About Us
Our Story
Abecca’s experience with textile fabrics started way back in 1952, when Mr David Beatson, returned from World War II and started a new life supplying and repairing horse and cow covers using canvas fabric. Fast forward 69+ years and believe it or not, we are world class manufacturers of mental health furniture, safe furniture, and medical devices using primarily textile fabrics. With the 4th generation actively involved in the business we are family owned through and through.
Our mission has never changed “to provide unparalleled satisfaction to our customers by engendering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement into the fibre of our organisation.” With over 60 years of hands-on manufacturing experience, you can be assured we know how to make top quality products through tried and proven systems.
HAS IT EVER OCCURRED TO YOU HOW DANGEROUS FURNITURE CAN BE?
That is exactly why Abecca exists. It all started with requests from numerous special care institutions, who were struggling with their mental health furniture. One customer reported thousands of dollars’ worth of damage to a room, where the furniture was used as missiles to destroy the room. Another customer had a wooden bedside table thrown straight through specialist safety mesh that apparently couldn’t be broken! Others reported staff injuries that meant months off work – Does this sound familiar?
Abecca’s mental health furniture overcomes all of these constraints plus lots more. Why not use specialist furniture that removes all that fear and is proven to create a calming environment?
Contact Abecca today to find out more about our products and services.
Abecca Mission
“To provide unparalled satisfaction to our customers by engendering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement into the fibre of our organization”
Abecca Values
A strong, reliable organization built up on:
- HONESTY – Telling the truth at all times is always upheld and practiced.
- LOYALTY – Everyone at Abecca are committed to supporting each other in achieving our goals.
- OBEDIENCE – As team players we obey instructions given from those we are accountable to.
- INTEGRITY – Our word is our bond and every commitment is without compromise.
- PASSION – We believe in our products and will not sacrifice on quality.
- SERVICE – that our customers can count on every time!
“Clear and honest communication removes the anxiety of the unknown”
SEE WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE TO SAY...
I am writing to congratulate your team on their superb customer service…
I am writing to congratulate your team on their superb customer service at the recent Show Your Ability held at the Dunedin Edgar Centre on the 6th of March 2018. I was very impressed with the effort that your representatives went to, to engage with myself and my colleagues, they demonstrated an in depth knowledge of the products and were more than willing to take the time to educate us regarding new products. Given my experience with your team at Show Your Ability and previous interactions regarding the trial and purchase of ABECCA products through Enable NZ for clients, throughout which your team demonstrated professionalism and efficiency I would certainly hope to work alongside your team in the future to provide effective solutions to enable the independence and safety of my clients.
The Abecca chair was well used in the high care area of our ICU…
The Abecca chair was well used in the high care area of our ICU, and clients certainly looked while using it (some were even dozing). It was strong, and remained undamaged
We are so delighted to finally have lovely pieces for our clients and staff to utilise…
We are so delighted to finally have lovely pieces for our clients and staff to utilise. The beauty is they are not only pleasing on the eye with the vibrant colours but the practicality of the furniture in this high acuity area is second to none. Simply wonderful.
Really enjoying the Abecca Sensory Rocking Chair…
We have a gentleman at the house who is really enjoying the Abecca Sensory Rocking Chair. He has a physical disability and in confined to his bed or wheelchair so the chair has given him a new option. He has recently suffered with a pressure sore so the position of the chair also supports a change in position for him which has been great.
Our patients just love the rockers…
Our patients just love the rockers, they have proved to be very effective at helping to relax and therefore de-escalate patients ☺️ Certainly a hit and we are looking at purchasing more.
Safe products for consumers…
1. What problem/s were you trying to solve with purchasing our product/s?
Safe products for consumers in the MHU to use
2. What made our products stand out from other options?
Colourful – easy to maintain – light
3. Overall, how do you find Abecca’s service?
Excellent. Thanks to your team! The furniture is great!
The Abecca furniture stood out from others…
We are an adult acute mental health and wellbeing service we were looking at replacing the furniture within our ICA. The safety of all in this area is a key focus. At times consumers can become distressed and lose the ability to self sooth and regulate. The environment being safe at all times is an important factor. We have used many different types of furniture in this area which have all had their own challenges. More recently we used the weighted furniture which was helpful however gave other issues around moving for cleaning. We were looking to find furniture which would be safe, comfortable and came in a range of inviting and calming colours. The Abecca furniture stood out from others due to the range they provided and colour range available. The mix and match pieces also allowed for arrangements in different size rooms. The furniture can be picked up by consumers however likely to do less harm than the furniture we used previously.
The client is very very satisfied with their bed…
I really appreciated the effort that your team put in for this application. The client is very very satisfied with their bed and they have recommended the equipment to lots of other people.
Thank you so so much!
Lincoln Heights School Testimonial
I work at Lincoln Heights School in the Kahukura unit, working with ORS funded children who have a variety of learning and physical needs. We were recently very lucky to win the Abecca Giant Jenga for our unit from the Show your Ability event and it is so much fun!! The kids love it! Not only do we play Jenga but it’s great for dominos and hut building also. The blocks are so soft so we never have to worry about students getting hurt. The Giant Jenga uses cognitive and physical skills, a must for every classroom! Thanks Abecca.