| Formed in 1998, FPT Group
was set up to acquire the Fenner Power Transmission Division
from Fenner Group in Hull. Once complete, the company concentrated
on developing the key values of Fenner® power transmission
products; the supply of premium quality hard wearing products,
underpinned by the best in technical support.
The Fenner® brand started life over 145 years ago in
1861 when Joseph Henry Fenner (J. H. Fenner) started his
company to manufacture horse hair and leather power transmission
belts. In 1921 Fenner began developing woven textile belting
and was soon producing some of the finest transmission belting
available in the market.
The J. H. Fenner grew consistently to become one of the
largest suppliers in the country and the name became synonymous
with quality hardwearing products, a feature that remains
a corner stone of the brand today.
Many other complementary products have been added to the
range over the years, either developed in J. H. Fenner's
own R & D centres or based on existing technology from
around the world. This led to the introduction to UK industry
of such industrial standards as vee and wedge belt drives,
TaperLock® shaft fixings and mechanical variable speed
drives. The common feature was always innovative, progressive
products manufactured to the highest exacting standards.
In the 1970's J. H. Fenner moved into bearings distribution
with the acquisition of Dick Bearings to complement other
power transmission products. Fenner® thereby acquired
a distribution centre and 14 branches that combined with
the existing branch network to form the first nation-wide
bearings and power transmission service in the UK.
Over the past few years the Fenner® power transmission
range under the management of FPT has seen significant development
with the launch of new products including chain and Quattro
Plus (high power CRE belts). Long established market leading
products such as the Shaft Mounted Speed Reducer and Series
M, C, F, and K geared drives range have been re-engineering
to ensure that they will continue to set the standard that
all others strive to match.
Following the Acquisition of FPT Group by Wyko in February
2002, the Fenner® range has continued to strengthen
by returning to its core competence, providing rugged and
reliable power transmission products to demanding manufacturers
and maintenance engineers through a network of Authorised
Distributors across the world.
Today the Fenner® name still remains synonymous with
quality hardwearing products, a tribute to the designers
and engineers who oversee the product ranges.
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