Our History & Heritage

As a family-run business, our ethos is shared across the whole team. Wherever we work and whatever the role, our people take pride in doing things the right way, supporting one another, finding solutions, and giving customers the confidence to move forward. 

Founded in 1909 when Percy W. Stephenson opened a hardware store in Darlington, County Durham, the business embodied the entrepreneurial spirit of many Northern family enterprises of the era. Darlington’s status as a hub for engineering, railways, manufacturing, and joinery made it the ideal location for a business built on craft, quality, and service.