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About SOS

About SOS
Special Orthotic Services (SOS) is an award-winning manufacturer of specialist postural and bespoke seating solutions. We combine experience and clinical expertise to continuously improve our products and services through innovative design and listening to users and professionals. Our research and development process allows us to be continually innovative and challenge in developing new products and services for this specialised area of healthcare.



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The SOS Brand
The SOS brand was borne out of extensive research, clinical insight and technological advancement with an inspired drive for a continued need to produce suitable seating and positioning equipment. The SOS brand is now known for its capability in positioning and mobility support at home, school, and on the go. The SOS product portfolio allows families the freedom to play, engage, and participate in daily life.


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The SOS brand and its parent company, Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare, continues to form part of an expanding family of products to include the Wenzelite Rehab range from the US.


SOS The Manufacturer
SOS is truly a British manufacturing company manufacturing all our products at our base in Staffordshire. We manufacture a comprehensive range of standard and customised seating solutions, so we have a comprehensive range of products and services to meet a vast range of requirements. The whole manufacturing process is carried out at our manufacturing unit in the UK by our own trained staff, on-site, which gives us unrivalled scope to make products as individual as the clients themselves.


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Our passion is to provide an effective and caring service. We are proud of the excellent reputation we have achieved over the past 40 + years. We could not have designed the service we offer without working and listening to advice and guidance from healthcare professionals. They have told us their challenges as well as those of their clients. This way of working has ensured we provide an excellent and accurate service.


SOS Working Together
SOS develop products through collaboration, research and development, clinical expertise, and patient feedback to find results driven solutions. The physical benefits associated with our products provide best practice in the rehabilitation community and offer healthcare providers the confidence to specify, prescribe and recommend the SOS portfolio to its clients.


Working daily to assist fellow healthcare professionals in the Special Seating field gives SOS an opportunity to provide solutions for a range of complex clinical needs which help improve the health of our users as well as their well-being. By constantly building on our many years of expertise SOS is able to continue developing our products and services to provide a professional effective service for clients with complex postural needs.

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