Employees across the Spear & Jackson Group embraced the festive spirit on Thursday 11th December as they proudly took part in Christmas Jumper Day 2025, donning their brightest, boldest, and most wonderfully over-the-top festive sweaters in support of Save the Children.
Save the Children
The event wasn’t just about festive fun though, employees were encouraged to make a donation to Save the Children, helping the charity continue its vital work improving the lives of children around the world. The enthusiastic participation across the Group reflected a shared commitment to giving back during the holiday season.
Christmas Jumper Day has become a much-loved annual tradition at Spear & Jackson, and this year’s celebration was no exception. With plenty of smiles, some friendly competition for “most festive outfit,” and generous contributions, the day brought joy to the workplace while supporting a meaningful cause.
A big thank you to everyone who took part, and for making the season brighter for children everywhere.
The Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity Snowflake Appeal is once again lighting up the city, both with its festive displays and its remarkable fundraising success. This year’s campaign has raised an impressive £437,293.45, contributing vital funds toward research into the care, prevention, and cure of childhood illnesses. The initiative continues to make a meaningful difference for young patients and their families.
Two Sponsored Snowflakes
As in previous years, the Spear & Jackson Group is proud to support the appeal with two sponsored snowflakes: one adorning Sheffield City Hall and another sparkling on the side of Sheffield Children’s Hospital. The hospital snowflakes will shine bright all the way the through the festive season.
By backing the Snowflake Appeal, Spear & Jackson helps the charity provide state-of-the-art facilities, specialist equipment, and research funding, as well as create a more welcoming and engaging environment for the thousands of children treated at the hospital each year from across the UK and beyond.
This ongoing support reflects the Group’s commitment to giving back to the community and helping ensure that every child receives the best possible care.
Eclipse Magnetics has officially unveiled its brand-new web shop, which went live on 2nd December 2025, marking an exciting milestone for the company’s digital presence. The refreshed site introduces a sleek, modern design alongside improved navigation, offering customers a smoother, more intuitive shopping experience.
Industrial Magnetic Solutions & Everyday Magnets
The new platform has been carefully redesigned to make browsing and purchasing easier than ever, whether customers are searching for industrial magnetic solutions or everyday magnets.
Visitors are encouraged to explore the new layout, discover improved product categories, and enjoy faster, more streamlined checkout processes. With the upgraded shop now live, the team is looking forward to seeing how the enhanced user journey translates into increased sales over the coming months. The launch signals Eclipse Magnetics’ ongoing commitment to innovation, not just in its products, but in the way customers access them.
On 24th October 2025, the Spear & Jackson Group proudly wore it pink in support of Breast Cancer Now, a charity close to the hearts of many of our colleagues.
Bake Sale
To help boost donations, the Eclipse Magnetics team hosted a bake sale, with every penny going towards the cause. From gooey cookies to savoury cheese and onion rolls, the event brought everyone together to share homemade (and shop-bought!) treats for a great cause.
Fundraising Efforts
Thanks to the generosity of our team, we raised over £300 from bake sale donations alone. Combined with online contributions and some extra fundraising efforts from our HR team, we’re thrilled to announce a total of £700 raised for Breast Cancer Now!
The SPEAR & JACKSON GROUP is delighted to announce that it has completed the acquisition of PRCI, S.A.S., a wholly owned subsidiary of Q.E.P. CO., INC. (OTCQX: QEPC) based in Florida, USA. Spear & Jackson Group Limited and Neill France, S.A. (part of the Spear & Jackson Group) have now completed the aquisition of the PRCI, S.A.S. business, which was was founded in France in 1984, and is a key player of tile and plumbing tools in the French market.
Famous Tiling and Plumbing Hand Tools
Spear & Jackson Group’s Chairman Simon N. Hsu, noted, “We have a long and proud history in France, crafting high quality garden hand tools from our base in Saint-Chamond. We are delighted to acquire PRCI and its famous tiling and plumbing hand tool brands to further enhance our professional hand and contractor tool activities in the French and European markets.
Len Gould, QEP’s President and Chief Executive Officer, noted, “This divestiture continues our strategy to refocus efforts and resources in North America. PRCI is in good hands with Spear & Jackson going forward, which will allow us to increase our force and focus on our markets here.”
The Spear & Jackson Group is a UK headquartered subsidiary of the Hong-Kong based SNH Global Holdings Limited (“SNH”), a diversified holding company with principal operating subsidiaries engaged in a numbers of diverse business activities around the globe. SNH products are sold in more than 100 countries around the world. Spear & Jackson Group with over 265 years of industrial heritage, employing approximately 500 people globally and with a history dating back since1760. It has 8 operating companies under three principal groups: Hand & Garden Tools, Precision Measurement and Magnetic Technologies.
Spear & Jackson, one of the UK’s most trusted gardening hand tool brands, is proud to announce its position as the official supplier of garden hand tools for the upcoming “Gardening with Alan Titchmarsh” YouTube channel.
Set to launch in April 2025 on YouTube and other social media platforms, the channel will celebrate Alan Titchmarsh’s exceptional horticultural legacy whilst offering viewers a wealth of tips, ideas, and inspiration for gardeners at all levels of experience and expertise.
Alan, one of the most recognisable gardening experts on our TV screens for many years will use the new YouTube channel to share his vast knowledge and expertise through a series of engaging and educational videos. The weekly episodes will feature a blend of ‘how-to’ tutorials, expert masterclasses and practical advice designed to inspire and support gardeners around the world.
Premium Garden Hand Tools
Spear & Jackson are very excited to be supplying a range of premium garden hand tools which will be featured on the channel, marking an ideal partnership between a trusted brand and a gardening legend. With a heritage dating back to 1760, Spear & Jackson’s market-leading tools are renowned for their durability, performance and quality, making them a perfect fit for the “Gardening with Alan Titchmarsh” YouTube channel.
Alan Titchmarsh said: “I’ve always been a proud supporter of the UK gardening industry, and I’m thrilled to be working with some of the best in the business on my new channel,” Ian Archer, Managing Director of Spear & Jackson UK, added: “We are delighted to be part of the ‘Gardening with Alan Titchmarsh’ channel. Alan’s dedication to horticulture and our expertise in crafting high-quality garden tools is a perfect match. We are looking forward to tuning in each week to enjoy the new episodes.”
Gardening with Alan Titchmarsh
The “Gardening with Alan Titchmarsh” channel will be an exciting new online resource for gardening enthusiasts, combining entertainment and education in a way that will appeal to both beginners and seasoned gardeners alike.
Bowers Group Marketing Manager Ellie Skinner is preparing for the challenge of a lifetime as she takes on an 11-day trek to Everest Base Camp, situated at an altitude of 5,364 meters (17,598 feet) at the foot of the world’s highest peak. The trek, planned for September 2025, will see Ellie journey through the breathtaking Khumbu Valley in the Himalayas, pushing her physical and mental limits to achieve a remarkable personal milestone.
Fundraising for Holbeach Hospital
Ellie, who now lives in Sheffield, is undertaking this incredible challenge to raise much-needed funds for Holbeach Hospital, a cause that holds deep personal significance. She is training for the trek in the nearby Peak District, making use of the area’s rugged terrain to build her fitness and endurance.
Her journey is a heartfelt tribute to her late father, Kevin Storey, who passed away on 17th March 2023 after battling Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Kevin spent his final weeks in the compassionate care of Holbeach Hospital, a facility that has supported multiple generations of Ellie’s family.
Ellie explains: “Fundraising for Holbeach Hospital means a great deal to me. My Father Kevin and his mother Beryl (my Grandmother) both spent the final few weeks of their lives in Holbeach Hospital. Not only that, my late Grandfather Bernard (Kevin’s father) also spent some time in Holbeach Hospital for respite care. I’m so grateful for the care that they were able to give Dad, and the support and kindness we received as a family. It means the world to me to be able to give something back to a cause very close to my heart.”
Ellie’s goal is to highlight the invaluable care and support Holbeach Hospital provides to patients and their families while inspiring others to contribute to this vital community resource.
Bowers Group’s Financial Controller, Mike Turner, successfully completed the gruelling Ironman Triathlon in Hamburg, Germany, raising vital funds for The Yorkshire Air Ambulance charity. After previously conquering half-distance triathlons, Mike decided to take on the full Ironman challenge and raised almost £1000 in the process.
The Ironman Triathlon in Hamburg is a popular endurance event that draws athletes from around the world. Set in the city of Hamburg, Germany, the race includes a 3.8-kilometer swim in the Alster Lake, a 180.2-kilometer bike ride through the countryside, and a 42.2-kilometer marathon run through the city’s streets.
Reflecting on his Triathlon experience, Mike said, “Completing the challenge in just 10 hours and 45 minutes was an incredible experience. Raising money for such a worthy cause provided extra motivation, especially during the toughest moments! Thank you to everyone who supported me.”
Every year the Spear & Jackson Group sponsor the Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity Snowflake appeal, and this year is no different! Once again, we will have our very own twinkling snowflake on the side of the Children’s Hospital over the Christmas period, lit up on Monday 2nd December.
Supporting the charity in this way helps fund new facilities, vital research, specialist equipment, and goes towards assisting a comfortable, engaging setting to help thousands of children from across the UK and beyond.
2024 saw the launch of our Menopause Café at the Atlas site in Sheffield. The Café has been held multiple times during the year and is a safe space for anyone to come along and chat about perimenopause and menopause. The group aim to create an environment whereby all colleagues can talk about it openly and has also issued employee guidance and manager guidance that is available on the intranet.
The Menopause Café in 2025
2025 will see some revisions to the Menopause Café to ensure it is utilised as much as possible by people that find it helpful. So, if you are feeling confused about menopause, have questions, would like to share your experience of the process, or would just like to be prepared for what is a perfectly natural but rarely discussed stage in a woman’s life, why not come and join the next Menopause Café?
