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Established 1917

The Power
Behind the Brands.

Founded in 1917, Barrus is proud to have achieved over 100 years of innovation and creativity. The core values laid down by our founder, Ernest Prouty Barrus, continue to shape our success today.

Our Mission
"Our business is a partnership between our customers, our suppliers and our employees. Our mission is to promote these partnerships and through continual improvement of our systems enhance customer satisfaction and generate profitable business growth."
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Diverse Market Expertise

Today, we are one of the UK's leading importers and distributors, representing world-class names including Mercury, Cub Cadet, Yanmar, and John Deere. Our operations are split across three core sectors:

Marine Outdoor Industrial

Each sector is supported by specialist teams delivering professional sales and technical after-sales back-up to our nationwide network.

Consumer Excellence

Direct-to-Consumer Brands

In addition to our B2B partnerships, Barrus operates specialist consumer platforms offering premium tools and support directly to consumers.

WOLF-Garten

German-engineered garden tools featuring the iconic multi-change® system.

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Wilkinson Sword

Over 250 years of heritage in premium cutting and pruning tools.

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Segway Navimow

Leading the revolution in robotic mowing with satellite-precision technology.

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Town & Country

The UK’s best-loved range of gardening gloves, footwear, and accessories.

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Shire

The gold standard for propulsion and power on the UK’s inland waterways.

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Engineering Without Compromise

Recognised worldwide as a leading custom-engine builder, our applications engineers ensure optimum specifications are supplied directly to original equipment customers’ production lines.

Our R&D team applies its expertise in some of the most demanding operational environments, including rescue, defence and emergency response. The experience gained through this work informs the quality, reliability and performance of every product we deliver

Armed Forces Covenant

Barrus is a proud signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. We recognise the value that Serving Personnel, Veterans and military families contribute to our business and our country.

Centenary History

Explore over a century of innovation, from our foundation in 1917 to the present day, in our digital Centenary History Book.