What Starrett UK does

Starrett UK, operating as The L. S. Starrett Company Limited, is the United Kingdom arm of the broader L.S. Starrett Company group, founded in 1880 and headquartered in Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, with an additional operational facility in Nottingham, England. The company manufactures and distributes precision cutting tools and measuring instruments, organized into six core product categories: holesaws and accessories (including proprietary Fast Cut and Deep Cut bi-metal technologies), bandsaw blades and machines, power tool accessories, food industry products, precision hand tools (micrometers, calipers, indicators), and construction hand tools. Technical differentiation is grounded in proprietary tooth geometries, bi-metal and carbide-tipped constructions, and rapid-change arbor systems (Kwik-Change, Ulti-Mate).

The business operates a B2B go-to-market model combining a UK distributor and stockist network with direct sales via the StarrNet B2B e-commerce portal (built on nopCommerce) and a public-facing consumer website. Products are sold as one-time purchases with pricing gated behind account registration; selected retail items show VAT-inclusive pricing. The company serves professional tradespeople (electricians, plumbers, construction) as its primary segment, with secondary segments in food processing/butchery and manufacturing metrology. Starrett UK maintains an extensive branded sub-product portfolio (Fast Cut, Deep Cut, TENNAX-PRO, Advanz, Intenss PRO, WoodPecker, Duratec, MeatKutter, CarcassKutter) and a dedicated food industry micro-site, signaling a horizontal segmentation strategy across professional user personas and use cases. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the entity is privately held.

Name

Starrett UK

Legal name

The L. S. Starrett Company Limited

Website

https://starrett.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1880

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Starrett UK is the UK subsidiary of The L.S. Starrett Company, manufacturing and distributing precision cutting tools, bandsaw blades, hole saws, and measuring instruments to professional tradespeople, food processors, and manufacturing metrology buyers via UK distributors and the StarrNet B2B portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Scottish Borders

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tool and Accessory Sales: Starrett UK generates revenue through the sale of power tool accessories, saw blades, measuring tools, and precision instruments. Products are sold as one-time purchases with various price points depending on product type and size. The company operates StarrNet, a B2B e-commerce portal where registered customers can place orders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Starrett UK manufactures and sells industrial cutting tools, power tool accessories, and precision measuring instruments. Its portfolio spans bi-metal, carbide-tipped, and diamond hole saws, a comprehensive range of bi-metal and carbide bandsaw blades and bandsaw machines, jigsaw, reciprocating, oscillating multi-tool, and circular saw blades, professional food-industry cutting tools and knives, and precision hand tools such as micrometers, calipers, dial indicators, and levels. Sales occur through a UK distributor network, the StarrNet B2B portal, and direct e-commerce.

Product overview

Starrett UK is the world's largest manufacturer of saw blades, offering a comprehensive portfolio of precision cutting tools, measuring instruments, and accessories organized into six core product categories: Holesaws & Accessories (featuring FCH Fast Cut, DCH Deep Cut, CSC Cordless, TCT Carbide, and Diamond variants plus arbor systems), Bandsaws (including TENNAX-PRO, Primalloy, Intenss PRO, Advanz carbide/diamond, WoodPecker, Duratec, and bandsaw machines), Power Tool Accessories (power hacksaw blades, jigsaw blades, reciprocating blades including 3X Power and King Cut lines, drill bits, oscillating multi-tool blades, circular saw blades), Food Industry products (MeatKutter bandsaw blades, CarcassKutter, professional knives, knife sharpeners), Precision Hand Tools (micrometers, calipers, dial indicators, rules, squares, levels), and Construction Hand Tools (safety knives, measuring tools including Measure Stix and laser distance meters). The company operates StarrNet, a B2B e-commerce platform, and provides a PowerCalc tool for product selection. Recent expansion includes new oscillating multi-tool blade products (KSO series) launched in 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Starrett: Primary brand for power tool accessories, bandsaw blades, measuring tools, and precision hand tools
• MeatKutter
• CarcassKutter
• Fast Cut (FCH)
• Deep Cut (DCH)
• WoodPecker
• Duratec
• Advanz
• TENNAX-PRO
• Primalloy
• Intenss
• Versatix
• Univerz
• PowerCalc
• Measure Stix
• Kwik-Change
• Ulti-Mate

Products and services

• Holesaws & Accessories Comprehensive range of hole-cutting tools including bi-metal, carbide, and diamond-tipped holesaws for cutting stainless steel, mild steel, wood, tiles, and abrasive materials, plus arbor systems, pilot drills, extensions, and pre-configured holesaw kits for electricians, plumbers, and general purpose use.
• Bandsaws (Blades and Machines) Complete bandsaw blade portfolio across bi-metal, carbide, diamond grit, wood cutting, and high carbon steel variants plus bandsaw machines for metalworking, wood cutting, and industrial cutting applications.
• Power Tool Accessories Extensive range of saw blades and accessories for handheld and stationary power tools including power hacksaw blades, jigsaw blades, reciprocating blades, drill bits, abrasive discs, oscillating multi-tool blades, and circular saw blades for trades and industrial use.
• Food Industry Products Professional food industry cutting tools including specialized bandsaw blades for meat and carcass processing plus professional butchers' knives and sharpeners for industrial butchery and food preparation operations.
• Precision Hand Tools Precision measurement and marking instruments including micrometers, calipers, dial indicators, rules, squares, parallels, punches, and levels for manufacturing precision engineers and quality control professionals.
• Construction Hand Tools Hand tools for construction including cutting tools, tool storage, measuring tools, and hand hacksaw blades for site use.
• StarrNet B2B E-Commerce Portal B2B e-commerce platform built on nopCommerce that enables registered trade customers to search Starrett products, view pricing, place orders, and manage accounts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fast Cut hole saws reduce cutting time with 5.5 TPI positive rake tooth form
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bosch Professional Accessories: Bosch offers a broad portfolio of jigsaw blades, reciprocating blades, hole saws, and oscillating multi-tool accessories as part of its wider power tools business, directly competing with Starrett's Power Tool Accessories range but with much larger marketing scale.
• DeWalt (Stanley Black & Decker): DeWalt offers reciprocating saw blades, jigsaw blades, hole saws, oscillating multi-tool blades, and circular saw blades as accessories for its power tool platform, overlapping with Starrett's Power Tool Accessories category across professional trades.
• Milwaukee Tool: Milwaukee markets an extensive range of power tool accessories including hole saws, reciprocating blades, and multi-tool blades targeted at professional tradespeople, competing with Starrett where Starrett channels into the same trade segments.
• Mitutoyo UK: Mitutoyo is a global leader in precision measurement instruments (micrometers, calipers, dial indicators) directly comparable to Starrett's Precision Hand Tools category, serving identical metrology and quality-control customers in UK manufacturing.

Direct peers

• Bahco (SNA Europe): Bahco is a long-established Swedish manufacturer of saw blades, bandsaw blades, and hand tools, directly comparable to Starrett across bi-metal, carbide, and wood-cutting blade categories. Overlap is strongest in bi-metal bandsaw blades and holesaws sold through industrial distributor networks.
• Lenox (Stanley Black & Decker): Lenox is one of the leading bi-metal bandsaw blade and hole saw manufacturers globally, competing head-to-head with Starrett's TENNAX-PRO, Intenss PRO, and FCH product lines in metal-fabrication and MRO channels.
• Irwin Tools (Stanley Black & Decker): Irwin manufactures holesaws, bi-metal blades, jigsaw blades, and hand tools sold through similar trade distribution channels, competing with Starrett in professional tradesperson and electrician/plumber segments.
• Morse (MK Morse): Morse is a US-based manufacturer of bi-metal bandsaw blades, hole saws, and hand hacksaw blades, mirroring Starrett's core consumable-cutting portfolio for industrial metalworking customers.

Emerging players

• Everising Precision (bandsaw machines): Everising manufactures horizontal and vertical bandsaw machines used in metal fabrication shops, sitting in the same downstream equipment ecosystem as Starrett's bandsaw machines and creating shared end-customers.

Regional players

• WilTec Bi-Metal Bandsaw Blades: WilTec supplies bi-metal bandsaw blades in the UK market at price-competitive price points, representing the lower-cost regional alternative to Starrett's premium bandsaw blade lines for industrial metal-cutting users.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/starrett_uk
• Xx.com/Starrett_UK

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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