BRAUER as a trading company began in 1926 as HMC LTD with the production of plain rubber wheels; much of the product in those days being exported to India for the jute and tea industries. Over the years HMC developed the range of industrial wheels and castors from its premises in Hornsey, North London, becoming one of the market leaders in the UK, for the supply of heavy duty wheels and castors.

In the early 70’s Cope Allman Group acquired HMC and relocated it along with F W Brauer Ltd another acquisition, to new purpose built premises in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, which was destined to become part of the new city of Milton Keynes.

F.W.Brauer Ltd. was founded in 1946. The company designed and manufactured Toggle Clamps from the factory in Harpenden Hertfordshire; The T.C range was one of the first patented designs of Toggle Clamps in the world and it was these that were introduced to the aircraft and motor industries, beginning and bringing a whole new range of Clamping process tools to the market.

The company manufactured many other products as diverse as, component parts for the De Havilland Comet aeroplane, Tie racks, ´Jerrycan´ filling machines, fishing reels, lanterns, screw jacks, as well as over 100 different models of clamps.

In 1975 the full merger between the two companies took place; an expansion of the Bletchley premises was finished in early 1976 and the complete integration of the two companies soon followed. Brauer is still located at this site to this day and is still a 100% British manufacturer of all products.

Brauer has added many new products, from special application involvement, experience gained from the market place and from working with the best engineers in the sector. Brauer now has a range of Air transportation products called Airmovers and Components for machine process applications and standard operating parts for machinery and application set ups.

Brauer offers a standard “off the shelf” wheel and castor product range and in addition designs and manufactures wheels and castor units for individual projects, with carrying capacities exceeding 150 tonnne. Equally impressive, our vast range of manual and pneumatic Toggle Clamps are now, distributed worldwide to more than 40 countries.

To see the full range of Brauer products, please spend a few minutes on our website.

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