8” Workmaster Shears

William Whiteley and Sons

£79

8 Workmaster Shears ?Suitable for cutting medium to heavy materials, including: ?Upholstery Fabrics Canvas, vinyl, polyester, etc. ?Heavy Woven Fabrics Denim, twill, corduroy, etc. ?Non-Woven Fabrics Leather, PVC, rubberized fabrics, etc. ?DIY Industrial Materials Carpet, plastic sheeting, rubber, thin sheet metal, etc. Product specification: ?Overall length: 7.6 (193mm) ?Cut length: 2 (50mm) ?Weight: 7oz (200g) ?Material: Carbon steel ?Coating: Chrome over nickel base Experience precision and power with the 8 Workmaster Short Cut Shears, handcrafted in Sheffield, England by Whiteleys. Designe

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UK company
Registered at Companies House as WILLIAM WHITELEY & SONS (SHEFFIELD) LIMITED, number 03312910. Checked 2026-08-29.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
Stated by the company: "William Whiteley & Sons Ltd. Unit 1 Lakeside, Rother Valley Way, Sheffield, S20 3RW" Source.
Means people employed here, or premises they actually work from. We keep this separate from the company badge because a registered office can be an accountant's spare room, and a company can be registered in Britain while everything it does happens somewhere else. Where we have not looked, we say so rather than assuming.
British-owned
Not established. Many companies file a statement rather than naming a controlling shareholder.
Read from the register of people with significant control, following the chain of holding companies. It does not gate anything: a firm can be made here and owned elsewhere, and that is worth telling you rather than hiding.
Where it is made
The maker doesn't say, so neither do we.
This is about the individual product, not the company. A British firm can sell things made abroad, which is normal and not a criticism. We would rather tell you which is which than average them into a score.