Clifton

Clifton Food Range® is part of Nickel-Electro Ltd, a family firm based in Weston-super-Mare which was incorporated as a limited company in 1941, but its roots can be traced back to 1935 when the business first started. Now in its 3rd generation of family members, the company prides itself on being a strongly established, independent British manufacturer.

Originally based in Birmingham, Nickel-Electro re-located to the seaside in 1962 along with several other Midlands based companies.

Weston’s local borough council had decided that tourism and farming had to be bolstered with new industry and so building land and relocation costs were subsidized in order to attract new businesses to the town.

The company’s original name back in 1935 was Nick-El -Ectro and upon incorporation in 1941 changed to Nick-El-Electro. In 1964 the company name was finally settled as Nickel-Electro, a much easier name to pronounce! We cannot trace the origins of the name but we have nothing to do with electro-plating!

Continuous investment in the latest manufacturing and information technology means that the company can remain competitive and innovative with new products and designs.

Over the years Nickel-Electro has developed into a leading manufacturer of laboratory consumables and equipment. Its extensive knowledge and expertise in manufacturing highly accurate temperature control equipment for the scientific market, has enabled the company to introduce the Clifton Food Range® which offers chefs sous vide equipment with unparalleled specific temperature accuracy to produce consistently perfect results.

The Clifton brand takes its name from The Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol which was designed and built by the famous Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel and is recognized as engineering excellence.

The company has a highly motivated management team with a strong, loyal and multi-skilled workforce.