About Us
Hanolex Ltd began as Atwell Engineering it was founded in Manchester in 1984 as a manufacturer of eyelets and metal pressings.
Through the years we have diversified into Toolage, Machine Build, Powder coating, Barrel painting (Technacoat®) and specialist finishing processes such as stains and colours which we now offer to a larger customer base.
In 1999 we relocated to larger premises in Rochdale where we have continued to invest in the latest computer aided design and manufacturing technology.
Our range of products is now bigger than ever, we are now acknowledged as the largest manufacturer of eyelets in the UK.
Since 2003 we have marketed ourselves as Atwell Eyelets & Pressings in order to make the company more relevent to our wide customer base.
Our products are used in such varied fields as the Stationery, Footwear, Fashion, Haulage, Curtain/Blind, Maritime and Electronic/Computer industries.
As well as expanding within the UK market we also export around the world to as far a field as the US, Australia and Vietnam.
We pride ourselves on being able to produce eyelets and pressings to our customer's own specifications as well as supplying "off the shelf" components.