Our History

Renowned for Quality.

What is now known as the GEDORE Tool Group first began in 1919 in the Ger­man city of Rem­scheid, as a hand tool man­u­fac­tur­ing com­pa­ny run by broth­ers Otto, Karl and Willi Dowi­dat. (The name GEDORE is an abbre­vi­a­tion of GEbrüder DOwi­dat REmscheid.).

GEDORE prod­ucts became renowned for qual­i­ty and the company’s rep­u­ta­tion spread well beyond Ger­many. From around 1960, GEDORE began to expand inter­na­tion­al­ly through acqui­si­tions in the Nether­lands, Switzer­land, Brazil, India, South Africa and elsewhere.

GEDORE UK was estab­lished in 1990, it was fur­ther strength­ened in 1999 by the acqui­si­tion of MHH Engi­neer­ing Co Ltd, man­u­fac­tur­er of Torque­leader torque tools.

Our UKAS Cal­i­bra­tion Lab­o­ra­to­ry ensures absolute accu­ra­cy, while our sales, mar­ket­ing and cus­tomer ser­vice teams ensure that cus­tomers are always at the heart of our business.

The GEDORE Tool Group now oper­ates in over 70 coun­tries and is one of the world’s largest hand tool man­u­fac­tur­ers, respon­si­ble for many respect­ed brands includ­ing Gedore, Ochsenkopf, Metec, Klann, Löso­mat and Carolus.

A Family of Companies

A world­wide leader, GEDORE remains essen­tial­ly a fam­i­ly of small, high­ly skilled com­pa­nies com­mit­ted to pro­vid­ing rapid, flex­i­ble and depend­able ser­vice. GEDORE cus­tomers ben­e­fit by hav­ing a sin­gle point of access to a sub­stan­tial net­work of world-class prod­ucts and people.

While most GEDORE prod­ucts are made in Ger­many, addi­tion­al or spe­cial­ist man­u­fac­ture is also car­ried out in Brazil and South Africa. Strin­gent design, qual­i­ty and mate­ri­als con­trol ensures that wher­ev­er they are made, all GEDORE Tool Group prod­ucts meet exact­ly the same high standards.

Our Products. Premium Brands.

Our pre­mi­um brands meet the high­est qual­i­ty stan­dards in the world. They are, quite sim­ply, the best pos­si­ble invest­ment if you require tools and work­shop equip­ment that will per­form opti­mal­ly for many years.

GEDORE Torque Tools

The world’s most advanced and com­pre­hen­sive range of Torque Tools, appli­ca­tions and ser­vices. GEDORE Torque Tools pro­vide the accu­ra­cy and reli­a­bil­i­ty required for almost every torque appli­ca­tion and have been proven across a wide range of indus­tries and demand­ing environments.

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GEDORE Hand Tools and Workshop Equipment

Our 3700 sq. metres facil­i­ty in Skip­ton, North York­shire stocks the cat­a­logue ranges for the GEDORE Group prod­ucts includ­ing hand tools, work­shop equip­ment and bespoke tool assortments.

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GEDORE Germany

GEDORE is one of the world’s lead­ing part­ners for pre­mi­um tools. The fam­i­ly com­pa­ny based in Rem­scheid in Ger­many has been man­u­fac­tur­ing high-qual­i­ty tools, spe­cial tools and tai­lor-made solu­tions for indus­try and trade since 1919.

Vis­it GEDORE Germany
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HMS Illus­tri­ous — The Pow­er of Precision

‘At the end of the day, by apply­ing exactly
the cor­rect lev­el of torque to the equip­ment, we’re
sav­ing lives – and we’re also sav­ing money.’

Pet­ty Offi­cer Kei­th Spiller — ROYAL NAVY

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HMS Illus­tri­ous — The Pow­er of Precision

‘At the end of the day, by apply­ing exact­ly the cor­rect lev­el of torque to the equip­ment, we’re sav­ing lives – and we’re also sav­ing money.’

Pet­ty Offi­cer Kei­th Spiller — ROYAL NAVY

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About GEDORE.

Our History

The world’s finest pro­fes­sion­al torque tools, hand tools, and work­shop equip­ment since 1919.

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Environment

Our com­mit­ment is to deliv­er a sus­tain­able prod­uct life cycle and the safe use of our tools, sav­ing resources and the environment.

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Torque Tools

Learn more about the world’s most advanced and com­pre­hen­sive range of Torque Tools, appli­ca­tions and services.

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