BLIND INDUSTRIES & SERVICES OF MARYLAND

DEFUNCT UNITS

BISM BEVERAGE
BISM Beverage was originally called the Water Division, but was renamed in 2022. Since 2008, Blind Industries and Services of Maryland manufactured purified bottled water in a variety of sizes. Through the Water Division, water was bottled and sold to State Government agencies and private corporations.

Division ceased to exist in May 2023.

FEDERALSBURG OPERATIONS
101 Frank M. Adams Industrial Way, Federalsburg, MD 21632 (410) 525-5988; fax: (410) 525-5989

Sold in May 2023.

INDUSTRIES DIVISION
Renamed Operations.

REHABILITATION & TRAINING DIVISION
Renamed Independence Training and Rehabilitation in 2022.

RETAIL DIVISION
Renamed Sales and Marketing in 2022.

VENDING SERVICES DIVISION
Created in 1989, Vending Services Division installed and serviced vending machines dispensing beverages or snacks throughout eleven major delivery routes in Maryland. Teams of two employees (one blind, one sighted) kept machines stocked, and in working order. Division opened up many nontraditional sales and service jobs for blind workers.

Closed in 2013.

WATER DIVISION
Renamed BISM Beverage in 2022.

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