FOOTPRINT SHEFFIELD LIMITED
- SEDGLEY ROAD
S6 2AH SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Phone: +44 (0) 114 232 7080
Fax: +44 (0) 114 232 7089
E-mail: Send messagewww.footprint-tools.co.uk
Short profile:
The year 2008 was to mark a new dawn for Footprint Tools. As well as relocating our entire operation from Hollis Croft to more suitable premises in Hillsborough, Sheffield, we had put in place some exciting plans to invest in some major pieces of equipment.
Detailed description:
We had purchased a fully automated grinding line for all our flat bladed products with cutting edges such as wood chisels, knives and tinsnips: we had ordered a new forging hammer from Germany together with a new bar heater and automatic transfer line.
All in all Footprint was putting itself into an excellent position to take full advantage of not only its enviable reputation in the hand tool market but to move into other areas utilising the versatility of the new forging equipment. Then the world changed...
The 2008 recession was truly global and hit us particularly hard in our largest market, the UK construction sector, which virtually stopped overnight in June of that year. By the end of 2008 we realised that recovery was to be a long haul so began looking at the options open to us. In the first quarter of 2009 we explored many of these including merging with other similar businesses or obtaining external finance to complete our development plans.
Keywords:
automated grinding line, cutting edges, wood chisels, knives, tinsnips, automatic transfer line, forging equipment, Footprint wrenches, Footprint Line pins, wrenches