Our Heritage

Amidst the austerity of post-war Britain the company which became Link 51 was founded in 1951 by father and son Jim and Peter Kinnear. It was established as The Handy Angle Company at Brierley Hill, in the heart of England's industrial 'Black Country'. Manufacturing a range of practical slotted steel angle sections and bolted shelving, the original staff of six worked from a small workshop, with the back bedroom of an adjacent cottage providing the office accommodation.

With a steadily increasing demand and market for improved, purpose-built storage equipment the Handy Angle Company, building on the success of its early years, grew and developed to become Link 51.

The Link 51 brand-name itself dates from 1966 and was derived from combining the founding year of the Handy Angle Company with the word 'Link' added to signify the grouping of various kinds of storage equipment & techniques within one company.

Having celebrated fifty years of trading in 2001, the company has steadily grown its reputation and market share over the years by developing an ever-improving range of products to solve the many and varied storage & handling problems encountered daily throughout industry and commerce.