Draper Tools
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| name = Draper Tools Ltd
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| type = Private
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| foundation = {{Start date|1919}}
(as B. Draper & Son Limited)
| founder = Bert Draper
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| location_city = Chandler's Ford
| location_country = UK
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| products = Hand tools,
Power tools,
Automotive tools
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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.drapertools.com}}
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Draper Tools Ltd is a British distributor of tools under “Draper” and other brands, for professional and home-consumer use. It is based at a 50,000m2 (535,000 sq. ft.) site in Chandler's Ford in Hampshire, England.{{Cite web|title=DRAPER TOOLS ESTABLISHED IN 1919 A COMPANY WITH HISTORY|url=https://www.drapertools.com/history.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108073858/http://www.drapertools.com/about-drapertools.php|archive-date=November 8, 2016|access-date=January 31, 2022|website=Draper Tools}}
History
Draper Tools started in 1919, when Bert Draper ran a business trading government surplus and tools in Kingston upon Thames. The company was called B. Draper & Son Limited, and operated as a wholesaler for brands such as King Dick, as well as its own B.D.S. brand.
The company moved to the Chandler's Ford site in 1963, under the management of Bert's son, Norman Draper. The company has formed international relationships with manufacturers such as Elora Werkzeugfabrik GmbH and Knipex. Since Norman's death in 1994, the company has been run by his son, John Draper.{{Cite web|title=DRAPER TOOLS ESTABLISHED IN 1919 A COMPANY WITH HISTORY|url=https://www.drapertools.com/history.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108073858/http://www.drapertools.com/about-drapertools.php|archive-date=November 8, 2016|access-date=January 31, 2022|website=Draper Tools}}
Expansion
In 2009, the company opened a new 350,000 sq ft industrial unit warehouse facility in North Baddesley Hampshire.{{cite news |first=Julian |last=Robinson |title=Draper's HQ on the move |url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/4711065.Drapers_HQ_on_the_move/ |newspaper=Southern Daily Echo |location=Southampton |date=30 October 2009 |accessdate=11 December 2018}}
Sponsorship
The company was a sponsor of Southampton football club between 1984 and 1993.{{cite web |title=Southampton |url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Southampton/Southampton.htm |website=Historical Football Kits |accessdate=11 December 2018}} The company has also been a perimeter board advertiser and sponsor of Southampton's big screen LCD football scoreboard.{{cite news |title=Sentimental Saints shirt goes on sale |url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/5601353.sentimental-saints-shirt-goes-on-sale/ |newspaper=Southern Daily Echo |location=Southampton |date=26 November 2002 |accessdate=11 December 2018}}
Draper sponsored Solent Stars basketball team between 1986 and 1987.{{cite book |author=Jim Rumsey |title=A Sporting Rollercoaster |year=2012 |publisher=Lulu Press Inc |location=North Carolina, USA |pages=85 |isbn=978-1-4710-4456-4}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.drapertools.com/ Official Website]
- [https://heavydutypr.com/ Heavy Duty Tools]
Category:Companies based in Hampshire
Category:1919 establishments in the United Kingdom
Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1919