The
company was formed in 1986, the same year that the use
of lead for angling weights was banned in the UK
The two partners are Peter Hatton and Graham Billingham
who previously worked as toolmakers in a large engineering
company in the West Midlands UK
It was this experience in the metal-forming industry which
induced the two entrepreneurs to attempt to produce new
non toxic fishing weights from a material which previously
had not been used for this purpose.
After
some months of experimentation with various forging techniques
and tooling design, a reasonable non toxic fishing weight
was obtained.
This
has been refined and the careful use of various alloys has
resulted in the non toxic fishing weight in use today.
We
can guarantee that our non toxic fishing weights contain
virtually no lead, typically no more than 50 parts per million
and yet performs as well if not better than the old lead
weights which they replace.
We
also produce a varied range of other traditional fishing
weights for all types of fishing from carp / specimen to
sea weights up to 12oz or more.
We
are happy to look at other designs or requirements for our
customers; we can cold forge most metals and have produced
such things as hollow point bullets and lead free shot for
shotgun cartridges.
Non toxic
shotgun shot : At ZLT we can manufacture and supply
all types of shotgun shot to your specifications. Please
contact us with your requirements.
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