP.
Tel: 020 8689 5510
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.tandsorthotics.co.uk
Mr Ben Taylor
Taycare Medical Ltd
Unit 2
Royds Close
Leeds
LS12 6LL.
Tel: 0113 231 1800
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.taycare.com
Mr Peter Schweiger
James Taylor & Son
4 Paddington Street
London
W1U 5QE.
Tel: 020 7935 4149
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.taylormadeshoes.co.uk
Orthotics Manufacturers and Services List
The British Polio Fellowship 2011
Manufacturer of all types of callipers for
people with polio.
Updated July 10
80 years experience in all areas of orthotics,
ie upper and lower limb orthoses, inlays and
made-to-measure and adapted footwear.
Employ 12 orthotists across the country, most
of who are used to dealing with people with
polio/PPS.
Approx 5-20 in the last year.
Updated May 10
Manufacturers of bespoke and orthopaedic
footwear.
Approx. 100 in the last year.
Updated May 10
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Specialism/Expertise
No of clients with polio seen (if known)
AC Tonks
(Orthopaedic) Ltd
Xavier Footwear
Ltd
Mr A Tonks
Managing Director
AC Tonks (Orthopaedic) Ltd
5 Meir Road
Riverside Industrial Park
Redditch
Worcestershire, B98 7SY.
Tel: 01527 518611
Email: [email protected]
Orthotic bracing and footwear adaptations.
Dave Xavier
Xavier Footwear Ltd
Tardebigge Court
Hewell Lane
Tardebigge
Redditch, Worcestershire
Tel: 01527 545222
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.xavierfootwear.co.uk
Manufacturer of bespoke and orthopaedic
footwear and adaptations.
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The British Polio Fellowship 2011
Approx. 3 in the last year.
Updated July 10
Updated July 10
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