Since 1936 LC Industries has provided meaningful employment opportunities for people who are blind. As the nation’s largest employer of people who are blind, LC Industries operates in 14 states, including 8 manufacturing facilities that produce well over 2000 items. With 2 distribution centers and 31 retail stores operating on military bases, LC Industries serves all branches of the armed forces.
Operating under the support of the AbilityOne Program, LC Industries manufactures many products under theSkilcraft brand which is the trade name for National Industries for the Blind (NIB). NIB and LC Industries work in cooperation to provide job opportunities to people who are blind or severely disabled while producing quality products and services for the federal government. LC Industries maintains a long standing, mutually beneficial relationship with the federal government and provides these employment opportunities through job training and upward mobility to develop a rewarding career. As LC Industries continues to grow, so does their appetite for new opportunities. Sustaining strong partnerships with outside vendors has allowed LC Industries to learn new business processes and afford them the ability to acquire other companies such as Tactical Assault Gear (T.A.G.) In addition to new business, LC Industries launched themselves into the e-commerce world with solutions like www.buylci.com, www.tacticalassaultgear.com and www.lcidistribution.com and are now working on a commercial focused website to be tailored to the office products industry. LC Industries is many things to many people. To many of their retail customers, they are a single source for all their customers' supplies. To distribution customers they offer a variety of fulfillment services that allows them to serve their customers. As a manufacturer, LC Industries produces quality products using ISO 9001:2008 standards. To their employees LC Industries provides an opportunity to find meaningful employment. Behind every great company is great leadership. LC Industries is no exception. President Bill Hudson, now with LC Industries over 40 years, has created an atmosphere for success not only in sales growth and new business ventures but also in employing people who are blind. Through his dedication to LC Industries, its people and helping to find a cure for blindness, Bill Hudson continues to inspire his employees not to be good, but to be great.
