We have been manufacturing for 50 years now but few people who thumb through our catalogue, realise the number of processes necessary in the making of any of our products.

It will also amaze many people how even with modern technology, parts of the process have changed little in a thousand years!

The production of our range of products with a crest or special logo stamped or embossed presents few problems but it is those items that incorporate colour that require a high degree of expertise.

The manufacture starts by placing a piece of metal on a steel die which has the logo engraved on it in reverse; the metal is then squeezed between the die on which it sits and another plain die.

In the old days the plain die would be attached to a rope and by a pulley system the operator would pull this up 8 feet or more and then let the rope go so that that plain die came down hit the metal. The heavier the plain die and the higher it was raised the greater the impact. There were no guards so accidents did happen.

These operators were like tennis players as the muscles on one arm became highly developed!

The same principal applies in the modern presses shown here except that air is used to drive them but the metal piece is still squeezed between two pieces of steel. The presses are rated according to the pressure they can generate. The larger the item being produced the greater the pressure needed and the bigger the press used.