We’re excited to launch the BAPO Partner Programme, created to strengthen collaboration and innovation across the prosthetics and orthotics (P&O) community. By working together, we can drive progress and shape the future of our profession.
Please note, BAPO does not endorse any products or services.
Why Partner with BAPO?
Becoming a partner gives you the chance to:
- Showcase your expertise to professionals and stakeholders
- Grow your network with key figures across the P&O sector
- Influence the future by supporting the advancement of our profession
Partnership Levels
Our Silver, Gold, and Platinum tiers offer tailored benefits, including:
- Priority access to sponsorship and event opportunities
- Discounts on conferences, events, and membership
- Promotion through BAPO channels
- Direct engagement with BAPO leadership
Who Can Join?
The programme is open to P&O charities, manufacturers, companies, and organisations aligned with the profession.
Our Partners
We are proud to welcome our newest BAPO Partners. Their commitment highlights the value of strong partnerships in driving forward innovation and excellence within the P&O profession.
Platinum Partners
Ethnocare creates innovative prosthetic solutions designed to address limb volume fluctuations, one of the most common challenges in socket fitting.
By offering a user-friendly and reliable system, the Overlay™ helps patients maintain comfort and mobility while reducing the need for frequent clinical adjustments.
You can find more information on our website here: https://ethnocare.ca/
Established by four experienced technicians with a passion for quality and innovation, Birmingham Orthotic Services helps people get back on their feet.
We recognise that clinical accuracy and patient compliance is the key to effective orthotic management. Using the very latest CAD-CAM technology, our in-house design facility, together with the extensive knowledge of our highly skilled technicians, enables us to offer a tailored orthotic service to practitioners and their clients individual needs.
Driven by a passion for excellence and our commitment to deliver the best possible product and services. We will always endeavour to do the right thing by our staff, our customers and the environment.
Gold Partners
Allard Support UK Ltd is a subsidiary company of Camp Scandinavia offering the distribution of Orthotic products from their range to the United Kingdom and Ireland. Allard UK also manufactures the Boston Brace range of products.
Founded in 1995 in Dundalk, Ireland, as a subsidiary of the US based “Boston Brace International Inc.”. The Irish operation became the European manufacturing facility for the Boston range of Spinal Orthotic products to more than 20 countries.
In 2010, the company was purchased outright by Camp Scandinavia AB and became Allard Support UK Ltd. Since 2010, the company has expanded
considerably and is a recognised and respected partner to many customers within the orthotics field.
We are driven by our core values, which encompass the provision of knowledgeable technical support, superior products and service excellence to our customers, ensuring a positive difference to the lives of your patients, giving them Support For Better Life!
Because our team understands the importance of efficient lead times on order processing and manufacturing, we are committed to making what seems impossible, possible. We are continuously working with our commercial partners, the profession, and our research department, and using feedback from you, the clinicians, to improve on our product range and develop new and innovative orthoses to enhance patient outcomes.
Promedics are an Aspen Medical Products company and the exclusive provider of Aspen Products in the UK. We proudly manufacture and distribute a large range of innovative products and have exclusive UK distribution agreements with leading international brands.
Promedics remain committed to delivering high quality products that have been designed for the UK medical market and your patients needs. The vast majority of our products are despatched on the same day that we receive your order. Our commitment to manufacturing goods in our 40,000 square foot facility in the UK means that we continue to offer unrivalled levels of service to our customers in the UK and we are a top supplier to the NHS.
We offer the same level of customer service for the Aspen Medical Products range and these products are available from stock in our UK facility.
Your business is very important to us, and for over 35 years we have remained committed to offering exceptional service, quality and educational support to healthcare professionals. Promedics run full training and education workshop programmes at study days and events throughout the UK, showcasing our wide range of our orthopaedic, orthotic and therapy products.
Manufacturing, Partnership & Development
Promedics constantly listen to the needs of our customers, not only in the UK but also internationally where we sell to over 30 countries. For over 35 years we have invested in UK manufacturing and production and our UK facility continues to grow and be a leader in European Orthotics and Orthopaedics.
Manufacturing in the UK not only gives us the ability to react quickly to the changing demands and needs of our customers, but it also allows us to control the raw materials and final quality of our products to ensure that we adhere to the highest possible standards. Our facility conforms to the Medical Device Directive (MDD), Medical Device Regulation (MDR) and ISO 13485.
Our team work independently and in-association with our partners and the NHS, to constantly strive to integrate the latest textiles, designs and benefits to ensure our products meet the needs of our customers in each country we work in.
Promedics are very proud to represent on an exclusive basis, the world class companies of Aspen Medical Products, North Coast Medical and Orfit.
Silver Partners
For over 175 years Thuasne has been developing innovative medical devices designed to enable patient mobility and well-being. Worldwide, a Thuasne orthotic is sold every two seconds. In the UK, Thuasne has been a supplier to the NHS for over 25 years, working closely with multi-disciplinary healthcare teams to provide specialist orthotic, lymphology and breast care products.
At AposHealth®, we are passionate about revolutionising the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions, by addressing peoples’ gait to help them alleviate pain.
Our flagship solution, Apos®, is NICE-recommended, CE-marked and FDA-cleared to treat knee osteoarthritis has been used by over 170,000 patients. A foot-worn medical device and targeted, innovative approach to addressing knee osteoarthritis, chronic hip pain, and chronic lower back pain. By considering each patient’s unique anatomy, biomechanics, neuromuscular responses, and medical history, Apos® delivers personalised treatment tailored to individual needs. As easy to use as putting on a pair of shoes, it significantly improves pain relief, functional ability, and quality of life.
Apos® was selected by NHS England for the Med-Tech Funding Mandate policy, with the purpose of making the most impactful, clinically and cost-effective technologies more equitable and accessible to patients in the NHS. Orthotic services are using Apos® within their clinical practice to enhance patient outcomes and leading the way in innovating how we manage MSK conditions for the future. With a 96% satisfaction rate and over 70 peer-reviewed clinical studies, this system—consisting of gait analysis, a personalised foot-worn device, and a customised treatment plan—has helped patients worldwide move and live better.
Blesma, The Limbless Veterans was formed in the years following the First World War and became a national charity in 1932. Today, Blesma remains the national charity for serving and ex-Service men and women who have suffered limb loss, loss of use of a limb, or eyesight; and well as their widows and dependents.
Blesma support its Members to lead independent and fulfilling lives by providing:
- Front-line emotional, financial, and practical support from regional Support Officers.
- A dedicated Support Officer for Prosthetics.
- Community-based Outreach Officers in 10 areas UK-wide.
Financial support is provided through help to cover the costs of wheelchairs, ramps, stairlifts and other home and garden adaptations to help limbless and injured veterans access all areas of their homes and remain living as independently as possible within their communities.
Staying active after injury is essential to continued health and well-being, and Blesma’s annual activities programme caters for every level and ability, from beginner to serious adventurer. With pursuits ranging from photography to winter sports, the activities programme helps Blesma Members come together to learn new skills, expand their horizons, and gain confidence in their abilities and self-esteem after limb loss.
Fellowship lies at the heart of what we do and applies our knowledge of Members’ shared experiences, of traumatic injury, recuperation and eventual stability. We encourage a Member-helping-Member mentality and empower Members to naturally share their experiences in order to support each other.
Our programmes allow Members and their families to face the challenges ahead with renewed confidence and self-belief.
For more information or to seek assistance, please contact Blesma at 020 8590 1124 or visit their website at www.blesma.org
At the Limbless Association (LA), we believe no amputee need cope alone. Established since 1983, we offer both practical and emotional support for amputees throughout their pre and post-amputation journey.
We understand that navigating the complexities of limb loss can be completely overwhelming.
That’s why we believe that with an early intervention approach, we can provide useful, easy to access information and advice as well as supporting and connecting amputees, their families and carers.
TalarMade is a leading manufacturer and distributor of innovative medical devices for the Orthotic, Podiatry, Physiotherapy, and Pressure Care sectors worldwide. We also provide specialist Orthotic Services to the NHS across the UK, delivered by our highly skilled team of Orthotists.
With over 40 years of clinical expertise, we are proud to be managed by a diverse team including senior healthcare professionals who understand the realities of patient care in clinical practice. Our focus is on designing, developing, and delivering innovative, evidence-based products that improve patient outcomes for both clinicians and their patients.
We work closely with industry healthcare professionals to ensure our solutions are not only clinically effective but also practical, accessible, and tailored to the needs of modern practice. We are committed to advancing patient care through investment in research and development, collaborating with key opinion leaders, academic institutions, and clinical networks to create evidence-based, high-performance medical products, from specialist prefabricated orthoses to custom made devices and innovative pressure care solutions.
Chaneco Overview for BAPO
Founded in 1971 as Chris Hanley & Partners, Chaneco Ltd has grown to become one of the UK’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of orthopaedic footwear and orthotic products.
Today, we employ over 80 skilled staff across our manufacturing sites in Northampton and Dronfield. Our Northampton site also serves as our central distribution hub for stock orthotic items. We are proud to supply hundreds of NHS Trusts, private hospitals, healthcare organisations, and service providers across the UK, as well as exporting to many countries worldwide.
Our in-house manufacturing capabilities include:
- Orthopaedic footwear – stock, modular and made-to-measure, for both adults and children. We use scanning and Shoemaster CAD/CAM technology to ensure exceptional fit, quality, and consistency.
- Repairs and adaptations – for both Chaneco-made and patients’ own footwear.
- Custom insoles – TCI’s, FFO’s and simple insoles, produced using traditional techniques and precision CAD/CAM milling for accuracy and repeatability.
- Custom orthotics – including helmets, spinal jackets, AFOs and KAFOs.
Our current focus is on expanding the use of digital scanning technology across all custom-made products, further enhancing accuracy and patient comfort. We are also working to narrow the gap between traditional orthopaedic and mainstream footwear design, combining medical function with modern style.
Alongside our bespoke products, we import and distribute an extensive range of stock orthotic goods, supports and braces, sourced from leading international manufacturers. All items are held in stock at our Northampton warehouse and supplied to healthcare professionals and patients throughout the UK.
At Chaneco, we are passionate about craftsmanship, innovation and supporting clinicians in improving patient outcomes — values we proudly share with BAPO and its members.
Interested in becoming a partner?
To explore partnership opportunities, please take contact us today at enquiries@bapo.com