Our foundations were established in 1984 at Woodburn Road. The founders of Anchor Magnets spotted a gap in the market to facilitate the smaller and medium sized orders of magnetic products that other companies were not willing to deal with. From these humble beginnings we began to grow.
Continued growth and expansion saw us move to our current location Bankside Works, although in 1986 we only occupied part of the site
Our Project & Innovation Director Mike Burton joined the business as Sales Manager, and developed valued relationships with clients that still stand today
Our first extrusion capabilities were established in 1987, technical expertise was provided by our first employee Ian Wainwright and Horst Baermann, whose father Max invented flexible magnet.
We quickly became the leading provider of the shower profiles in the UK following the introduction of our extrusion machines. In addition, we also began to manufacture flat profiles for the Pop-Up Display industry.
1998 saw Anchor Magnets acquired by Kane Magnetics, a U.S based company
Mag-Edge® was invented by Mike Burton, the world's first co-extruded magnetic tape, combining rare earth magnetic materials with a coloured binder for identification and easy application, find out more about mag edge® here.
The turn of the millenium saw Anchor Magnets Ltd developing the capability to manufacture extrusion granulate and in 2001 we began to produce our own granulate to create magnetic extruded products.
Mag Edge® was granted a patent in 2002
In 2002 we began to recycle flexible magnetic material, becoming the first company in the UK to do so. To date we're one of the few companies world wide with the capability to create new products from those which have completed their useful life or waste generated during extrusion and kiss cutting.
2002 also saw us return to UK ownership with the in-situ UK Management of Mike Burton and Peter Holmes buying out the business from Kane Magnetics, who had acquired the business from our original investors Trevor Lee, Horst Baermann and Ian Wainwright.
2008 was the year we introduced digifilm® printable ferrous media to the UK and mainland Europe, allowing retailers to create quick change graphic display systems by using thin flexible ferrous media in conjunction with magnetic sheet.
Highly commended in the Environmental category
Warmroom® is our magnetic heat saver, invented and developed by Mike Burton to save heat whilst reducing heating bills and the carbon footprint of a property.
Working in paternership with Veolia helped us to acheive zero landfill status with all waste either recycled on site or managed by Veolia.
Warren Turner and Keith Simpson become owners of Anchor Magnets Ltd
We acquired new office space in the building adjacent to our current offices, allowing us to spread out and improve our working environment. The entire Bankside Works site is now devoted to Anchor Magnets Ltd.
digifilm® rebranded to identify each variant by it's coating.
Our foundations were established in 1984 at Woodburn Road. The founders of Anchor Magnets spotted a gap in the market to facilitate the smaller and medium sized orders of magnetic products that other companies were not willing to deal with. From these humble beginnings we began to grow.
Continued growth and expansion saw us move to our current location Bankside Works, although in 1986 we only occupied part of the site
Our Project & Innovation Director Mike Burton joined the business as Sales Manager, and developed valued relationships with clients that still stand today
Our first extrusion capabilities were established in 1987, technical expertise was provided by our first employee Ian Wainwright and Horst Baermann, whose father Max invented flexible magnet.
We quickly became the leading provider of the shower profiles in the UK following the introduction of our extrusion machines. In addition, we also began to manufacture flat profiles for the Pop-Up Display industry.
1998 saw Anchor Magnets acquired by Kane Magnetics, a U.S based company
Mag-Edge® was invented by Mike Burton, the world's first co-extruded magnetic tape, combining rare earth magnetic materials with a coloured binder for identification and easy application, find out more about mag edge® here.
The turn of the millenium saw Anchor Magnets Ltd developing the capability to manufacture extrusion granulate and in 2001 we began to produce our own granulate to create magnetic extruded products.
Mag Edge® was granted a patent in 2002
In 2002 we began to recycle flexible magnetic material, becoming the first company in the UK to do so. To date we're one of the few companies world wide with the capability to create new products from those which have completed their useful life or waste generated during extrusion and kiss cutting.
2002 also saw us return to UK ownership with the in-situ UK Management of Mike Burton and Peter Holmes buying out the business from Kane Magnetics, who had acquired the business from our original investors Trevor Lee, Horst Baermann and Ian Wainwright.
2008 was the year we introduced digifilm® printable ferrous media to the UK and mainland Europe, allowing retailers to create quick change graphic display systems by using thin flexible ferrous media in conjunction with magnetic sheet.
Highly commended in the Environmental category
Warmroom® is our magnetic heat saver, invented and developed by Mike Burton to save heat whilst reducing heating bills and the carbon footprint of a property.
Working in paternership with Veolia helped us to acheive zero landfill status with all waste either recycled on site or managed by Veolia.
Warren Turner and Keith Simpson become owners of Anchor Magnets Ltd
We acquired new office space in the building adjacent to our current offices, allowing us to spread out and improve our working environment. The entire Bankside Works site is now devoted to Anchor Magnets Ltd.
digifilm® rebranded to identify each variant by it's coating.