Napoleonic Wars - In the early 1800s, Squire supplied locks to the British Army in the Napoleonic Wars. This led us to develop the first lever padlocks. Before long we were supplying locks to companies across the British Empire.

Start Of A Legacy - By the time Thomas joined him, his locks were famous enough for the company to be formally incorporated. In 1906, Henry Squire & Sons ltd was registered, marking the beginning of a legacy that continues to this day.

Famous Padlocks - In the 1920’s, plywood replaced solid timber as the material choice for mainstream furniture. This meant that there was less demand for the mortise lock, so we moved away from furniture locks to focus on padlocks.

Learning New Skills - In 1939, we were awarded a government contract to supply parts for the British Army. To support the war effort, we used our skills to make precision engineered machine gun gauges, machine gun links and torpedo parts.

Household Name - As society became prosperous, people acquired more furniture and property than ever before, which increased the demand for locks. Our company reputation grew and Squire soon became a household name.

Old English icons - We’re constantly improving our padlocks and setting new standards with the launch of our iconic Old English and Laminated locks, which are still made today.

A Global Brand - In 1960, global demand for our locks reached such a level that we decided to invest in a new warehouse to keep up with the orders, and our team soon grew to 350. Today we are the world’s most experienced lock maker.

Our Cycle Locks - In 1963, we launched the first range of cycle locks in the UK. This was incredibly innovative and ahead of its time. We have continued to refine our range and now make some of the toughest cycle locks available.

Our First Award - In 1968, we were awarded the STARPACK national packaging award for our cutting-edge blister packed padlocks. We were the first UK hardware company to launch this new innovation and our design is still in use.

Industry leading locks - We launch our industry leading 6 lever hi-security DEFIANT padlock as our UK market share of padlocks and cycle locks reaches 60%.

World first combination - Following the launch of our globally recognised HS4 Bronze hi-security padlock comes the launch of the world’s first heavy duty combination padlock CP1 in 1988.

Stronghold® - The launch of our Stronghold® CEN grade padlocks is our toughest range yet. These outstanding British made heavy duty padlocks are ever evolving today, setting new standards globally.

New era, new moves - 2006 marked a new era in the evolution of Squire. It was our first move since 1780, relocating from Willenhall to our current state-of-the-art 32,185sq ft headquarters at Hilton Cross Business Park, Featherstone, Wolverhampton. And it was the start of a new joint venture in China.

New CP combination locks - We launch our uniquely designed, patented world-leading CP range of heavy-duty recodable combination padlocks. Today it’s one of our best-selling ranges of padlocks for the home.

Stronghold® sets LPCB first - Our Stronghold® brand becomes the first LPCB approved range of high-security padlocks, a mark of recognition worldwide for high performance that is second to none.

World’s strongest padlock - Another big year for Squire as we introduce the world’s strongest production padlock Stronghold® SS80. This mega super heavy-duty padlock with 2kg solid steel lock body is capable of a tensile pull of 16-20 tonnes.

Our first brand ambassador is appointed - Nick Sanders MBE is best known for his extreme motorcycle and cycle journeys having ridden around the world seven times in two world records. Nick is Squire’s ambassador for motorcycle and cycle products.

Super-size SS100 is the new world-beater - It’s the year of our biggest and toughest padlock ever. We launch our incredibly big, double-locking SS100 padlock. It’s the only padlock ever to achieve The Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB) SR4 standard.And it supersedes our SS80 as the world’s strongest production padlock.

Our incredible knowledge and history has been passed down through eight generations to its current owner, John Squire. Today he continues the family tradition of making world-renowned locks.