R&W Rope is proud to be the largest distributor of Davey & Company marine equipment and hardware. Davey & Company continues to produce marine hardware in the same way and from the same patterns as it has for over 120 years. Davey provides genuine cast bronze, brass, copper and galvanized fittings that do today's job with a touch of history.
The Davey foundry items are hand crafted from patterns dating back to
the early 1900s using traditional skills and manufacturing methods.
From port lights, cleats and ventilators through to hasps & staples
and skylight lifts, Davey casts, machines, polishes, and assembles in
the UK to ensure total quality control from ingot through to finished
product - a true British range.
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From the Davey & Company Website:
Our History
In February 1885 Arthur Christopher Davey began a venture that throughout the 20th century evolved into a culture in the manufacture and supply of marine equipment.
From humble beginnings in Leadenhall Street, the company soon moved to its famous address at 88, West India Dock Road, London E 14, where it successfully traded for over 100 years. As one of the UK’s oldest marine companies, it is fitting that we are now based in Britain’s oldest recorded town of Colchester
Throughout our long history we
have endeavoured to give good service with quality, and as yesterdays
courtesies become today’s traditions, we continue to serve the industry
with due care and deference. This philosophy is underpinned by our
position as an MOD supplier since our inception.
Today, Davey has never been busier, since coming under the ownership of John Buckley, who also owns Harbour Marine Services. Our latest premises is a large industrial building on the outskirts of Colchester. There’s a feel of industry about the place, from the ringing phones in the office to workshop floor. The Engineering department make and assemble items from our history, using modern techniques, yet preserving the patterns and craftsmanship of the past.
Some of our artefacts go all the way back to Davey & Co’s beginnings in 1885. They are archived in wooden chests ,old oil navigation lamps ,cleats, boathooks, shackles, mast hoops, rowlocks, fairleads, and lots of old chandlery dating all the way back to the late 19th century. There is even a set of old printing blocks, hand-engraved with beautiful images of wooden blocks and everything else that used to appear in the well-known Davey catalogue.
The old company books are amazing, the script is like something from a bygone age. We have the original illuminated shop sign from when the shop was based in West India Dock, London.
Our range
was expanded with a partnership with another old British metal-working
firm: Brookes & Adams Yacht Fittings. Davey and Co are sand-casters
and Brookes & Adams’ process is forge-stamping. This collaboration
has made significant changes to lead times and meeting Industry
standards as well as preserving the past.