Parvalux Quality Electrical motors

Parvalux are longstanding makers of small electric motors and gearboxes with a history dating back to 1947.

They are currently the UK’s largest manufacturer of sub 1kW geared motors and have installed over 18 million geared motors globally.

They are based in Bournemouth, Dorset and remains privately owned with distributors in 21 countries. 

http://www.parvalux.com/

EBAC Dehumidifiers

At Ebac, we are proud to say that we were the first British company to recognise a need for dehumidifiers in our homes. We discovered that moisture could be a potential problem, and one that could easily be avoided – in spite of the unpredictable nature of the British weather!

In fact, our commitment to protecting your homes from moisture has meant that since we started in the 1980s, we’ve been the UK’s number one dehumidifier brand.

http://www.ebacdirect.com/

Belling - Cookers

For almost a century Belling has brought clever and innovative ideas to cooking appliances. During that time we've been at the heart of cooking in the UK, understanding what it is that you really want from your cooker and giving it to you. Today, we remain as one of the most loved and trusted British cooking brands with 4 generations of families growing up with a Belling cooker in their kitchen.  

Over the years Belling products have always stayed ahead of the game and changed dramatically along the way, but one thing has always remained - our dedication to quality, choice, reliability and service.  

Our Products

We believe in offering you a range of products that is so diverse that no matter what you style or tastes, there's a Belling for you, your lifestyle and your kitchen. But that's just not all. To ensure quality meets our extremely high standards, wherever possible, we make our products right here in Britain.  

http://www.belling.co.uk/Landing-Pages/Belling-Made-in-Britain/

Mathmos - Lamps

Lava lamps

The original lava lamps invented by the founder of Mathmos Edward Craven-Walker in 1963

The lava lamp or” Astro lamp” as it was then called captured the public’s imagination and became one of the defining products of the 1960s. It appeared in many films and broadcasts of the time including the cult TV series The Prisoner.

The product was manufactured in Poole, Dorset, as it still is today, and sold all over the world in large numbers under the original company name of Crestworth. Mr Walker took out world wide patents and made royalty deals with a number of overseas companies to manufacture and sell his invention in their countries for the duration of the patents.


http://www.mathmos.com/mathmos-lights-and-lava-lamps-uk-shop-1-0.html

Dowding & Plummer Ltd - Victor floor care products

Victor is the internationally registered brand name owned by Dowding & Plummer Ltd. And is used on our range of floor maintenance products.

Formed in 1946 the company has continually been synonymous with the design and manufacture of floor cleaning equipment.

Widely regarded as leading the marketplace in terms of quality, performance and reliability Victor''s commitment to innovation and quality has seen the successful development of product ranges both domestically and internationally in over 50 countries worldwide.

Today Victor''s floor cleaning product line includes a comprehensive range of Scrubber Driers, Tub Vacuums, Wet and Dry Vacuums, Upright Carpet Sweepers, Spray Extractors, Rotary Buffers, Vacuumated Rotary Buffers and Specialist Machines along with an extensive selection of accessories designed to compliment each machine.

Every Victor machine is manufactured here in the UK to internationally recognised standards to meet the very latest EU industry directives.

http://www.victorfloorcare.com/

Stoves - UK cooker manufacturer

Half of UK consumers are baffled when it comes to buying ‘British’ and two-thirds (67%) want an official seal of approval to show products made in Britain, while half (52%) think British brands should bring manufacturing back to the UK, according to new research by leading UK cooker manufacturer Stoves.

Staggeringly, half (48%) of Brits surveyed* admitted confusion about which brands could still claim to be made in Britain, with international takeovers and moves towards Far Eastern production all contributing to an increasingly puzzled landscape.

Now in response, UK cooker manufacturer Stoves has teamed up with independent Made in Britain champions, BuyBritish.co.uk, to launch a campaign for increased transparency, asking for a standardised ‘Made In Britain’ marque to be used on British-made products.

With more than a third of people questioned stating they would buy British if it was easier to identify authentic made in Britain products and 55% claiming that supporting UK manufacture and jobs is their main incentive to buy British, Stoves and BuyBritish.co.uk hope the marque will be adopted by the UK manufacturing industry as a whole.

The findings revealed that 36% of people claim to buy British whenever they can, but when probed about the Britishness of some of the UK’s most iconic consumer goods, it is clear that the public is holding on to out-of-date misconceptions as to what brands are still 100% British made.

40% think HP Sauce (Netherlands) is British-made while 43% think the same of Royal Doulton which although designed in the UK is now manufactured in the Far East. Almost a third (32%) rate Dyson as a truly British brand despite production now taking place in Malaysia and almost a quarter (23%) stand by Raleigh when in fact it shifted production to the Far East in 2003.

With 67% of people agreeing that truly British brands should carry a recognised kitemark, Stoves has drafted in the help of the UK’s design undergraduates to create a seal of approval to help consumers in their purchasing choices.

The results of the nationwide competition will be revealed in June 2011 and will see the winning student’s design displayed on Stoves products, marketing material, and website. It will also be available as a download for all UK manufactured brands, with Stoves and BuyBritish.co.uk hoping that businesses large and small will back the campaign.

Denver Hewlett, chief executive of Stoves, said: “There is clearly an appetite out there for made in Britain products but the confusion lies in identifying what products are manufactured in the UK. A standard industry marque would certainly help the public in their purchasing decisions and it is something we intend to use on all of our Made in Britain products as a result of this campaign.”

The campaign is being backed by Shaun Woodward, MP for St Helens the constituency where Stoves’ head office and factory is based. He said: “British manufacture is essential to our economy and has the potential to play a vital role in the UK’s economic recovery. It is fantastic to see a major company such as Stoves take the lead in launching a Made in Britain seal of approval on behalf of the country’s manufacturers. There is clear consumer demand for products and goods made in this country and this campaign will help make that purchasing decision even easier. The development of a Made in Britain seal of approval is an extremely worthwhile initiative and I am delighted to lend my support to this cause.”

http://www.stoves.co.uk/

Black Rhodium - high quality audio and visual HiFi cables

We are a British company who specialist in the design, manufacture and distribution of high quality audio and visual cables.

Formed in 2002 by Graham Nalty as a continuation of his many years of experience in the HiFi industry. Black Rhodium has become synonymous with high quality reproduction of music and films through the innovative cabling solutions we provide.

Through our processes, you to can see and hear what benefits Black Rhodium can bring to your equipment, no matter the age, price or brand.

High Quality Materials

The ethos of Black Rhodium is to use materials of the highest quality. We are one of a select few which use Silicone Rubber insulation for both external and internal insulations, which brings substantial benefits to clarity and timing of your music, as well as offering superior advantages when dealing with vibration effects.

British Made Cable

Black Rhodium is proud to support British manufacturing, and through our close partnerships with our suppliers we are able to continually improve our products through comments made by our customers, as well as ensuring our strict quality guidelines are adhered to through regular face-to-face contact.

http://www.blackrhodium.co.uk/index.html

CMD is one of the UK's leading office power, ergonomics & cable management businesses.

CMD is one of the UK's leading office power, ergonomics & cable management businesses. We work with customers including furniture manufacturers and their dealers, electrical contractors, architects and consultants to create solutions that meet their power and ergonomic requirements. Our solutions can vary as widely as our customers - products that add the right bracket, fitting or cable length are just a few examples that can save time in a busy workplace. Our focus is understanding our customers and designing solutions specifically to meet their needs, using our expertise and experience.

Did you know?

•All our products are tested in the UK before being despatched
•All our products are assembled in the UK
•Majority of our materials and components are sourced in the UK & locally as much as possible

Buying British is something we are increasingly seeing in our supermarkets of all places, as we all try to do the ‘right thing’ and support our British farmers, whilst reducing the carbon emissions which flying in fruit and vegetables from around the world causes, as the impact that carbon emissions has on our environment cannot be reversed.
So why aren’t we all supporting more British manufacturers, companies which are producing their goods ‘up the road’ not across the other side of the world.

http://www.cmd-ltd.com/index.php

Towrite Electric Vehicles

Towrite Electric Vehicles (Harborough) Ltd are one of the UK’s leading manufacturer of specialised Electric Vehicles, Trucks, Trailers and associated equipment and a major supplier of electric milk float style platform trucks and vans.

Our quality products are used in a wide variety of industries, ranging from Health Authorities, Councils, Shopping Centres, Universities, through to small companies and individuals.

Towrite's standard and custom Electric Vehicles are manufactured or assembled in the UK, and we can supply spares from our stores or we can arrange to send a service engineer should you need it.

http://www.towrite.co.uk/

Corby of Windsor - Trouser Presses since 1930

Corby is an iconic brand of Britain, starting life as John Corby Limited in England in 1930 as a manufacturer of valet stands. Later improvements included the addition of a pressing area and the first Corby trouser press was launched. These subsequently became electrically heated during the 1960's, and the Corby Trouser Press we know and love today was born.

Corby of Windsor continues to make our trouser presses, and many other products, at our UK headquarters in Huddersfield. It is our intention to support the British manufacturing industry whilst ensuring high standards of craftsmanship and quality are always adhered to.

Our objective is to ensure consumers receive both impeccable quality and good value whilst positively contributing to the economy and society

Our values

• Reliability - We are committed to responding to our customers needs, the needs of our employees, and the many businesses we have relationships with.
  
• Trust – at the heart of the way we do business.
  
• Innovation – We are always seeking to improve our products and performance.
  

The calibre of Corby's international clientele, including leading industry brands such as Hilton, Marriott and Intercontinental, demonstrates with ease the strong reputation that the brand has established.

(Some parts of manufacture occur at their China facility)

http://www.corbyofwindsor.com/

Sugden Audio - Loudspeakers

Designed and manufactured in West Yorkshire by a loyal, dedicated and skilled workforce. A workforce that takes pride in the presentation of its skills and the performance of their products.

All our products are developed to reproduce music (whatever its genre) as near to the original performance as possible. Replay, complete with all the nuances, harmonics and emotions which allow the listener to enjoy and be involved in an art form that has captivated civilisations for centuries.

Sugdens is a special company that develops a long term relationship with its customers through the musical performance and the long life of its products. Welcome to the Sugden world of ‘simply more music’ ...

http://www.sugdenaudio.com/

Rega Research Ltd - Turntables & HIFI

Excellent build quality, reliability and ease of use combine to make a product which will offer a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Omitting all the usual gimmicks allows us to concentrate the manufacturing costs on the high quality parts necessary to reproduce records accurately.

Using a manual speed change rather than an automatic mechanism, eliminates speed inconsistencies and reduces wear of the drive belt. The money we save is spent across the design including a new hand assembled RB101 tonearm, precision main bearing, phenolic resin platter and a high quality low vibration motor which would normally be used on a turntable costing two or three times the amount.

The minimalist design of the Rega RP1 and the use of extremely high quality components ensure that this turntable will last for many years. The RP1 is the first in a new generation of Rega turntables offering far greater performance than their predecessors.

We are confident the performance of this amazing new product will impress you. Rest assured the only thing entry level about the RP1 is the price !

The all new completely British-made RP1

http://www.rega.co.uk/index2.htm

Kudos loudspeakers

The Kudos range of loudspeakers are designed with the overriding principle of allowing our customers to enjoy their music as much as possible, with the best engineered product at a given price point. A simple statement to make, but one which involves a lot of hard work to achieve, especially as we are our own worst critics and never release a product until we are fully satisfied with it.

A great many of the hi-fi loudspeakers on the market today utilise mass-produced components and styling techniques to make them appear more impressive and to hit key price points. This has unfortunately become a common practise and can lead to quality and consistency issues, severely compromising the end product. Instead, we at Kudos use traditional well-proven engineering techniques, the highest quality components, and the time-honoured method of voicing our loudspeaker by ear to produce inspiring results.

Some may wonder why not use a more complex solution but we prefer to follow an old an well proven piece of advice put forward by a Franciscan Friar and logician, William of Occam - entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem. This statement is often known as “Occam’s Razor” and translates as “entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity” – we take this to mean “keep it as simple as can be, but do it as well as you can”.

http://www.kudosaudio.com/

Harbeth Loudspeakers

Our Harbeth factory is located in Lindfield, near Haywards Heath, in West Sussex (south of London), England is a mediaeval village with a unique range of houses dating from about 1300, all lived-in and beautifully preserved. The population is about 3,000 and we have a strong community spirit which is intimately bound up with what we do at Harbeth.

Unusually for such a picturesque location, there is a small yet discrete industrial estate on the edge of the village, bordering open fields, where you will find Harbeth. One of Lindfield's claims to fame is that in the year 1066, King Harold's archers made use of the yew trees of the village on their way to the Battle of Hastings. Nearly 1000 years later the tree is still thriving in what is now a wonderfully peaceful, calming little village.



The factory is the hub of the international Harbeth operation. The main production line sees batches of loudspeakers assembled by hand each day. One day it may be P3s, the next Monitor 30s, and the next the HL5. By limiting manufacture to individual batches, it is possible to maintin much tighter quality controls.



One area of the factory is concerned with testing - every drive unit is measured and pair-matched before assembly. Each crossover board is carefully checked and tested using computer-controlled equipment. Every finished speaker is again tested before shipment to ensure it leaves the factory in perfect condition. Careful packing, in specially-designed boxes, ensures a safe journey to the final customer.

http://www.harbeth.co.uk/

Dualit Domestic Electrical products

Dualit produces a range of kitchen and home appliances which remain firmly rooted in the values Max set out for the company in 1945. It is run by Max’s son, Leslie and is one of a handful of successful, independently-owned British manufacturers. Reliable, well-engineered products remain at the heart of the company and there is an instantly recognisable – and now nostalgically retro – Dualit aesthetic which can be traced back to Max’s first toaster designs in the 1950s.


One constant – an ability to embrace change – has seen the company revolutionise its manufacturing capability without compromising on quality and reliability. The innovative, entrepreneurial spirit that was so much a part of Max, is echoed in Leslie and now his son Alex who sit firmly in the product development driving seat.
The company continues to produce some of it's toasters and electrical products in the UK. Dualit’s classic toasters are a design icon. Built for commercial use, they have since won numerous consumer accolades and come in a range of variants, sizes and colours.


Engineered to produce the best toast in the world, Dualit toasters are still built by hand in the UK, with the assembler’s stamp on every base plate. So whether you’re a toast aficionado at home, or a professional caterer needing to produce 80 toasted sandwiches an hour, we can guarantee that one of our Dualit toasters will be perfect for you.


http://www.dualit.com/

Harrington Generators International Ltd

"HGI manufacture high quality power equipment.
Drawing on 30 years experience in the Defence, Telecoms, Rail, Hire and Construction markets, HGI can offer an extensive range of generators and welders, which are designed to limit downtime, reduce whole life costs and therefore maximize your investment."
http://www.hgigenerators.com/

BRUSH Turbogenerators

BRUSH is the largest independent manufacturer of turbogenerators in the world, combining the resources of three major manufacturers of generators for gas turbine and steam turbine drive
With manufacturing plants in the UK, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic, and customers from across the world, BRUSH Turbogenerators is a truly global presence. Each of these three plants has been designated as a Centre of Excellence for the design and manufacture of high voltage generators, synchronous motors and power management systems.
The resources of these three plants enable BRUSH to offer its customers an unrivalled production capability for their current needs – and to prepare for the changing demands of customers into the future. The plants currently lead the way in the manufacture and servicing of electrical equipment for industrial, marine and offshore applications, and are pioneering new developments with extensive state-of-the-art research and development facilities.
http://www.brush.eu/

Hawker Siddeley Switchgear Ltd (Electrical)

We are intensely proud of our heritage which can be traced back over 125 years to when Charles Francis Brush established the Brush Electrical Engineering Company at Falcon Works in Loughborough in 1888.

Since then, incorporating world renowned switchgear brands such as South Wales Switchgear, Brush Switchgear and Whipp & Bourne, Hawker Siddeley Switchgear Ltd has evolved into the global switchgear company that it is today.

The success of our background and the original companies can not be ignored - rooted in their ability to pioneer ground-breaking technologies and introduce state-of-the-art developments, and it is this tradition and integrity that we continue to build on well into the 21st Century.

http://www.hss-ltd.com/

Henry Vacuum cleaners

Everyone knows Henry, Europe’s favourite vacuum cleaner with now over six million in use; bringing a smile to those cleaning chores.

http://www.numatic.co.uk/