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Industrynews
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60 years of drawing dies
Foxton Dies Ltd celebrated its 60th anniversary during 2010. Established in 1950 by Frank Fox, the company has grown from
a small, locally-based concern into a worldwide manufacturer of tungsten carbide wire drawing dies.
The company has flourished during a period which has seen general manufacturing
ravaged in the UK. Frank Fox had worked during the 1940s in the die department
at Charles Hurst & Son, a renowned wire drawing factory. He saw the opportunity
of setting up a specialist die manufacturing business of his own and so started the
company from a small wooden shed in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire just a few hundred
metres away from the current premises.
Engineering excellence and customer service remain cornerstones of the company,
but managing director Darrell Fox, son of the founder, takes a progressive
approach to the future of the business.
“We are well known throughout the world for our quality and reliability, but we really
want to strengthen our message even more. Our customers include manufacturers
of wire, bar, cables, jewellery, reinforced concrete, tyres and many more, but new
applications are being found all the time. Our experience in industry means that we
can find solutions for all types of manufacturing challenges.”
Wire drawing dies are a speciality, both round and shaped, but other types of
products are manufactured including extrusion, spinner and guide dies. A cleaning
and repair service is also offered, along with various ancillary products. Dies can
be supplied, often from stock, in any quantity and to any schedule to meet the
customer’s specific requirements.
Foxton Dies is always looking for talented and reliable agents to represent the company overseas, retaining their own
territories but maintaining the same high level of customer service.
Foxton Dies Ltd – UK Fax: +44 1274 862 818 Email: Website:
Foxton Dies celebrated 60 years in m m
business in 2010