Central Industries
Central Industries, the manufacturing and employment division of
the Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired,
continued its remarkable growth in 2007.
Central Industries employed 115 persons in 2007, 64 of who
were blind or visually impaired. Central Industries added
two product lines bringing the total to 27. We shipped these
quality products to 11,282 customers around the country.
Sales of Central Industries products increased 14 percent
to $23 million while sales of products at the Base Supply
Stores (Shipyard Express, at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
in Kittery, ME, Galaxy Express at the Air Reserve Base in
Westover, MA, Dolphin Express, at the Submarine Base in
New London, CT) rose 17 percent to $2.9 million.
Many CABVI products manufactured by employees of Central
Industries are sold 
under agreement to agencies of the state and federal governments.
Examples of these agencies are the New York State Department
of Transportation, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation,
the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security. Central Industries is the sole supplier
of examination gloves to the federal Transportation Security
Administration for security screenings at 460 major airports
across the United States.
Central Industries also partnered with the Deirdre Imus
Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology to offer a full
range of environmentally friendly cleaning products.
Our
products include: medical supplies, file folders,
pencils (custom imprintable), pens (several styles), examination
gloves, rubber bands, textiles (sheets, towels, etc.), disposable
cleaning cloths, safety vests.
Our contract services capabilities include:
assembly, collating, packing from bulk, sewing, shrink wrap
and heat seal packaging, sorting, weight counting, telecommunications
center operation.
