H K WentworthSoldering Equipment & Materials

The company was formed in 1941 by Henry Kingsbury whose background was in the electronics field. The original company, Kingsbury Components, manufactured on/off volume controls under licence. In the 1970s, the Kingsbury family decided to take control of their destiny by purchasing their major supplier, a company called DCS (Aerosols) Ltd, who were based in Atherstone in Warwickshire. This move gave the company its first manufacturing capability. HK Wentworth Ltd are official wholesale distributors of Hakko Soldering Tools in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. HAKKO have turned soldering into a science, and are well-known for their superior soldering tools. They have dominated the soldering market for over 50 years and have a worldwide distribution network.