to Acorn Engineering

A BRIEF HISTORY

Founded in 1986, Acorn Engineering became involved in Narrowboat electrical systems, manufacturing the Kestrel alternator controller. Natural growth saw the company activity expand into the supply of Narrowboat equipment in general, and now we have the largest Retail catalogue for narrowboat equipment in the UK.

We still make the Kestrel 90 alternator controller, also digital ammeters and voltmeters, and boat control panels in a range of standard designs, or bespoke.

In addition, Peter Hopley is a Marine Surveyor, offering pre-purchase or hull condition surveys, and is also authorised to carry out Boat Safety inspections and issue Boat Safety certificates. He is also currently Corgi registered to undertake Gas work in Boats.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Retirement sale!!

Acorn Engineering is closing its chandlery business at the end of September 2008. After 22 years, Peter is taking a rest from this part of his work, and will just continue with the Survey and BSS side of his activities.

There is a good business opportunity available here - if anyone would be interested in aquiring the goodwill and assets of the chandlery business, please feel free to get in touch.

In particular, as well as chandlery sales, there is the Control Panel manufacturing side, the rights to the Kestrel 90 alternator controller, and this website!

If you have wanted a good chandlery website, well here is your golden opportunity! The site comes with a full administration suite designed buy ourselves, but created by a web expert, which enables anyone with computer experience, but not web experience, to maintain the site, add & delete products, upload images and text, structure the site, fully control pricing, margins etc. We have done the thousands of hours of Donkey work for you, its now ready for someone else to carry it on, or with you own name at the top if you wish.

Meanwhile we have a huge stock to clear, so keep coming back to check as we will soon be publishing a stock clearance list.

May I take this opportunity to thank you all for your custom over the years.

Peter Hopley

Summer Stock Clearance Sale now started.

From this home page, click on

CATALOGUE (above) or PRODUCTS (below)

and select 'SUMMER SALE 08' from the menu

to see a selection of major items offered.

Click the links below to view our general stock

clearance lists

Stock Clearance list 1 - Calorifiers & Pumps

Stock Clearance list 2 - Electric Cables ____

Please note - We have disabled the online ordering facilty, because it is not conducive to the current situation. Feel free to browse our site, but if you want to order goods, fax or email us with your requirements, and we will confirm availability and cost etc before proceeding. You will then be asked to give card details by phone, as we used to do in the good old days!

The Company is located in Hyde, which although is technically in Cheshire, in reality it is in the eastern part of Greater Manchester.

FROM THE NORTH, SOUTH or WEST approach using the M60 motorway. Leave the M60 at Junction 24, and join the M67 eastbound. Exit the M67 at Junction 3, Hyde. At the top of the slip bear left onto CLARK WAY. Go to the second lights and turn right into NEWTON STREET then immediately left into DUKINFIELD ROAD. BROADWAY is on the left about 3/4mile along Dukinfield Road. Warble Wharf is easy to find on Broadway, with ample parking.

FROM THE EAST approach along the M67 mtorway, leaving at Junction 3, Hyde. At the top of the slip bear right onto CLARK WAY. Go to the third lights and turn right into NEWTON STREET then immediately left into DUKINFIELD ROAD. BROADWAY is on the left about 3/4mile along Dukinfield Road. Warble Wharf is easy to find on Broadway, with ample parking.

LINK HERE TO MULTIMAP

WHO ARE YOU DEALING WITH?

We have talked to thousands of customers over the years, and a great many have called to see us at our old premises in Denton, and already many have called here at Warble Wharf. Whilst we can never hope to meet every one of our customers face to face, there is no reason why you should not see and know who you are talking too! So we hope you will find the picture below of interest.

from left, Laraine, Peter and Susan.

SHOP FOR CHANDLERY - CLICK HERE FOR CATALOGUE

HARDSTANDING & MOORINGS - CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS