About Us

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

We specialise in the design and manufacture of temperature control equipment for a wide range of markets. These include hospitals, secondary and higher education, the food and dairy industry,  veterinarians, pharmaceutical companies, industrial and quality control laboratories.

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!

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 recognised as engineering excellence.

Continuous investment in the latest manufacturing and information technology means that we can remain competitive and innovative with new products and designs. We have a philosophy of manufacturing everything on-site at our UK factory, so we can control lead time, quality and cost.

We have a highly motivated management team with a strong, loyal and multi-skilled workforce. Many of the staff have been with us for a considerable amount of years, building up a huge amount of experience.

Over the years we have developed into a leading manufacturer of laboratory consumables and equipment. Our extensive knowledge and expertise in manufacturing highly accurate temperature control equipment for the scientific market, has enabled us to introduce the Clifton Food Range® for the catering industry. Modelled on our range of laboratory baths, they offer chefs sous vide equipment with unparalleled specific temperature accuracy, to produce consistently perfect results. If you are looking for Clifton Food Range sous vide water baths, then please Click here.