Hardware specialist UAP Ltd is celebrating its silver anniversary this year, marking 25 years in business. The company will unveil a series of celebratory events as its anniversary year progresses.
UAP first started trading as Universal Imports, in July 1996, with a single product – a door knocker – and a makeshift bedroom office. By 2000, the company had moved to North Manchester and changed its name to UAP. The company has grown to a £22m business, selling more than 3,000 products across 25 countries with a portfolio of brands including Fullex, Locking Systems, Intelligent Hardware, TradeLocks and Firemongery.
David Jennings, UAP’s CEO, said: “It seems like only yesterday that a good idea became a fledgling business. But so much has happened over the past 25 years. We have grown to become a substantial business, an innovator in our market and a respected supplier for both quality and service.
“Our anniversary provides an ideal milestone, not only to celebrate the company’s achievements but also to thank our customers, our supply chain partners and our team for supporting us and contributing to our success over the past 25 years. In many ways, it could not have come at a better time because, after the challenges of the pandemic, a reason to celebrate is just what we need right now and we have plans to keep the celebrations going all year!
“We are proud to be marking 25 years in business, and, because we became a cooperative in 2019, now, every member of our 80-strong team benefits from our continued success. We want to spend this year looking back but also, as we always have, focusing on the future and the innovation we can bring to the market over the next 25 years.”
