Tufcot

Tufcot was founded in 1981, with the 3 directors; Len, Elvin and Michael, who at that time had a combined experience in the plastics and composite bearings field of over 40 Years. Tufcot is now a major supplier to the marine, automotive, railway and many other diverse market sectors. Tufcot was established in 1981 by three equal shareholders. Tufcot® the material was initially developed at British Steel and the Tufcot owners in 1981 saw a huge opportunity to manufacture and engineer the material to many different market sectors, especially in and around Sheffield UK, where the Company is still flourishing today. Tufcot now had five employees and three machines but were already creating interesting links with companies in the steel mills, marine and hydraulic sectors. Tufcot attended the NEC in Birmingham for their first trade show in 1986. The Tufcot owners set up an international distribution network to start selling our material and products worldwide. For 15 years, Tufcot continued to grow and expand, with up to 20 employees and over 40 machines.