Industries for the Blind - Asheville
State-of-the-art cutting and ultra-sonic welding capabilities help position the WSIFB operation in Asheville, NC to capitalize on new and more complex commercial and government opportunities. As the U.S. military’s sole contract provider of army and marine poncho liners, the Asheville facility continues to expand and vary its manufacturing portfolio by producing flier’s kit bags, staplers and an array of impulse merchandise sold to over 270 military grocery stores worldwide. Employing more than 50 people who are blind or visually impaired, the Asheville location is ISO 9001 certified, attesting to its internationally recognized achievement in quality control.
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