Sandvik Coromant are the World’s leading manufacturer of carbide cutting tools. Based in Sandviken, Sweden, they operate fully automated production plants in many countries around the globe. Innovation is the key to Sandvik’s remarkable success story, frequent updates are released bringing improvements in tool life and productivity. Nothing escapes scrutiny, with carbide grade, substrate material, geometry and coatings receiving regular attention. We are proud to have been selected as “Partner Distribiutors” when Sandvik Coromant rationalised their distribution network in 1999. To this day, we are one of only two authorised distributors for Sandvik Coromant in Wales.

Dormer Pramet have one of the widest product portfolios in the cutting tool market. Their range includes both round tools – provided under the Dormer brand – and cemented carbide indexable tools – provided under the Pramet brand.
With a focus on consistency, quality and versatility, Dormer Pramet’s range encompasses High Speed Steel to solid carbide and from general purpose to high-performance application tooling. Their products are used in a diverse range of industries all over the world, from maintenance departments and fabrication workshops to international suppliers for the railway, automotive and aerospace industries. We are proud to represent Dormer Pramet in the UK.

​Walter AG is one of the world’s leading metalworking companies. As provider of specialized machining solutions, Walter offers a wide range of precision tools for milling, turning, drilling and threading applications. The Company’s origin can be traced back to 1919 when Richard Walter founded “Metallurgische Gesellschaft Richard Walter und Co.” in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Guhring is a German based private limited company, employing approximately 8000 people in manufacturing, service and sales operations around the world. Guhring offers customers a complete tooling ‘package’, including the well established manufacture and supply of precision cutting tools in addition to full product design, development, tool holding systems, tool management, tool re-tipping, re-grinding and re-coating.

Kennametal was founded in 1938, when metallurgist Philip M. McKenna created a tungsten-titanium carbide alloy for cutting tools that provided a productivity breakthrough in the machining of steel. “Kennametal®” tools cut faster and lasted longer, and thereby facilitated metalworking in products from cars to aircraft to machinery. Heavy engineering in the USA between 1939 and 1945 saw the company’s sales rise fro $30,000 to $10,000,000 p.a.