Managers at an Aberdeen furniture factory for blind and disabled workers that had been threatened with closure have revealed plans to double their sales.
They hope to reach their ambitious target for Glencraft by introducing new products and focussing on marketing.
The 50 employees at the plant, many of whom are disabled or visually impaired, faced an uncertain future after Aberdeen City Council withdrew the factory's subsidy.
But the local authority later decided to buy the premises and lease the factory back to Glencraft.
Discussions are now under way for the development of a new social enterprise park at the site. The Glencraft operation would take up around two thirds of the park and other social enterprises would be invited onto the site.
Interim general manager Anthony Pratt said he was aiming to double annual sales to hit £2.6 million by 2011/12.
Glencraft chairman Ed Gillespie added: "Glencraft is more than just an employer, it is a means by which people with disabilities can achieve and maintain comparatively independent lives through the dignity of work."
Last updated: 19 December 2008, 15:41
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