Our story

A town that taught the world to build in iron.

In the Severn Gorge in Shropshire stands the bridge that gave our name. It has carried people across the river for nearly two and a half centuries. That is the kind of lifespan we have in mind.

1779The bridge is cast and raised over the River Severn

100 ftA single span of cast iron, the first of its size

1986The Ironbridge Gorge becomes a World Heritage Site

For lifeThe guarantee on everything we make, in Britain

i.

The town

When ironmaster Abraham Darby III cast a bridge across the Severn in 1779, nobody had built a bridge of that size from iron. The town that grew up around it took its name, and the gorge became one of the places where the industrial age began.

ii.

The family

Ironbridge is home to the family behind our factory. [A paragraph about the family: who they are, how long they have made electrical accessories, and what they care about.]

iii.

The standard

We make the parts of a room that are touched every day and noticed rarely. So we make them in Britain from solid metal, finish them by hand, test every one before it is boxed, and guarantee them for life. If a switch is going to outlast the paint around it, it ought to look the part.

Our maker’s mark

Every box carries the seal.

It is a promise in the old sense: that what is inside was made with care, checked by hand, and will be put right if it ever falls short.

Shop the collection Our guarantee