Hillbrush

Hillbrush, also known as The Hill Brush Company, is a British manufacturing, cleaning product, and hygiene company. Established in 1922 by Fred and Bill Coward as a family business, Hillbrush focuses on brush development, with other products including squeegees, shovels, buckets, and paddles.

History

1900s

Hillbrush was founded in 1922 by Fred and Bill Coward in Mere, Wiltshire, England. The Coward brothers produced wooden-backed brushes, later bringing their respective sons into the business and expanding their services to include plastic-backed brushes for the food and beverage industries. Hillbrush was one of the first companies to create a brush fibre-dressing department, established in 1926. In 1952, Queen Elizabeth II visited Hillbrush's property and the company was granted a Royal Warrant in 1981.

2000s

In 2001, Hillbrush purchased Champion Brush Inc., based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. In 2016, Hillbrush moved to a new facility at Norwood Park, on the outskirts of Mere, Wiltshire, and rebranded its logo. A museum, Visit Hillbrush, opened in 2017 to commemorate the history of brush-making and the company's history. Hillbrush celebrated its centenary in 2022.