 
Plum Mission
Plum’s mission is to prolong and enhance
the quality of your life. Our passion is to replace your fear of
falling and head injury with
freedom, safety and empowerment. Plum leads the way in falls safety
with patented protective headgear, hip protectors and extremity
guards that keep
little ones safe and adults independent; and give caregivers peace of mind. Plum's Award-Winning Falls SafetyWear™
products have helped individuals of all ages stay safe and active
for over 20 years.
Plum Enterprises, Inc. is a woman-owned small business,
awarded GSA contract
# V797P-4574a.
Plum Beginnings
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“What is more mortifying than
to feel you’ve missed the plum
for want of courage to shake the tree?”
--Logan Pearsall Smith |
Janice Carrington pioneered falls
safety when she founded Plum Enterprises in 1983 researching
falls and head injury among very young children. After years of
research, development, testing and fine-tuning, Carrington
invented ProtectaCap®,
the patented custom-fitting protective headgear for toddlers,
the age group at high risk for falls and head injuries.
ProtectaCap®
now
protects individuals of all ages with many applications from
infants post-surgery to our veterans.
In 1993, Carrington developed ProtectaHip®,
the original hip protector, after pioneering awareness and
research in the incidence, morbidity and mortality of the hip fracture epidemic
among aging adults. ProtectaHip®
was recognized with the American Society on Aging Award in 2000.
Plum Sets the Standard
For
over 20 years, Plum’s falls safety products have successfully
prevented head trauma and fall-related injuries. Plum’s complete
falls safety wear lines include ProtectaCap+Plus®,
the advanced falls safety helmet, ProtectaHip®,
the original award-winning hip protectors, ProtectaHip+Plus®,
and ProtectaWrap®,
unique adaptable joint and extremity protectors and splints.
Plum specializes in empowering individuals to enjoy and
maintain their healthy, active lifestyles with Award-Winning
Falls SafetyWear™.
Plum sets the
standard for falls safety --from head-to-toe-- with
products engineered with only
the highest quality of materials for safety, and exquisitely
designed for comfort, style and durability.
Plum’s
unique products have multiple patents and patents pending
worldwide.
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