Aritco PublicLift Access - Supporting Those Who Support the Community

Open Hands is a Leicestershire charity providing emergency support and care to those who need it most in their community. Taking referrals from professionals or organisations, it helps individuals and families by supplying food, clothing, essential items of furniture and offering practical help, advice, skills training and mentoring opportunities.

Its multi-purpose centre is home to its furniture and clothing bank as well as hosting weekly hot meal evenings. In 2023, the charity delivered more than 850 items of furniture to individuals and families so required a simple but effective solution for moving bulky and heavy stock around the centre’s upper and lower storage areas.

“Open Hands is doing some fantastic work helping those less fortunate, but a large proportion of their work is manual, and they needed a simpler and more accessible way of transporting their goods around the centre to make things easier for their volunteers.”

– Regional Sales Manager Nick Gibbons