About Elmdale

Secure Group with strong future

John Elms and Brian Grisedale formed the partnership that was Elmdale Welding and Engineering Supplies in 1969.
The shipbuilding and repairing industry of the South East of England gave the company the opportunity to grow in what was then the specialised niche market of the supply of welding equipment and consumables.

Elmdale Welding supplies Ltd is now a member of the Elmdale Group of companies which boasts a turnover of approx £10 million and consists of 3 companies namely Steveweld Ltd or Aberdeen, Eagle Welding Supplies of Stockton on Tees and of course Elmdale which has branches in Rayleigh Essex and in Suffolk from Hadleigh to Lowestoft.

Prudent Financial Management and the desire to grow the business both by the original owners and currently by the existing managing director Peter Elms who joined his father in 1972 and took over the reigns in 1992 has seen formation of Steveweld in 1975, the opening of a branch in Lowestoft in 1989, the purchase of Grainger Welding Supplies in 1991, the amalgamation with the newly formed company Eagle Welding Supplies in 1994 and the purchase of Anglian Welding Supplies in 2000.

Today the company has expanded its product portfolio and now can offer the widest range of items likely to be required by a fabricator. Elmdale Welding Supplies deals with equipment and consumables from the leading manufacturers and holds a pre-eminent position in the industry's distribution chain.

Long serving staff with vast experience of the products they sell are a vital part of Elmdale. And, like all successful companies, customer service is a paramount consideration. Help and advice is readily available on the equipment and materials used in the welding and engineering industries, and in the rare event of a question being too difficult even for the Elmdale staff, a wide ranging network of contacts at manufacturers and other specialists can usually elicit the right answer.

With a wide rang of materials that need to be joined together by the metal fabrication and repair industries, using the right equipment for the job is vitally important. The staff at Elmdale are well placed to advise on the right equipment and materials, and the company can supply a vast range of consumables and tools for almost any application