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British Made Tape Measures and Rulers
Fisco – http://www.fisco.co.uk – make tape measures in Essex in England. They make tape
measures (the kind used by builders and in DIY), spirit levels, laser measures, long tape
measures and surveyor’s tape measures, set squares, wooden rulers (bench rules, surveyor’s
rods), steel rulers, and chalk line reels. I am not sure if everything they sell is made in
England, so best to check before buying. Their products are available in Jewson, on the net,
etc. Fisco are not British owned, rather they are part of the Hultafors Group AB which is in
turn a business area wholly owned by Swedish Investment AB Latour. I have a Fisco Pro-
Flex and it is a really good tape measure at a reasonable price. I also have a Fisco Un-Vision
tape measure. I note their tape measures, whilst still made in England, are now marked
Hultafors Fisco rather than just Fisco.
Fisco Pro-Flex tape measure. Made in England.
Big T tape measure by Fisco. Made in England

A vintage Fisco Uni-Vision 3m 10ft tape measure. Made in England. Photograph by author.
Rabone Chesterman (a company resulting from the 1963 merger of Rabone of Birmingham
and Chesterman of Sheffield), maker of spirit levels and rules, of Whitmore St, Birmingham,
were sold to Stanley in 1989. Rabone had previously acquired Dean Tape measures, the main
British maker of non-metallic tape measures for the haberdashery trade, in 1986. In 1989,
Stanley Tools purchased the assets of Rabone Chesterman from Bardsey PLC. Since then, the
name and the name Dean have disappeared from their product lines.
Vintage Rabone Chesterman Handiflex 3.5meter/12′ Tape Measure. Metric and Imperial.
Made in England.
VINTAGE STEEL RULE IMPERIAL/ METRIC 6″ MADE IN ENGLAND.
I also found made in England tape measures branded Lion Heart on e-bay.
Does anyone know of other companies making tape measures in the UK? What about sewing
/ tailor’s measuring tapes (Dean as far as I know no longer exist)?
Vintage Tape Measure with brass ends by Dean. Made in England.
Woodworking tools, engineering tools, DIY tools, trade tools and equipment, glues, and
other Tools
Thor Hammer manufactures soft hammers and mallets. All their products are made in
England – http://www.thorhammer.com
King Dick Tools (Abingdon Engineering, Abingdon King Dick) – The company have
confirmed to me (in February 2013) that the majority of the King Dick range of products is
made at their factory in Birmingham. These include all wrenches; ring, combination,
sloggers, podgers etc, and socketry. Some items though, such as their pliers and screwdrivers,
are made for them in Europe. Links to King Dicks suppliers can be found on their website
– http://www.kingdicktools.co.uk
VINTAGE KING DICK 4 INCH ADJUSTABLE SPANNER, marked on one side KING
DICK and on the reverse BRITISH CHROME STEEL MADE. King Dick still make the
majority of their tools in the UK, but no longer seem to make adjustable spanners like this
one.
Vintage King Dick pliers. Made in England. Photograph by author.
elemen’tary design has a product that it is hard to find made in England these days – a
screwdriver with interchangeable bits – it comes in two sizes; standard length and dumpy and
is made from a sold beech handle and brass ferrule in England. They also do sash window
restoration and the making of new single or double glazed sash windows. Available from their
website and from a company called Nook (who have a small made in England section on their
website selling things such as made in England scissors, bottle openers, candles, travel card
holders, salad servers, and orange peelers) – http://elementarydesign.co.uk
Elementary Design Screwdriver No.1 with interchangable bits. Made in England.
Linic Plastic Ltd design and make DIY tools, fixings and a huge variety of other injection
moulded products. Own brand or branded; off-the-shelf or bespoke. This moulding company
have been making their products for over 30 years in Leicestershire, England and because
they manufacture in the UK they state that their delivery times and quality are great and
their prices very competitive. They make building tools (such as plastering hawks), craft and
hobby items (such as work holders and door wedges), cramps, decorating tools (such as
scrapers), gardening tools (such as hand trowels and forks), saws and hack saws, knives (of
the Stanley knife sort), mitres, tiling tools, wall plugs (rawlplugs), jewellery tools, model
building tools, and woodworking tools (including hand drills, oilstone boxes, bradawls,
callipers, etc). Linic tools are easily available on eBay, (including in the Proops Brothers ltd
eBay store; they are owned by Linic), and at Amazon (again including in the Proops Brothers
Ltd store). Proops Brothers Ltd is is the retail arm of Linic Plastics Leicestershire, supplying
a vast range of tools for craft & hobby, DIY, model making, jewellery, metal and wood
working. Linic Plastics Ltd, is based on the same site and manufactures many of the tools that
they sell. Some of the items they sell are foreign made. British made items are labelled as
such. There’s a short article about Linic on the British Family website
– http://www.linic.co.uk – http://www.proopsbrothers.com
Monument Tools plumbing roofing and drainage tools sell some tools that are made in
Britain. Founded in 1932, many of their own brand tools are British made and they will also
make own brand tools for others. British made tools are labelled as such on their
website. Monument also sell many foreign made tools – http://www.monumenttools.com
Founded in 1921 Thomas Meldrum Limited of Sheffield are now known world wide for the
“Melco” range of tools and equipment, particularly their car and motorcycle tools, but they
also make construction tools. According to an email from the company (on 6/7/14), 99% of
their products are still made in Sheffield, England – http://www.thomasmeldrumltd.co.uk
Sheffield Spirit Levels, previously known as Plastic Level Products, are British made. It says
on their website “All our levels come with the stamp of quality you’ve come to expect from
products that are designed and hand-manufactured in Sheffield” and “All the materials and
components involved in the creation of our products are sourced from Sheffield and its
environs” and “all our products are hand made in Sheffield”. Products are available from their
website – https://www.sheffieldspiritlevels.co.uk
Sheffield Spirit Levels Rotating Torpedo Level. RTL205 (£4.99). British Made.
Footprint Tools of Sheffield continue to manufacture some of their products in England (and
to source some other British made products). Made in Britain products are clearly labelled on
their website – builders tools (brick bolsters, cold chisels, builders line and pins, etc.),
decorators tools (“Stanley” knife blades, carpet fitters bolsters), and woodworking tools
(gauges, carpenters sliding bevels, carpenters squares).
The company originally closed in May 2009 following financial difficulties after the move
from their old site in Hollis Croft to a new factory site in Owlerton, Sheffield known as
Admiral Works, as reported in the Star. However, Footprint recommenced limited production
with limited employees at its new Sedgley Road site in Owlerton, Sheffield under the name
Footprint Sheffield, the former holding company of Footprint Tools in October 2009, as
reported in DIY Week. The restructuring is also explained on another Footprint website at
http://www.fpt.co.uk/index_home.htm. Today production continues, with many of their
products still being made in the UK. Stockists are not listed on their website but they
encourage people to write to ask for stockists details and you can find Footprint Tools on the
net, for example on eBay and Amazon. Check that the product you want says it is British
made.
http://footprint-tools.co.uk
My old Footprint Tools Handrill (inside its box).
Thomas Flinn and Co – http://www.flinn-garlick-saws.co.uk – Thomas Flinn and

Co make a whole range of quality saws in Sheffield, England. Thomas Flinn and Co brands
include PAX, Lynx (The Garlick Saw Company) and more recently,
the Dorchester and Parkstone brands which originate from Roberts & Lee Saws. They say
that they are “proud to be standing as the UK’s only remaining traditional saw
manufacturer”. They also sell a variety of other tools most, if not all, of which are Sheffield
made tools.
UK Blade (previously Speed Saws) / “TALON” have been manufacturing Hacksaw Blades
and Frames for 30+ years. Some of their products are labelled on their website as made in the
UK, including a junior hacksaw frame and some junior hacksaw blades. On their website it
says “Our blades are made in the UK” but it is ONLY their Junior hacksaw frames and blades
that are made in the UK. Nothing else. The rest is imported. The blog section on their site is
rather out of date – http://www.ukblade.co.uk/home
Norbar Torque Tools are still made at their factory in Banbury it seems. They say on their
website “Norbar products are manufactured in our factory in Banbury, England”. They do
have facilities in China, Australia and the USA they do not say their tools are made in those
locations – http://www.norbar.com/en-gb/
Clico (Sheffield) Tooling Ltd make cutting tools in the Aerospace, Window Frame and
Woodworking Industries as well as a range of hand woodworking tools. Their website
suggests everything is made in Sheffield, but it would be wise to check before purchasing.
BSA Machine Tools have been designing and manufacturing CNC Machine Tools at its plant
in the UK since the 1970s. They also sell foreign made tooling
– http://www.bsamachinetools.co.uk
Robert Sorby make woodworking tools, woodturning tools and woodcarving tools. All
Robert Sorby products are made in Sheffield, England.
Robert Sorby is part of the Spear and Jackson Group (Neill Tools Limited). Spear and
Jackson and Neill Tools were always made in England, but most Spear and Jackson products
are now produced in Asia. The Spear & Jackson brand is owned by Hong Kong-based United
Pacific Industries. Spear and Jackson brands include Neill Tools, Spear and Jackson, Bowers
(metrology; see below), Robert Sorby (woodworking tools; see above), Moore and Wright,
Eclipse, WHS (trowels; used by archaeologists) and Tyzack (plastering tools).
“Spiralux” was originally a trademark of the tool-making firm of Hollands & Blair, with
addresses in Croydon and Thornton Heath in the Greater London area. It also manufactured
bathroom scales and both actual typewriters (trademarked as “Krypton” and “Lilliput”) and
toy typewriters. At some point, they were absorbed by Neill Tools, now Spear & Jackson,
which continued to use the Spiralux name as part of its “Eclipse” brand of riveting tools for a
while although the brand name now appears dormant. As of early 2018 you can still find a
few Spiralux tools for sale online so I assume Spear and Jackson (see above) closed down the
factory fairly recently.
A vintage Spiralux T30 Torx Screwdriver Made in England new condition on eBay in March
2018
Starrett (saw blades and precision tools) is a very international company that just happens to
have factories in the UK. You can sometimes see on the photos that it either says UK made,
or American made or nothing (China) or you can ask where a particular product is
made. http://www.starrett.co.uk
Bowers Metrology – http://www.bowersmetrology.com – is also part of the Spear and

Jackson Group. They supply metrology instruments. Bowers Metrology possibly have
factories in the UK (hard to tell – their website is pure gobbledygook!) and some of their
products may be made in the UK, but please check before purchase. The Group includes
Moore & Wright (precision measuring equipment, made in the UK and China; check what
you are buying is made in the UK), Baty International (makers of precision measuring
equipment; still manufactured in Sussex, England; also own John Bull and British
Indicators) and CV Instruments (portable and bench hardness testers; not made in the UK).
Ashley Iles make woodworking tools, woodturning tools and chisels in Lincolnshire,
England. Their website suggests everything is made in the UK, but it would be wise to check
before purchasing.
For over 100 years Frank Shaw (Bayonet) of Redditch in the UK has been supplying the
finest quality hardware products to both the trade and DIY’ers. Marketed under the brand
names Bayonet, Challenge, Solstuds and brand “X” – plate stands, plate hangers, picture
hooks, picture hanging accessories, pins, cable clips, drawing pins, panel pins, tacks, carpet
tacks, upholstery nails, nails, etc. All still made in England. http://www.frankshaw.co.uk
Challenge 20mm (3/4″) Bright Steel Panel Pins – 1 x 50g. Made in England. Photograph by
author. Front view.
Challenge 20mm (3/4″) Bright Steel Panel Pins – 1 x 50g. Made in England. Photograph by
author. Rear label and bar code view. 22/1/17
My Stanley Knife is made in England, but sadly the company have informed me that their
knives are now made in the USA. You can though still get British made blades that fit
Stanley knives, for example these ones on e-bay and Stanley themselves still make some knife
blades in England.
American company Stanley Tools (The Stanley Works; now Stanley Black & Decker) still
have a factory in Hellaby, Rotherham, near Sheffield I think (they used to have 3 factories in
Sheffield). I am not sure which Stanley products are made in Sheffield (possibly tape
measures, knife blades, rulers, chisels?), but you may be lucky and find some made in
England Stanley products. One of my readers, Michael, spotted Stanley chisels with made in
England on them in Screwfix in June 2014. An article in the Stanley blog from April 2012
refers to the Hellaby production facility. I saw a job advertised at the factory in May 2014. In
a Toolstop article from 2013 they talk about Stanley bringing manufacturing of some products
back from Asia to the UK. It would be great if Stanley are continuing to bring production
back to the UK, but I do not know if they are. In the Forum on the Stanley UK site in 2012
they talk about the number of blades that their Hellaby plant turns out each week as being a
mahoosive 3,500,000. I was able to find a Stanley Magnum screwdriver set online in March
2018 which is clearly labelled “Made in the UK with global materials” which seems to be
saying these screwdrivers were made in the UK using imported raw materials.
Stanley Black and Decker also own Britool (now re-branded as Britool Expert or just Expert),
who used to manufacture their tools in England, but it is not clear from their website whether
Britool manufacture any tools in the UK anymore. Founded in 1908 or possibly 1915,
the British Tool and Engineering Company, better known by their trademark ‘Britool”, were
a prolific maker of tools in the 20th century, making wrenches, sockets, spanners and so on.
Britool were taken over by Facom in 1991 and in 2006 Britool and the Facom Group were
taken over by Stanley, who merged with Black and Decker in 2010 to become Stanley Black
and Decker.
http://www.stanleytools.co.uk
Stanley 1991 TRIMMING KNIFE BLADE. Made in England (on the Stanley website
13.6.14).
STANLEY RABONE RUSTLESS STEEL RULE – METRIC/ENGLISH, 2 SIDES. Made in

England (on the Stanley website 13.6.14).
A used Britool RJM23 23mm Combination Spanner – Made In England. Unsure of its age.
2 vintage made in England Stanley Knives. Photograph by author 27 May 2017.
John Garrington and Sons (Garringtons) were another big toolmaker in the 20th century,
making tools and other forged product, but sadly closed down in the 1980s.
VINTAGE GARRINGTONS Made in England JACKDAW 6 INCH ADJUSTABLE

SPANNER (view 1)
VINTAGE GARRINGTONS Made in England JACKDAW 6 INCH ADJUSTABLE
SPANNER (view 2)
Harold Moore, based in Sheffield, manufacture and supply of injection moulded plastic
shovels, scoops, scrapers and other tools that are used in food, cleaning, equestrian, marine,
building and other industries, as well as cutlery handles, and snow shifting tools. They say on
their website “To retain control of our stringent standards and quality, we continue to
manufacture all our products at our UK factory.” Based on this statement it would appear
everything they sell is UK made, although as always I advise checking. Country of origin is
not given on the products themselves. Multiple quantities only but their products are available
on the net, for example at the Hack ‘n’ Tack shop online – http://www.haroldmoore.co.uk
Maun Industries is the largest UK volume manufacturer of pliers. In addition, the company
produces specialist crimpers, nippers, cable cutters, stationers punches and sealing and
identification tools, covering diverse applications such as ear tags for the identification of
livestock and parallel action pliers for sealing electricity meters. My Maun
Industries Stationers Punch 200mm (8in) clearly says made in England on it. Whether they
are still manufacturing in England or not I don’t know, but I wrote to them to ask them on
4/1/15 and they have not responded. Their new website (as of March 2016) does mention a
“39,000 sq ft factory, warehouse and offices in Hamilton Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield” which
they moved to in 2004, but no specific country of origin information is given and I can’t be
sure the factory is still operational – http://www.maun-industries.co.uk
Maun Industries Stationers Punch 200mm (8in). Made in England

Milliput two-part epoxy putty, which is used in modelling, DIY and industry, is made in
Wales – http://www.milliput.com
Sugru is a self-setting rubber for fixing, modifying and improving things. I am told that it is
pricier than milliput but it more flexible and that it is made in the UK – http://sugru.com
Pritt Stick is German owned (Henkel) but Pritt Stick paper glue is manufactured in the UK
(as well as the elsewhere in the world). The UK made Pritt Sticks say made in the UK on
them and it seems to be the smaller sticks that are made in the UK.
Blue-Tack originated in the UK, although it is now part of a company called Bostik whose
origins are in the USA and who themselves are now part of the French company Total. They
still have production facilities in the UK (and all over the world) and make, amongst other
adhesives and similar products, and Blue-Tack in the UK. Bostik make adhesives for
industrial manufacturing, construction and the consumer market. Bostick prodcuts sold in UK
are usually also made here. Check the packing for country of origin – http://www.bostik.co.uk
WD-40 is made in the UK (careful, the little bottles sold at the pound shop are
imported). WD-40 UK is a wholly-owned subsidiary of WD-40 in the USA and is
manufactured in various locations across the globe, including it seems the UK. WD-40 also
owns 3 in One oil and 1001 Carpet Cleaner, but I am not sure where these are made currently.
There is scant information about product manufacture and country of origin on the WD-40
websites. Please buy British manufactured oil – http://www.wd40.co.uk
Everbuild Building Products are the UK’s largest manufacturer of sealants, adhesives and
building chemicals. Operating from a manufacturing facility in Leeds, over 70% of
Everbuild’s entire range is manufactured in house in the UK. Everbuild was the UK’s largest
independent manufacturer of Sealants, Adhesives and Construction Chemicals, but is now a
subsidiary of Swiss company Sika. At the present time production facilities are being
maintained in the UK – http://www.everbuild.co.uk
Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd waterproofing and sealing products, including their Sylglas
waterproofing tapes are mainly manufactured in the UK – http://www.denso.net –
http://www.sylglas.com
UK Adhesives Ltd are a British based manufacturer and supplier of high quality adhesives,
Super Glues and Sealants. All of their produces are manufactured in the UK. When I tweeted
them about their production they responded “Yes we are proud to say all of our produces are
manufactured in the UK!”, although they do not specify this on their website. UK Adhesives
manufacture Adhesives, Sealants, Super Glues and Putty for industries worldwide, including
automotive, marine, truck, rail, agriculture, and general manufacture engineering, plus retail
markets. Products are available via their wesbsite and elsewhere – http://www.uk-
adhesives.co.uk
BeeGee Brushes offer an extensive range of glue brushes, wallpaper brushes and paint
brushes.
For British other made paints, painting equipment, paint and wallpaper brushes and
wallpapers, please click on the link in this sentence.
PC Cox Ltd are a manufacturer of manual, battery and air powered hand-held caulking guns.
They have 2 factories in the UK (supplying the UK and global markets) and 1 factory in the
USA (supplying the US market) – http://www.pccox.co.uk/en/
Some ANTEX soldering irons are made in Devon, England. They do not mention this on their
website, but if you look closely on the photos, it says MADE IN ENGLAND. As always,
check before buying that the particular model you want is made in England. I think only the
ones with thin yellow handles are made in england. It only says those words on the yellow
handle ones – http://www.antex.co.uk
Lawson Fuses manufacture their products in the UK – low voltage fuses, semiconductor
protection fuses, and fuse holders – http://www.lawsonfuses.eu
Montrose Rope and Sail Company Ltd, founded in 1789, make tarpaulin covers and under
their Montrose Bag Company name, bags. Their industrial covers and tarpaulins, domestic
covers and tarpaulins, oil and gas covers, and specialised covers are made in Scotland.
Products include agricultural covers, vehicle covers, industrial curtains, lorry curtains,
machine covers, market stall covers, shop canopies, silo covers, trailer covers, work store
covers, trailer covers, yurts, speaker covers, boat covers, boot liners, awnings, trampoline
covers, oil and gas industry covers, caravan awnings, tractor cover, etc all of which appear to
be British made. The Montrose Bag Company make rucksacks, holdalls, travel bags, tote
bags, motorcycle wheel bags, messenger bags, tablet pouches, game bags, tool pouches, grab
bags, etc in durable PVC and they all appear to be British made. Trade or retail. Their bags
can be purchased from their website or are available to buy from their reception in Montrose
in Scotland. They will also personalise bags with a badge of your choice and will make
bespoke bags.
https://www.montroseropeandsail.co.uk
https://www.montrosebag.com
For Ironwork, door and window furniture, architectural ironmongery, fireplaces and
fireplace accessories, doors and windows please click on the link in this sentence.
Origin manufacture bi-fold doors in the UK.
www.origin-global.com
Ampair / Boost Energy manufacture wind turbines, single-to-three phase converters, etc. in
the UK – http://www.ampair.com – http://www.boost-energy.com
“Rutland Windchargers are designed, developed and manufactured in the UK by Marlec“.

They are also distributers for solar panels but I do not think these are made in the UK
– http://www.marlec.co.uk
Interpower manufacturer Industrial, Backup, Marine and Bespoke Generators in England

(using British and European made components) – http://www.interpower.co.uk
NORD Drivesystems of Germany drive assemblies used in industry have a gearbox assembly
plant in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England as well as factories in Italy and Germany and
assembly plants in China, France, Austria, Russia, India, the Czech Republic, Canada,
Australia and the USA – https://www.nord.com
Thame Workholding is a UK manufacturer of standard and special work holding solutions

(machine jaws), as well as being an importer – http://www.thameworkholding.com
WDS are the UK’s Largest Manufacturer and Distributor of Standard Parts and Machine
Accessories for the aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, engineering, food processing,
printing and packaging machinery industries – stainless steel hinges, castors & wheels, gas
struts, etc. No minimum order quality. They have a factory in Leeds, England and are
members of the Made in Britain logo campaign but I am not sure what proportion of their
products are British made so please ask where something is made before buying
– http://www.wdsltd.co.uk
Sparc Systems make checkweighers, X-ray, label inspection, and bespoke weighing systems
for the food industry. They have a factory in Malvern – https://sparc-systems.com
RDM Test Equipment is a British manufacturer and distributor testing solutions in the
packaging and materials testing industry. They import too but “the RDM brand of Test
Equipment is manufactured in the UK” – http://www.rdmtest.com
William Cook is a large UK-based engineering company. It started as a steel casting

manufacturer and steel castings still form the basis of many of William Cook’s products. They
have four factories in the UK in Sheffield, Leeds and Weardale and appear to produce most of
their products in the UK. They say in their website “William Cook prefers to design and
manufacture its products in-house. This retains control, and reduces reliance on sub-
contractors. To assist this, William Cook has substantial design and R&D resources to support
its factories, which themselves include large and modern machine shops and testing
establishments”. They produce cast steel products used for example in the rail industry,
defence, energy, construction and freight – http://www.william-cook.co.uk
Amtek Plastics are a Devon based Plastic Injection Moulding specialist who manufacture
some of their products in the UK – http://www.amtekplastics.co.uk
Plastech Tooling & Moulding Ltd have a factory in the UK and use another in China.
Toolmaking and injection moulding and plastic products. Their tooling is manufactured at
Plastech China. Some of their products may be made in England. Airfix Quickbuild kits are
made at the Plastech factory in Sussex now – http://www.plastch.com
Martins Rubber are a rubber manufacturer who specialise in the production and supply of
elastomeric products including seals, gaskets and bespoke rubber mouldings for aerospace,
defence, motorsport, energy, manufacturing and engineering industries. Their website carries
the “Made in Britain” marque – http://www.martins-rubber.co.uk
MK Electric still make heir sockets in the UK, at at its Southend site in Essex . Their other
products are foreign made. The company became a subsidiary of Honeywell in 2005 when its
parent company Novar plc was acquired. Country of origin is not given against individual
products on their website, so you will need to check where a particular product was made
before purchase – http://www.mkelectric.com
Bromleighs, we are a British manufacturer of sockets and switches, and suppliers of lighting,
hardware and furnishings which are presumably foreign made. They say on their website “We
are committed to manufacturing and supplying only the very best products using British
materials and components throughout our collections.” No country of origin information is
given against individual products on their website so you will need to ask if something is
British made before buying. Their British made items appear to be made in Bodmin,
Cornwall – http://www.bromleighs.com/store/
Focus SB are a UK-based electrical accessories manufacturer supplying designer and high
quality switch and socket plates for high-end residential, luxury hotels and commercial
interiors. They say on their website that they are “Proud to be manufacturing in Britain”.
Their website carries the Made in Britain marque – http://www.focus-sb.co.uk/en/
RH Nuttall Limited (previously known as W Parkins), founded in 1860, is a specialist

manufacturer and supplier of a wide range of non-metallic washers, gaskets, strips, sheeting,
seals, insulation and other non-metallic strips and sheets. All of their products are
manufactured at their factory in Birmingham, England – http://www.rhnuttall.co.uk
Bison Products Ltd, part of a the Norlec Group, primarily serve the tool and equipment
market with rail, access, cooling, manual handling and floor preparation products. They say
on their website “…Bison Products benefits from one of the UK’s leading manufacturing
facilities, based in Leyland, Lancashire” and “All our products are manufactured and
supported in the UK”. Plus their website carries the words “Made in the UK” at the top right
of each page. For example they make the Bluemax 950 Fan and the Bluemax 650 Fan in
England, which are large volume mobile air movers; plus the SandGlider sanding machine,
the X-Step powered lifting platform, the Trakrat Railway Dolly, and the RedRad Infrared
heater – http://www.bisonproductsltd.com
Spur Shelving manufactures wall mounted and freestanding shelving for warehouses,
commercial premises, and homes. All their shelving is made in Britain.
http://www.spurshelving.co.uk
Bartuf Systems retail display units are made in Yorkshire, England.
http://www.bartuf.co.uk
Craven & Co. Ltd manufacture of storage and handling equipment for the catering and
medical industry – for catering environments, equipment such as point of sale display units,
catering and wire shelving and equipment, catering trolleys, commercial catering sinks and
lockers; for healthcare their products include medical trolleys, medical shelving systems, ward
services, linen racks, surgical storage and trolleys, sterile shelving, instrument trolleys and
theatre equipment. They say on their website “We are proud of our British heritage and the
majority of our products, including our stainless steel shelving, are manufactured in our
Knaresborough factory in North Yorkshire”. They say over 90% of their products are British
made, but you’ll need to enquire about particular products as country of origin information for
individual products is not given on their website – http://www.craven-solutions.com
Doncaster Cables general wiring cables and flexible cords are all manufactured in the UK.
http://www.doncastercables.co.uk
http://www.doncastercables.co.uk/news-documents/DONCASTER%20CABLES%20-
%20BRITAIN%20BACK%20TO%20WORK!%20FINAL%20EDITION.pdf
Apex Wiring Solutions make cable, cable assemblies and accessories for power distortion
and it says on their website “Innovative UK Manufactured Products”
– http://apexwiringsolutions.co.uk
Permanoid Ltd. is a UK cable manufacturer, specialising in Tri-Rated cables,

Instrumentation cable, Armoured Control cables and Audio, with a factory in Manchester,
England. As always, check if the particular product you want is made in the UK.
http://www.permanoid.co.uk
http://britishcables.co.uk
Betts Tools offer a good range of tools (spirit levels, chisels, trowels, wrecking bars, drills,
saws, screwdrivers, tape measures, etc.) and from their website it appears they are all made in
England. Their stated policy is to buy British wherever possible and they appear to
manufacture themselves. I wrote to them about country of origin, but they have not
responded. It says “made in Sheffield” on the front page of their website, but if you are
interested in their tools, please contact them to check which ones are UK made
– http://rshgroup.org/
RS Components still seem to produce at least a few of their products in the UK, although no
general information about country of origin is given on their website. For example in March
2018 the RS Pro 7 Pieces Engineers Nut Spinner Nut Driver Set online which is clearly
labelled on their website as “Made in the UK”. RS Components are also the maker of the
Raspberry Pi computer which is made for them by Sony, Quite how you identify which of
their products are UK made I have no idea but I suppose just look at the labels on physical
products; searching their website does not yield any useful filtering – https://uk.rs-online.com
Smith Francis Tools manufacture specialist hand tools in the UK. Founded in 1934, under
their Priory brand they make scaffolding tools, punches, cutters, wrenches, nail pullers,
scribers, hand vices, sockets, etc – http://www.smithfrancistools.co.uk
LFI (Ladder and Fencing Industries) manufacture all types of ladders in the UK
– http://www.britishladders.co.uk
Established in 1947, Lyte Ladders and Towers are a manufacturer and supplier of British
made ladders and towers for trade & industrial use. The majority of their products are
manufactured in the UK, in Swansea, Wales. The first successful ascent to the summit of
Mount Everest in May 1953, was completed By Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay and
a Lyte ladder was apparently used to negotiate crevasses they encountered
– http://www.lyteladders.co.uk
The rather clever Monkey Tower (“scaffolding in 5 minutes”) trailer mounted scaffold tower
/ scissor lift alternative is made in the UK.
Have a look on Google for other British made ladders. Other British manufacturers of
ladders include Youngman, Titan Ladders and Pinnacle Ladders.
“Bison are a supplier and manufacturer of Ladders and Accessories, Cycle, and
Security Products based in the UK.” They say on their website “All of our products
are designed & manufactured in the UK”. They also stock products from
other manufacturers and these are mostly foreign made. They also stock Youngman
ladders. They are a manufacturer of metal tubing products based in Staffordshire
and their own products include our cycle racks, tubing, and ladder accessories.
British made items include high security hasps, telescopic and fold down security
posts – these were the only items I could see on their website that were labelled as
British made – but it would be worth asking about any product because they say
all their products are manufactured in the UK (all their own brand products?)
– http://www.bisonproducts.co.uk
Leading Edge (a brand of Tool Safety Solutions Ltd.) provides working at height training
and safety equipment, and tool systems. Leading Edge equipment is all designed and
manufactured by Leading Edge at their UK factory in Gosport. They make harnesses,
lanyards, rescue kit, anchorage and connectors, inertia reels, restraint kit, ladder safety kit,
tool tethers, tool belts, tool bags, etc. which are available from their website and various
stockists.
http://shop.leadingedgesafety.co.uk
http://www.toollanyardsbagsandbelts.com
C & J Hampton Ltd (Record Tools), famous for their tools like their blue coloured made in
England vices, (and Marples Tools who they acquired in 1963 and Ridgway Tools who they
acquired in 1972) became part of American company American Tool / IRWIN Tool in 1998
(who themselves are now part of Newell Rubbermaid). Record / Marples woodworking tools
were made in Sheffield, but are now made in the far east, but on their website some of the
pictures of vices have made in England on them! They are not made in England anymore. The
factory in Sheffield has long since closed.
Record Plain Screw Woodworking Vice. Made in England. On the Irwin website 13.6.14.
Owners of RECORD, Irwin, do NOT manufacture in the UK despite this picture.
RECORD Chain Pipe Vice. Made in England. On the Irwin website 13.6.14. Owners of
Record, Irwin, do NOT manufacture in the UK despite this picture.
The Bott Group manufacture and supply workshop equipment, in-vehicle equipment and
workplace storage. They have production facilities in Germany, the United Kingdom and
Hungary. You’ll need to ask whether what you require will be manufactured and fitted in the
UK as it is not clear from their website what happens where. Bott are a German owned
company – http://www.bottltd.co.uk
Talco Tool Storage Ltd are a British owned company making tool boxes, tool chests, roller
cabinets and tool cabinets, for workshops and individuals, in the Midlands. They say on their
website that “All Talco Tool Storage products are made using British steel”
– http://talcotoolstorage.com
Talco Electricians Hand Carry Tool Box. British made.
Connell of Sheffield are manufacturers of bespoke and off-the-shelf tool pouches and
suchlike made from leather and nylon. Their website has a ‘designed and made in Britain’
logo and a ‘made in Sheffield’ logo at the top of the pages and they say “We are proud to
support British industry by purchasing our leather and suede from British tanneries who are
acknowledged experts in their field.” Leather aprons, tool holders, belt pouches, tool belts,
tool rolls, tool bags, etc and most if not all products appear to be made in Britain and listed as
such on their website against individual products – http://www.connellofsheffield.com
Salop Design and Engineering are a metal pressings and assemblies manufacturer, for
sectors including Automotive, Domestic Appliances (White goods), Construction (Yellow
goods), Household fittings, Ministry of Defence (MOD), and Camping and Leisure. They say
on their website “Salop Design and Engineering Ltd is a privately owned company, based in
Shrewsbury, Shropshire. All of its manufacturing activities are produced out of its modern,
purpose built factory situated on the outskirts of Shrewsbury”. They also have their own
distribution fleet – http://www.salopdesign.co.uk
Threeway Pressings Limited, founded in 1995, are a Midlands manufacturer of pressed

components,plastic injection mouldings and Garden products. They make metal and spring
pressings, electrical components, locks and handles, automotive parts, coins and gaming
tokens, brackets, lighting and heating components, wheelbarrows, garden tools, and more.
Many of their products are made in the UK. Paterson photographic equipment – darkroom
equipment, Benbo Tripods and continuous lighting units – are made in the UK. On their
website they say “All of the darkroom plastics are manufactured in Paterson’s own factory in
the UK” (their range includes film developing tanks, measuring graduates, enlarger
accessories, film and print washing equipment and 35mm and roll film enlargers – Paterson
film developing tanks are probably the most popular film developing tank worldwide), and
“Paterson has re-entered the Studio Lighting market with a comprehensive range of
Continuous Lighting units manufactured in our own UK factory” and “These Tripods are UK
Manufactured on our factory site in the West Midlands (Tipton) meaning we can get our
products to you quickly!” Paterson belong to Threeway Manufacturing (TWP
Group/Threeway Pressings). TWP say on their website “We at THE TWP GROUP believe
strongly in keeping manufacturing in the UK wherever possible and continue to invest in our
workforce and facilities to ensure a bright future.” TWP Manufacturing make presswork and
injection moulding. As well as Paterson, TWP own brands include Spyrabase spiral ground
anchors which are made in Tipton in the West Midlands according to their video and used in
a variety of garden , DIY and commercial applications; and Bullbarrow wheelbarrows
whose wheelbarrows and garden scoots are made in the UK (their non-wheelbarrow products,
such as garden tools are probably foreign made). They say on their website “The innovative
range of more than 50 varieties of wheelbarrows are all manufactured in our UK based
premises, enabling us to provide unrivalled bespoke products to match our customers needs”
and “All our scoots are made and manufactured in our factory based in the West Midlands,
Meaning that we ensure high quality and reliable products.”
http://www.patersonphotographic.com
http://www.spyrabase.co.uk
http://www.bullbarrow.co.uk
http://www.threewaypressings.co.uk
http://www.threewaypressings.co.uk
Frank Dudley Ltd, one of my twitter followers, are a manufacturing company, based in the
midlands, who specialise in metal pressings and welded assembly. They were established in
1948 and have a 57,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Birmingham providing metal
pressings and welded assemblies to sectors such as automotive, commercial vehicles and
white goods. I don’t know if they also import too so you should check before ordering
– http://www.frankdudley.com
Power Jacks is a British design and manufacturing company, based in Aberdeenshire

Scotland, specialising in electro-mechanical lifting and positioning solutions, including screw
jacks, electric linear actuators, bevel gearboxes, planetary roller screws, load monitoring and
jacking systems. They use the Made in Britain marque – https://www.powerjacks.com
Portakabin portable buildings (modular buildings) are still be made in the UK. On their
website it says “Designed and manufactured at the 250,000m2 Portakabin production facility
in York, Portakabin buildings fulfil the demands of an increasing range of applications, from
office space, childcare facilities and classrooms to health centres, hospitals, call centres and
toilets and showers. Sometimes referred to as portacabins or terrapins Portakabin is actually a
trade name. The other well known temporary buildings company Terrapin of Milton Keynes
went bankrupt in 2012. The most familiar modern type of portable buildings are designed so
that one can be carried to or from site on a large lorry and slung on and off by a
crane. Portakabin also make the well known brand of portable temporary or permanent
toilets, Portaloo. Portakabin buildings need planning
permission – http://www.portakabin.co.uk
Gardening and Agricultural Tools and Equipment
I found a some British made garden incinerators, for example the one pictured below,
at http://www.garden-incinerator.co.uk and I also found others on eBay, Amazon and at other
web shops.
Mini Garden 15 Litre Galvanised Metal Incinerator. Made in Britain.
ALM Manufacturing, established in 1972, is a business specialising in the production of

consumable parts for almost every available make and model of Grass Trimmer, Lawnmower
and Chainsaw. They say on their website “We have world-class plastic injection
manufacturing facilities and production skills and we make every effort to manufacture
products here in the UK wherever possible. Approximately 76%* of the products we supply
are wholly manufactured and packaged by us within the UK.” Parts that are manufactured in
the UK are clearly labeled as such on their website and on the products themselves. Products
are available from garden centres and the like – http://www.almmanufacturing.com
ALM Manufacturing display unit in Flitvale Garden Centre in Flitwick on 20/1/17.

Photograph by author.
Midland Holloware Limited are manufacturers and suppliers of galvanized steel hollowware
products. Their product range includes galvanized steel dustbins, garden incinerators, and
many general hardware products such as galvanised steel buckets, coal hods, coal bunkers
etc. Established in 1990, they have a factory in Lye, West Midlands. Country of origin is not
given against individual products on their website, so you’ll need to ask if something you are
interested in is British made before buying – http://www.midlandholloware.co.uk
Bulldog Tools – http://www.bulldogtools.co.uk – Bulldog Tools have been making spades,

shovels, forks, rakes, cutting tools and the like for gardening, farming and construction in
Wigen since 1780. Most, possibly even all (please check as always), their products are (sort
of) made in the UK. The wood handles are made using wood from the USA or Germany.
There is a list of stockists on the Bulldog Tools website. On their website Bulldog still say
“we are the only manufacturer still making garden tools in the UK, and we are proud of the
fact that all our forged garden tools are made in the UK. At our forge in Wigan we also make
farming and construction tools and we offer a wide range of tools for each market, including
forks, spades, rakes and hoes” but in fact sadly in 2014 all the forges and related equipment
was moved to the far east and around half the workforce was made redundant. The metal
heads are now shipped to Wigan from India where the handles are added. Unite described
their members as ‘shocked’ at Rollin Bulldog’s decision to move production to India.
Fyna-Lite are stable tool specialists. Their range of products is extensive and includes stable
forks, manure forks, rakes, shovels and field tools – http://www.fynalite.co.uk
Haws Watering Cans – Haws Watering Cans is a trading name belonging to Haws Elliott
Ltd which is a subsidiary company of Eclipse Sprayers Ltd (since 1982). Haws Watering
Cans have been manufactured in England since 1886. According to their website “most cans
are ‘Made in England'” and because all their products are not made in England you should
check the place of manufacture before buying. They also sell a range of made in England
gardening leatherware. Stockists are listed on their website. Eclipse Sprayers produces a
specialist range of products for the building preservation and pest control industry, again
“manufactured here in our Birmingham factory” according to their website. Eclipse Sprayers
also make Fine as Rain watering can roses and accessories which are again “manufactured in
Birmingham, UK and can be fitted to any brand of watering can” – http://www.haws.co.uk
– http://eclipsesprayers.co.uk
Haws watering cans on display in Selections in Leighton Buzzard 11 May 2017. The top label
says “Manufacturing fine watering cans in the UK since 1886” on it. Photograph by author.
You should be able to find British made water butts and compost bins. I found water butts
and compost bins on e-bay.
“Bullbarrow Products are the market leader in the manufacture and supply of wheelbarrows
for the gardening, hardware and building industries. Bullbarrow wheelbarrows whose
wheelbarrows and garden scoots are made in the UK (their non-wheelbarrow products, such
as garden tools are probably foreign made) say on their website “The innovative range of
more than 50 varieties of wheelbarrows are all manufactured in our UK based premises,
enabling us to provide unrivalled bespoke products to match our customers needs” and “All
our scoots are made and manufactured in our factory based in the West Midlands, Meaning
that we ensure high quality and reliable products.” They are part of TWP (see above).
http://www.bullbarrow.co.uk
R. Sankey made both water butts and compost bins, as well as watering cans, water butt
connection kits and plastic plant pots (including manufacture of own brand products for
others) and said on their website (which is now gone) that they try to make all their products
in the UK. You’ll need to check whether the product you want is actually made in the UK.
They were part of the Finnish Fishers company until 2013 when they were taken over
by Strata Products Limited. Strata were taken over by plastics company the RPC Group in
2015. Now marketed under the Strata name in addition to the Sankey garden products Strata
also sell plastic baby bath time products and home and office plastic products such as tubs and
baskets, plastic storage boxes and buckets. No country of origin information is given against
individual products on their website and some products may be foreign made, so please check
before buying. They have a factory in Nottinghamshire – http://www.strataproducts.co.uk/en/
Stewart Garden, originally established in 1945, have a factory in Banbury, Oxfordshire.

Stewart Garden produces grow your own products, watering, pots, propagators and garden
accessories and sundries and their products are available in garden centres and the like. They
import foreign made products too, but their plant pots and the like all appear to be made in
England and the products which are UK made are clearly labelled as such. Sadly no country
of origin information is given against individual products on their website –
http://www.stewart-garden.co.uk
Steward plant pots. Manufactured in the UK. Photographed by author at Flitvale Garden
Centre.
Stewart Garden 30cm square tray in dark green. Made in UK. Base view. Photograph by
author.
Stewart Garden 30cm square tray in dark green. Made in UK. Top view. Photograph by
author.
Rainbow Trugs make Flexible colourful containers – made in Britain – Rainbow Trugs
themselves and the Rainbow Trugs lid are made in Britain. Some of the other items on their
website are made abroad though. Look for the Union Flag next to the item’s picture I assume
to see what is British made. British made items include Rainbow Trugs, pot stands, Rainbow
Trug Riddle, Rainbow Trug lid, Easi Skip Feeders, 3 gallon buckets, Rhino feed buckets,
Rainbow feeders and tidy trays – http://www.rainbowtrugs.com
For more British made plastic products please click here.

Westland Horticulture have a factory in Northern Ireland where they produce growing
media such as composts (this is also the company’s Head Office location), a factory
in Driffield where they produce bird feed products under brand names including Peckish,
Nature’s Feast and Beckons and a factory in Alconbury where they make other products
such as Marshalls vegetable seeds and Unwins flower seeds. Beckons birds seeds (“prepared
with pride in Britain”), Nature’s Feast bird seed (“Our comprehensive range of award-
winning bird foods are all blended and packaged in the UK’s most advanced bird seed
manufacturing facilities, where quality control is of the utmost importance”) and Unwins
garden seeds are produced or at least packed in the UK (very little seed is now grown in
commercially Britain apparently). No product country of origin information is given on the
Westland website so it is hard to tell what is made in the UK, so I suggest you look carefully
at the packaging before buying. Westland Horticulture took over William Sinclair, the
horticulture supplier to B&Q, Tesco, etc in 2015 and their brands such as J. Arthur Bowers,
New Horizon, Growing Success and Deadfast and have since closed their remaining factories
– http://www.gardenhealth.com
The Walsall Wheelbarrow Company are the only manufacturer of wheelbarrows left in
Great Britain. Wheelbarrows are used in the construction industry, agriculture, for horse and
animal care, gardening, DIY, etc. British Owned and British made. They manufacture the
complete wheelbarrow on-site in their factory in the West Midlands. They also make sack
trucks and barrow-in-a-box boxed wheelbarrows. They also sell a few other products like
buckets and clothes driers but I do not think these are made in Britain. Wholesale. Available
in stores and online. I found some on e-bay – http://www.thewalsallwheelbarrow.co.uk
Hill and Sons – http://www.riddles-sieves.co.uk – Hill and Sons are apparently the last
remaining beech riddle and sieve manufacturers in Britain. They also have a range of garden
accessories including a modern trug, dibber, pot tamper and pair of garden lines. All their
products are made in Britain. As well as horticultural sieves, etc they also make a kitchen
sieve.
Crown Edge aluminium lawn edging is manufactured in Britain – http://crownedge.co.uk
Windy Smithy made a small range of outdoor tools to order, as well as wood burning stoves
for the outdoors, in England – http://www.windysmithy.co.uk
Windy Smithy Fire Saucer (portable fire pit). made in England.
Some Chillchaser Indoor/Outdoor infrared heaters are made in Britain –

http://www.chillchaser.co.uk
Burgon and Ball – http://www.burgonandball.com – Burgon and Ball are the largest sheep
shear manufacturer in the world. They also sell other agricultural and garden tools and
accessories. However, most of what they sell is made in SE Asia, so check if what you are
buying is actually made in England.
Hozelock – http://www.hozelock.com – Hozelock make products in the UK and in the Far

East. They say they manufacture the majority (75%) of their products in the UK, but because
some of their products are made abroad you need to check what you are buying is actually
made in the UK. Hoselock produce products to help people water their gardens – garden
watering, garden pressure sprayers, pond equipment and high pressure cleaners – garden
hoses and bits for them essentially. The Hozelock Group supplies products under two brands
: Hozelock – their retail gardening brand, and Tricoflex their industrial hose brand.
Hozelock 25m hose reel. Made in Great Britain European Quality. Photographed by author on
display in Wickes Luton Airport Parkway.
Evergreen make a 1/2″ diameter 30 metre garden hose in the UK and possibly their other
hoses are made in the UK. Available in shops.
For Matchets (machetes) made in the UK at very reasonable prices try Ralph
Martindale – http://www.ralphmartindale.co.uk – They have their own steel mill. Search
online to find retailers or e-mail the company. Their’s is the genuine “Crocodile” blade and
is designed to demands of rural farmers throughout the tropical regions of the world. The
handles though are made using German beech wood. Ralph Martindale also make a wide
range of other agricultural tools including sharpening files and saws, knives and files
(including sugar cane knives, tea pruning knives, tree/cocoa pruners, copra knives and rubber
tapping knives), digging and construction tools (spades, forks, shovels, pick axes, wrecking
bars, cold chisels, sledge hammers, hammers, hatchets and so on), sickles, sheaths, gardening
tools (rakes, shears, hand trowels, hand forks, secateurs and so on), protective clothing and
sprayers. The Ralph Martindale Group of Companies also own The Chillington Tool
Company who make hoes and forks sold under a variety of brand names and are available
online at http://www.chillingtontoolsonline.co.uk where they also sell a variety of other
gardening equipment.
Wilkinson Sword were a British company (currently American owned by Energizer

Holdings), but they no longer make swords and their razors are now made abroad. Wilkinson
Sword has manufactured its products in three UK locations over the years: in London,
(Chelsea and Acton), Cramlington in Northumberland and Bridgend in Wales, where it made
gardening tools. In 2000, the company closed its razor plant in the UK and moved production
in Germany. In August 2005, Wilkinson Sword, who had been established for over two
hundred years, ceased trading as sword makers. Pooley Sword, formed in November 2005,
purchased from Wilkinsons their drawings, spares and much of their tooling and as far as I
can tell still manufactures swords in the UK. Gardening equipment is still made under the
Wilkinson Sword name by E.P. Barrus under a licensing arrangement, but is now
manufactured abroad.
http://pooleysword.com
Gap Garden Products garden structures and equipment- “All Gap Garden Products are made
in their factory in Kettering using the best quality materials.” Not all individual products on
their website show country of origin, so I advice checking where something is made before
buying. Products include metal garden arches, garden tunnels, gazebos, garden towers,
planters, garden furniture, boot scrapers, boot racks, garden incinerators, weathervanes, bird
feeder hooks, etc. They are also the makers of products marketed under the brand name
Poppyforge – http://www.gapgardenproducts.com
Hayter – http://www.hayter.co.uk – Hayter make lawnmowers and say on their website that
they still manufacture many products in the UK. They make electric and petrol mowers
(including sit-on mowers) and rotavators. As far as I can see their website does not specify
which mowers are made in the UK, so you will have to ask.
Allett Mowers (part of the Turfmech Group) – http://www.allett.co.uk make petrol and
electric lawn stand-behind mowers. There is a list of dealers on their website. They also
acquired rights to former Atco and Suffolk Punch cylinder mowers that now carry the Allett
brand name. As far as I can gather all their mowers are made in the UK, but please check
before buying. Their petrol mowers are powered by Japanese engines.
Confusingly Qualcast now seem to own the Suffolk Punch brand name. Qualcast mowers are
now made in China.
Bosch (the former owner of Qualcast and Atco) apparently makes at least some of its
lawnmowers in the UK, in Stowmarket, Suffolk. You will have to check which mowers are
made in the UK; possibly their Rotak range of electric mowers and their higher end petrol
models. Bosch is a German company.
Flymo mowers (or at least some of them) are also made in the UK, in Newton
Aycliffe. Please check that the mower you are buying is in fact made in the UK. Flymo is
part of the Husqvarna Group of Sweden. According to their website “The British invention of
the hovercraft, was the inspiration for Swedish lawn mower manufacturer Karl Dahlman to
invent a flying lawnmower. A lawn mower floating on a cushion of air…Flymo, for short – a
brilliant idea in 1964, and a brilliant idea today! It wasn’t long before the idea ‘took off’ and
the company grew from strength to strength during the 1970’s, building lawnmowers in its
UK factory, where they are still manufactured today.” ” In 1977, Flymo products begin to
take on their distinctive orange colour, after the initial blue and white.” Also they say “All
Flymo electric hover mowers are built in the UK in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham”.
Flymo was founded in 1965. Country of origin is given in their 2017 Product Range brochure
and from this I can see that the following Flymo products are British made – all Electric
Hover Lawnmowers, all Electric Hover Collect Lawnmowers, the Ultra Glide, all Electric
Wheeled Lawnmowers with Rear Rollers, and the Robotic Lawnmower – with all other
Flymo products (including all Battery Wheeled Lawnmowers, Electric Wheeled
Lawnmowers, grass trimmers, hedge trimmers, garden vacuums, and electric lawnrakes)
being foreign made (see brochure photos below) – http://www.flymo.com/uk/
Flymo 2017 Product Range paper brochure (1). Photograph by author, 14 August 2017.
Flymo Easi Glide 300 lawnmower box marked Made in England. Photograph by author 5
August 2017.
Flymo Easi Glide 300 lawnmower. Made in England. Photograph by author 5 August 2017.
B&Q sell British mades garden strimmer (trimmer) blade cord

– http://www.diy.com/departments/bq-trimmer-line-to-fit-electric-trimmers-
t13mm/212414_BQ.prd
B&Q (B and Q) Trimmer line to fit Electric Trimmers 1.33mm x 30m for garden strimmers
manufactured in the UK. Photograph by authro 26 May 2017. Also available in different sizes
and for diiferent types of strimmer such as petrol graden strimmers.
The new Atco Lawnmowers (GGP UK Limited) are powered by American engines and are
now made abroad I believe.
Countax make ride-on mowers in the UK, although they are owned by a US parent company.
Dennis and SISIS make lawnmowers and other ground maintenance equipment in
Britain. As always, please check what you are buying is actually British made but from what
I can see on their websites it looks as if some or even all their products are UK made or at
least partly UK made.
Does anyone know of any British made hand (non-motorised) mowers – push reel lawn
mowers – please?
http://www.fredshed.co.uk/mowers.htm – has reviews of some mowers.
British made scientific and engineering equipment
Accoson (AC Cossor & Son (Surgical) Ltd) specialise in making Sphygmomanometers for
measuring blood pressure. They company was founded in 1859 and it is pleasing to see they
manufacture most of not all their products in the UK still. Most products have the words made
in England clearly placed on their dials, although their new non-mercury greenlight 300 does
not for some reason. However, it does say on their website that “the greenlight 300 is
manufactured in the UK” – http://www.accoson.com
Accoson Code 0632A Desk model sphygmomanometer. Made in England.
Brannan are manufacturers of Thermometers, Pressure Gauges and associated products, for
science, industry, meteorology, medical, geographical, office, garden and home use. They
have a manufacturing facility in Cumbria, England and some (possibly most?) of their
products are made in England – http://www.brannan.co.uk
Brannan Magnet Re-set Max Min Thermometer. Made in England.
Brannan White Dial Fridge Magnet Thermometer 65mm – Cricket Bear. Made in England.
Brannan 215mm White Wall Thermometer. Made in England.
TM Electronics (TME) is a UK-run designer and manufacturer of thermometers and sensors

based in Worthing, West Sussex, England. The majority of their products are entirely made in
their factory in Worthing, West Sussex, but you will need to ask if the particular product you
want is UK made as this information is not given on their website
– http://www.tmelectronics.co.uk
MSE (UK) Ltd are a British manufacturer of laboratory equipment including centrifuges,
ultrasonic disintegrators, Class II safety cabinets and Class III isolators – mseuk.co.uk
Freddy Products Ltd area British manufacturer of industrial vacuums, both wet and dry, and
coolant filtration machines – freddy-products.co.uk
“Bladon Jets has developed a Micro Turbine Genset (MTG) that provides power for rural and
urban populations around the world, especially those where there is no or intermittent grid
power available. The Bladon 12kW Microturbine Genset (MTG-12) is ideal for telecom
applications requiring frequent or continuous power to mobile network towers.” I understand
from Robert, one of my twitter followers, that these are made in the UK
– http://www.bladonjets.com
Britwind make small windmills for small scale electricity production in Britain. They say on
their website “…it’s all designed and made right here in this country – vertically integrated,
fully British from start to finish” and “We’re proud to be able to make cutting edge small
windmills right here in Britain…” Britwind is part of Ecotricity, who have been building big
wind parks for nearly 20 years and are an electricity supplier – http://www.britwind.co.uk
Naylor Group, which dates back to 1890, is a manufacturer of building and construction
products with five factories in South and West Yorkshire, Fife and the West Midlands. UK
made products from the company include ducting, plastic tubes and pipes, specialist plastic
products, plastic land drainage products, flexible repair couplings, grass protection products,
concrete products, industrial ceramics, land drainage products, garden pots, retaining walls,
brisket boards and support rails, equestrian / dog jumping poles, crop conditioners, dog agility
tunnels, and suchlike – http://www.naylor.co.uk
Forterra make bricks in the UK, According to their website “We create bricks, blocks,
precast concrete, paving and many other vital products at our extensive network of 18
manufacturing sites, employing approximately 1,800 people, and making us one of the
leading names in British building product manufacturing.” Forterra plc was formerly
Hanson’s UK building products division, founded in the early 1960s. I don’t know if all their
products are made in the UK or not – http://forterra.co.uk
Forterra bricks. Made in Britain. Photograph by author 27 December 2017.
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1. Richard Lloyd January 21, 2013 at 8:36 am
Hi Great site. I have learned a lot. I could make a few additional suggestions in
different categories as, although I live in New Zealand, I’m a loyal (although more and
more demoralised) supporter of UK made goods. Sadly I don’t think Fisco is UK
owned (its Sweedish) although their tapes are great – I have had one for many years.
There are a number of tool manufacturers such as Clico tooling, Sorby, Ashley Iles etc
who are UK made and owned. Its a sadly depleted list though. I guess people just
won’t pay for quality on a whole.
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1. Mercia crops March 26, 2016 at 1:33 pm
British companies being foreign owned or multinationals making things here is

preferable to nothing being made here. I too would prefer British-owned
companies without profits being symphoned abroad but unfortunately beggars
can’t be choosers.
At least when something is made here it supports British jobs and workers,
some of the materials will likely be from here and there’ll be a trickle down
effect down the supply chain.
As daft as it sounds it trickles down to the company which runs the vending
machines often, the cleaning contractors, the factory workers spending their
wages in local shops, etc..
Also it’s worth bearing in mind that shareholding is truly borderless. A

multinational might be based in a country but it itself won’t be truly of that
country in a strict sense as it’s shares are sold to anyone who wants to buy
them whether abroad or domestic.
Most British multinationals seem to be in banking, retail and other services
though sadly.
So when choosing a product I’ll always try and go for “Made in Britain” over
made abroad if there’s no British-owned, British-made option.
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1. ukmade Post authorApril 26, 2016 at 2:11 pm
Thanks again for your comments. Keep buying British…I will too
2. ukmade Post authorJanuary 22, 2013 at 7:20 pm

Richard. Many thanks for your kind comments. I always welcome suggestions and I
appreciate what you say about Fisco. Fine tapes, but the company is Swedish owned. I
have added this and I have added Clico tooling, Sorby, and Ashley Iles to my article
on knives (simply because I don’t know where else to feature them for the moment
and they kind of fit there). You are right that people want cheap, but I also think they
want quality and often do not realise what they are buying is not made in the UK.
Thanks again and I hope you continue to enjoy the site.
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3. Richard Lloyd January 25, 2013 at 7:53 pm
Hi, thanks for replying. You could have a tool section. A good starting place may be
http://www.flinn-garlick-saws.co.uk/ which has a number of sheffield-made tool lines.
There are a few garden tool manufacturers as well like Bulldog tools (hand forged
spades etc) and Haws watering cans made in UK. There are several others too like
Burgen and Ball, but most of what they sell is made in SE Asia. I think most of the
Hozelock range is UK made (Birmingham). All of these companies make top notch
stuff.
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Hi
That’s really helpful. A tool section will appear soon! Some really good stuff
here. Please continue to enjoy the site. Thanks again.
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Many thanks Richard Lloyd for his help – I have now got this section on British made
tools and British made garden tools.
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5. Richard Lloyd February 3, 2013 at 4:09 am
Well done, that is great! I see you mention Spears and Jackson. Its disappointing that
they are now owned by a Hong Kong company and all their traditional high quality
tools have disappeared and are now made in Asia.
Countax also make ride-on mowers in the UK, but, I think are owened by a US parent
company.
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6. ukmade Post authorFebruary 3, 2013 at 10:13 am
Hi Richard. Thank you for your comment. I am glad you are enjoying the site. I have
added Countax and I agree it is a real shame about Spears and Jackson now being
mostly made in Asia. Cheers again.
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7. Ariel March 18, 2014 at 8:55 pm
There are some very good companies that make good quality stuff at a low price that
make in UK, like Milliput and Antex.
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8. Debi Broster January 10, 2015 at 2:45 pm
Im trying to find out about an English Ironmonger and toolmaker called T Moore &
Co, I have a tape measure from them and they used to be at 91 kings road Chelsea, do
you or any of your subscribers have any info on this company?
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1. ukmade Post authorJanuary 13, 2015 at 2:21 am
I’m afraid I can’t tell you anything about T Moore & Co but perhaps someone
else will know something. Good luck finding out.
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9. Andrew November 26, 2015 at 11:48 pm
Hi, great website. I’ve got a few more UK tool manufacturers for you. Bott cabinets
and benches http://www.bottltd.co.uk, Smith Francis tools
http://www.smithfrancistools.co.uk and Talco tool boxes
http://www.talcotoolstorage.com. Thanks, Andrew.
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1. ukmade Post authorDecember 3, 2015 at 7:53 am
Hi Andrew. Thank you 🙂 And thanks for the links. I have added these to my
tools article. Cheers.
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10. dorian December 20, 2015 at 10:25 am
This should probably be in the “bags” section but i came across connellofsheffield
who make tool belts,tool pouches ,tool bags and many others apparently from uk
sourced leather and nylon.Around £40-£50 will get you a large leather tool bag which
should last an actual life time of abuse,which you never get from goods made in the
far east,at least I never have.
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1. ukmade Post authorDecember 21, 2015 at 8:04 pm
Hi. Great looking products. Thank you for pointing them out. I have added
Connell of Sheffield at http://wp.me/p2KOue-wT as you suggested it goes well
here. Cheers
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11. Richard January 19, 2016 at 1:01 am
As far as I know, Norbar Torque Tools ( http://www.norbar.com/en-gb ) are still made

at their factory in Banbury. Interesting company history – they apparently got their
start making the torque wrenches that tightened the cylinder head of the Rolls Royce
Merlin aero engine during the Second World War. I have one of their modern torque
wrenches and it’s an excellent tool.
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1. ukmade Post authorJanuary 20, 2016 at 9:36 am
Hi. Many thanks for your comment. I have updated my tools section with
information about Norbar.
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12. Mercia crops March 26, 2016 at 1:57 pm
Bosch lawnmowers – the higher end petrol models are made in the UK and it says so
on the box. The electric range is mostly made in China, especially the cheaper ones
that go on offer. I work at a place that sells them.
The electric models are generally what you’d expect from a German company apart
from the handle shows its Chinese origins and can break, it’s a common cause for
returns and they haven’t changed it yet.
I’ve never seen a petrol one back yet though and I’m not lying because they’re British-
made, I literally remember seeing loads of electric ones last summer with faulty
handles but can’t remember seeing a single petrol one.
You missed Sankey from your list, a plastic mouldings company. They got bought out
by Fiskars (Swedish or Finnish, I forget) but then sold off to a British company so
they’re British owned and still British made.
They make a lot of gardening products – water butts, watering cans, water butt
connection kits and plastic plant pots (including the big store own brand stuff).
Stewart is another – they make similar stuff to Sankey and a lot of propagators,
including electric ones. They’re probably the main company selling them in the UK.
With regard to garden fertilisers and chemicals there are a few.

Westland (from Northern Ireland) – they also sell identical products under large store
brands.
Sinclair horticulture under the “Growing success” and numerous store brands.
I work in a big store that sells a lot of this and see suppliers on boxes and stock
checking tools as well as where the trucks come from.
I can’t go into too much detail as to what the store brands as I might run into trouble of
I say too much.
Not every store brand is from the same company as the named-brand stuff as people
seem to think, a lot is actually sourced from factories in China with weird-sounding
names but a large proportion is from the same companies and also from Britain.
With regards to compost – it arrives on the same truck from the same company, the
store-brand beside the popular brands (two popular brands, one store brand) and none
of those companies on the packaging having made it.. And people go for [expensive
popular brand] because “it’s better” and a little part of me dies inside.
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13. ravi September 6, 2016 at 3:47 am
I have few old tools from moore and wright , they are wonderful.
http://ravitoolcollection.blogspot.in/?m=1
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1. ukmade Post authorSeptember 8, 2016 at 7:00 pm
Nice tools. These days they manufacture in China as well as the UK
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14. Tylers Green Garden Maintenance May 1, 2017 at 9:21 am
Hi, found your site googling ‘British made lawn mowers’.

Got the page up about Fisco tape measures but if you click on the link to say ‘lawn
mowers’ or anything else you are returned to the Fisco tape measure page again.
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1. ukmade Post authorMay 5, 2017 at 8:45 am
Hi. Sorry you are having difficulties. Not sure what is happening for you. I
have tried and the British made lawn mower links take me to the makers sites.
Try Hayter, Allett, Bosch, Flymo, Countax, Dennis, Sisis – at least some of
their mowers are UK made.
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15. Nick August 31, 2017 at 6:03 pm
Hello. Big fan of your site, and how much you obviously care! I’ve been looking for a
British-made spirit level and eventually found https://www.sheffieldspiritlevels.co.uk
– previously known as Plastic Level Products. I thought this might interest you.
Nick
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1. ukmade Post authorSeptember 8, 2017 at 10:31 am
Hello. Thank you, that’s very kind and a great find. I have added this company
to the site. Cheers.
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16. Mr B.Y. Ethical November 28, 2017 at 7:58 pm
Thank you for taking the time to show where one can buy British made products. I
have just come back from a trip to a well known DIY chain where nearly everything
was made in countries with poor labour standards. I do not want to support these
regimes, and although it is increasingly difficult to do so, if enough people vote with
their money and buy ethically we can help local businesses survive.
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It is harder than ever to find anything made in the UK. If we all at least took an
interest in where things are made that would help I agree
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17. Mark Jehan November 29, 2017 at 4:10 am
I have a old 6″ steel ruler probably from the 70s it’s metric and imperial
It’s marked B&H ltd London.
What’s the B&H stand for?
Very informative site.
Thanks
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Thank you. I am glad you find the site informative. I have to admit though that
I am not sure who B&H are.
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18. Mick December 12, 2017 at 12:37 am
Regarding King Dick tools. Given my experience of King Dick over quite a number of
years as well as other brands, I think it’s likely that King Dick actually only
manufacture their range of spanners, ie combination, double open end and double
ended offset ring spanners, (maybe sloggers etc as well). With regard to socketry
though, I think it’s very likely that the majority of what they put out is made overseas.
Not only do their ratchets, accessories and sockets not state anywhere on them that
they are made in England, for a long time their designs were almost identical to the
long gone Gordon tool’s last range, which was made in West Germany (I have a
Gordon ratchet from the 80s which has ‘made in West Germany’ stamped on it
underneath the plastic hand grip. King Dick used to make their own socketry but since
they went bust in the 1980s (around 1986) and were quite quickly resurrected, they
don’t appear to make their own socketry anymore. They are still very high quality of
course.
I recently purchased a newer type of King Dick 1/2″ ratchet, which is very good but
the actual mechanism and direction lever are identical to that on a Gedore Carolous
ratchet, which is made in Taiwan. The racthet frames look a lot different but on close
inspection, you can see that they have the same ‘innards’. Whether King Dick make
the ratchet frames themselves or not is anyone’s guess but the guts of their ratchets are
most likely made in Taiwan.
King Dick’s website does seem to indicate that they make these ratchets themselves
and it also implies that they make most of their own stuff but in reality I think they are
not being honest about this. Their Youtube video only shows are video of spanners
being made. I think they are pulling the wool over our eyes in order to get the benefit
of the patriotic customer. I don’t believe that King Dick are being honest. I have asked
them myself and they have claimed that they make their socketry themselves but I
don’t believe this adds up. They told me that the reason that they don’t stamp
‘England’ or ‘British made’ on their sockets is because of the physical space required
to do that! And yet Britool seemed to manage when they still made their tools in the
UK? Also their adjustable spanners are identical in design to ones made by
‘Powerbuilt’ which King Dick is the main UK ditributor of. Interesting 🙂
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1. ukmade Post authorDecember 19, 2017 at 11:44 am
Hi Mick. Interesting observations. Thank you. This is what King Dick told me
in Feb 2013 “I am pleased to confirm that the majority of the King Dick range
of products is made here in Birmingham at our factory. These include all
wrenches; ring, combination, sloggers, podgers etc, and socketry. It is not
physically possible to make all items here, so some items are made for us, such
as our pliers and screwdrivers, which are made in Europe, however they are
made to our strict standards and specifications.” Cheers
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1. Mick December 23, 2017 at 9:44 pm
Hi ukmade. Interestingly, King Dick told me pretty much the same

when I contacted them some years ago. If you do a google street view
search for their factory;
Abingdon King Dick
Unit 11,
Roman Way,
Coleshill Industrial Estate,
Birmingham
B46 1HG
You may come to the same conclusion as I did that their factory is not
physically large enough to house all the machinery necessary to
produce everything they claim to. With all that being said, they are
genuinely the UK’s only remaining spanner manufacturer and their
spanners are fantastic quality.
I have a fairly new set of their ring spanners and they are extremely
well made and finished. I also have a set of their ratchet spanners which
have ‘King Dick England’ stamped on one side but a few of them have
‘Gear Plus’ stamped on the other side. ‘Gear Plus’ was a range
distributed by a German company called ‘KS tools’ which I believe has
all their stuff made overseas. At the time I bought them I did an image
search for ‘Gear Plus’ ratchet spanners and disovering that they
appeared identical, came to the conclusion that the King Dick ones
were made by the same people who made the KS ones. The ratchet I
purchased recently (RPSS408) also has an identical plastic handle to
the Britool Hallmark ratchets which are now made in Taiwan, I think
by Toptul.
I think King Dick’s problem may be more down to the attitude of the
UK’s financial establishments’ unwillingness to invest in the UK’
manufacturing base in order for them to purchase the necessary
machinery to increase the number of products they make themselves,
than it is an unwillingness to produce more of their stuff themselves. I
just don’t believe they are being entirely honest. Whch is a shame.
There’s a big difference between putting a positive spin on something
and being deliberately misleading.
That being said, I will still support them as a company and buy their
spanners as and when I need to 🙂
PS, you have a great site. It is genuinely informative and helpful.
Thank you for the info and the update. Also I am pleased you find my
site informative and helpful. Thanks again
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ukmade – UK Made Products – BRITISH

Made in Great Britain – recommendations of quality

British Made Tools – British Made DIY,

Fisco Pro-Flex tape measure. Made in England.

Big T tape measure by Fisco. Made in England

Vintage Tape Measure with brass ends by Dean. Made in England.

Vintage King Dick pliers. Made in England. Photograph by author.

Thomas Flinn and Co – http://www.flinn-garlick-saws.co.uk – Thomas Flinn and

Bowers Metrology – http://www.bowersmetrology.com – is also part of the Spear and

STANLEY RABONE RUSTLESS STEEL RULE – METRIC/ENGLISH, 2 SIDES. Made in

2 vintage made in England Stanley Knives. Photograph by author 27 May 2017.

VINTAGE GARRINGTONS Made in England JACKDAW 6 INCH ADJUSTABLE

Maun Industries Stationers Punch 200mm (8in). Made in England

Origin manufacture bi-fold doors in the UK.

“Rutland Windchargers are designed, developed and manufactured in the UK by Marlec“.

Interpower manufacturer Industrial, Backup, Marine and Bespoke Generators in England

Thame Workholding is a UK manufacturer of standard and special work holding solutions

William Cook is a large UK-based engineering company. It started as a steel casting

RH Nuttall Limited (previously known as W Parkins), founded in 1860, is a specialist

Bartuf Systems retail display units are made in Yorkshire, England.

Permanoid Ltd. is a UK cable manufacturer, specialising in Tri-Rated cables,

Threeway Pressings Limited, founded in 1995, are a Midlands manufacturer of pressed

Power Jacks is a British design and manufacturing company, based in Aberdeenshire

Gardening and Agricultural Tools and Equipment

ALM Manufacturing, established in 1972, is a business specialising in the production of

ALM Manufacturing display unit in Flitvale Garden Centre in Flitwick on 20/1/17.

Bulldog Tools – http://www.bulldogtools.co.uk – Bulldog Tools have been making spades,

Stewart Garden, originally established in 1945, have a factory in Banbury, Oxfordshire.

For more British made plastic products please click here.

Crown Edge aluminium lawn edging is manufactured in Britain – http://crownedge.co.uk

Some Chillchaser Indoor/Outdoor infrared heaters are made in Britain –

Hozelock – http://www.hozelock.com – Hozelock make products in the UK and in the Far

Wilkinson Sword were a British company (currently American owned by Energizer

B&Q sell British mades garden strimmer (trimmer) blade cord

http://www.fredshed.co.uk/mowers.htm – has reviews of some mowers.

British made scientific and engineering equipment

Accoson Code 0632A Desk model sphygmomanometer. Made in England.

Brannan Magnet Re-set Max Min Thermometer. Made in England.

TM Electronics (TME) is a UK-run designer and manufacturer of thermometers and sensors

For bicycle specific tools, please see http://wp.me/s2KOue-bicycles

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