1992

Mark Smith joined the family business aged 21 while attending Hull University, where he studied museum and exhibition design for 2 years. Mark worked his way through every department as an apprentice, learning how to produce all the orthotic appliances by hand. Back then, this included BK irons and other metal orthoses, bespoke ankle foot orthoses and insoles from plaster casts, bespoke traditional spring and elastic trusses, and specialist footwear.