Alloy Wire International was founded in 1946 by John Stockdale, who had worked for Henry Wiggin as the Wire Mill manager. He formed the company after he realised that there was an opportunity for a manufacturer of small quantities of electrical resistance wire for the developing domestic and industrial electrical appliance industry.

Over the next 25 years the company enjoyed a stable existence without any significant growth. In 1971 the company was acquired by a small engineering group as a move to diversify their interests. At this time, Bill Graham joined the company, initially as an engineer but in 1975 he was appointed managing director, a position he has held to this day. During the past 25 years, the company has developed significantly and become a respected company within the wire industry.

In 1991, the owners of Alloy Wire International decided that the wire industry was not to be part of their long term plans, and offered the company for sale. This was seen by the management team as an opportunity to own the company where they had spent most of their working lives and successfully undertook a Management Buyout from the group. The current workforce has 100%of the control of all the share capital of the company, a situation that creates interest, loyalty and commitment.

Over the years the product range of Alloy Wire International has changed from electrical resistance wire, to electrical resistance wire and ribbon, and latterly to the specialist spring and engineering alloy manufacturer that it is today.

Today's product range is primarily in the high performance nickel and titanium alloys which are used in spring manufacture, medical and jewellery applications, chemical and nuclear engineering and in the aerospace and automotive industries. The size range is from 15mm diameter to as fine as 0.025mm. Wire can be supplied in coil,on spools or in straight cut lengths. The profile may be round, square or any other special shape that the customer may require. The company holds ISO9002 and Civil Aviation Authority approvals and has in-house testing facilities for examination and certification of the wire properties.