Company Background

Arthur Frankland, the founder of Frankland Grinding Products, has some thirty nine years of hands on experience in supplying many types of grinding machines and accessories to all sizes of companies - small, medium and large.

Arthur Frankland has travelled to many countries worldwide. He is a Diploma Member of the Institute Of Marketing and an Associate Member of the Institute Of Woodworking Technology.

In 1986 he formed his own company, of which he is very proud. His philosophy of business, to which he does not only pay "lip service", is simple - The Customer Is King.

Meaningful after sales service - availability at all times - to offer sound advice, honesty and integrity, are key words in his vocabulary.

Arthur Frankland is the sole distributer for Foley-Belsaw Co USA in Europe and Africa. As such, he has a diverse grouping of client from colleges of technology in Africa to many small grinding shops in France, Ireland, Belgium, Germany and of course the United Kingdom. He also supplies grinding wheels in diamond and borozon to many furniture factories, at competitive prices.

Model AF/DPC 9200T - My invention for corrugated knives.

This machine was nominated 5th best (out of 176 inventions) when it was launched in France 2000.

It both corrugates knives (puts a scalloped edge on them to very fine tolerance) and it Micro-Serrates scissors down to 0.25mm (to prevent scissor slippage when a hairdresser is cutting damp/wet hair).
Pitches 0.25mm to 9mm.
Approx Price Nov 2005 Stg £1400 ex wks UK.

This is the nucleus of Frankland Grinding products.

Arthur Frankland sharpening knives on the TRU-Hone (hundreds have been sold in Europe and Africa).