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MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERING KENT BRUSHES

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Displaying an unprecedented eye
for quality in the brush making
industry, Kent Brushes is the leading manufacturer of a wide range of
grooming products, including
ranges for: hair, body, clothes, make-up,
teeth, shaving and much more. Having supplied major retailers such as John Lewis,
Selfridges and Harrods for over 200 years, it
goes without saying that the company is a
consistent deliverer of high quality, bespoke
products to an industry where quality and
aesthetics are everything.
Founded in 1777 by William Kent during
the reign of George III, the company has an
proud history and an unbroken record in the
sheer excellence in quality of production which
has led the company into receiving Royal
Warrants for nine reigns thus far. Up until
1932, Kent Brushes was run by six generations
of the Kent family before being succeeded by
the Cosby family, who have since put their own
creative and dynamic spin on the company.
Kent Brushes currently distributes to over
50 countries around the globe, including: USA,
Hong Kong, Canada, Australia, Japan, Europe,
Scandinavia and the Middle East. In line with
this, the company has received global acclaim

for its extensive range and quality products,
with over 250 brushes which customers are
able to choose from, each of which being to the
same, superior build and quality. In particular,
the company's bristle brushes are renown for
their excellence, with only the finest bristle

imports branded with “designer” labels, Kent
Brushes is one of the few companies not to give
in the temptation of degrading product quality
in a bid to improve profit margins. As such, if you
need a high quality brush for any form of use,
you can rely on Kent Brushes to have a product

“the company's bristle brushes are renown for their
excellence, with only the finest bristle merchants in
India and China utilised alongside timber from
sustainable forests around the world”
merchants in India and China utilised (locations where quality can be guaranteed readily)
alongside timber from sustainable forests
around the world – but even then, within these
forests only the trees displaying the utmost
beauty, grain, colour and suitability to be
shaped, drilled and polished are used.
The philosophy of Kent Brushes runs far
deeper than the simple creation of a brush however, and instead the company treats this
process as an art, and will exceed all expectations in all conceivable ways. Though faced with
continuing pressure from cheap, competitor

beyond your needs, beyond all requirement and
to a standard which is absolute.
For those wishing to peruse Kent Brushes'
wares, the company has a retail shop at their
factory with headquarters in Hertfordshire. At
the store, customers can ask as many questions
as they desire on the individual products and
the materials used, because Kent Brushes has
nothing to hide and no reason to do so. In line
with this, customers are also able to benefit
from the company's extensive knowledge in
presenting the right brush for the right job, be it
for professional or personal use.

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