Our business
Metcalfe Catering Equipment is a fourth generation family run business and was established in 1928 by the Great Grandfather of our present Managing Director and has grown to become one of the premier manufacturers and suppliers of commercial food preparation equipment in the UK.
As well as manufacturing our own industry-leading range of mixers, slicers, peelers, chippers and vegetable preparation units, Metcalfe are the UK distributors for several other world-renowned manufacturers including;
ATOLLSPEED high-speed cooking solutions;
CEADO blenders, ice crushers, juicers and mixers;
EDLUND can openers, slicers, knife racks, knife sharpeners and scales;
NEMCO food preparation equipment;
ROBAND high-speed grills, griddle toasters, toasters, hot water urns, heat lamps, milkshake and drink mixers, rice cookers and warmers.
This specialist equipment is manufactured to the highest standards for efficiency, durability and reliability. It provides a comprehensive and cost-effective answer to all the preparation needs of the foodservice, food processing, supermarket, catering and licensed industries.
Your advantage
So how does buying from Metcalfe work to your advantage?
- Our experience and knowledge of the market are second to none;
- The Metcalfe products have a history you can trust;
- Our competitive prices mean great value for money;
- We have the user-friendly approach of a family business;
- We are proud of our quick response to all enquiries, orders and service calls;
- Our products are available nationwide;
- We are long standing suppliers to Local Authorities.
The common law of business balance
“There is hardly anything in the world that someone cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price alone are that person’s lawful prey.
It’s unwise to pay too much, but it’s worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money – that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do.
The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot – it can’t be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run, and if you do that you will have enough to pay for something better.”