Hanbury-Autogil Ltd.

22/09/2026

17/08/2026

WHO ARE WE?
A little bit about our 60 year history

1963 - We were established, by Michael Hanbury, in Torquay, initially manufacturing precision parts for a local electronics company.

1971 - Moved from Torquay to our much bigger and historic factory at Bradley Lane, Newton Abbot, which is still our home today.

1972 - Bigger factory space meant we could expand into hydraulics, marine and rail.

1980s - developed and launched a pneumatic handheld tool for use the mining industry.

1994 - Acquired 'Wallis Autogil' selling automatic guillotines & cutting machines. Rob Hanbury, Michaels son, joined the company and is still our MD today. Merging the names to create Hanbury-Autogil Ltd.

1997 - Development of the Autogil machine range.

1997-2017 - Expansion of the Autogil range, including wider sheeters and Flatbed press technology. Growth across the workforce, increasing capacity aswell as our customer base, welcoming Kawasaki Precision Machinery UK Ltd, Siemens Mobility as key customer accounts.

2017-Present day - Further increase of staff, we are now approaching 50 employees. More and more projects requiring unique automation, further development of special purpose machines, welding, extruding, bond coating and treating along with introducing laser & rotary technology too. Expanding our expertise with roll to roll material handling, web management and control. Our in house machine shop has expanded to further increase capacity, we now make our own tooling here at our factory. introduction of industry divisions incorporating the spread of our automatic production machines. Our machines are now dotted across the world, including Chile, Mexico, Trinidad, Australia, USA, Canada, Israel, China, India and across Europe too.

24/03/2026

Meet some of the Hanbury Team.

The faces behind the voices and emails!

We have a close knit tea here, who all play a vital role in what we do!

11/02/2026

WE ARE HIRING!!!!

Apply to Hanbury Autogil jobs now hiring in Ipplepen TQ12 on Indeed.com, the worlds largest job site.

29/01/2026

The Autogil range of Sheeter & Cutting Machines encompasses a highly versatile and very precise shear cutting mechanism. This action enables a diverse cross-section of materials to be cut.

As part of the standard design, a feed roller assembly is incorporated to automatically index the material to an accurate and infinitely variable cut length.
Using servo drive and a dedicated web management system length accuracy of +/- 0.070mm can be achieved. Sheeter Machines can also be manufactured to specific widths to suit diverse applications.

The company has gained many years of experience cutting a diverse range of material from 8-micron fibre ropes used in the manufacture of medical dressings, up to 25mm thick engineered foams.

Other materials include: Papers, Films, PTFE, PET (Plastics), Rubber, Polyester, PVC, Card, Fibres, Foam, Cork, Metals, Siliconised Steel.
Hanbury-Autogil are manufacturers of their own range of machine sections such as:

• Unwinds/De-Coilers
• Web Management
• Laminating (Hot & Cold)
• Slitting Stations
• Punching
• Conveyor/Stacking Systems

https://www.hanbury-autogil.co.uk/spectech_cat/sheeters/

05/01/2026

We had a brilliant Christmas Party on the 19th December (a distant memory now!) celebrating another year of teamwork! A chance for everyone to let their hair down, and have a good time!

We are back at it today, ready for another year of machines!

31/12/2025

Happy New Year to you all.

Another challenging, but successful year for us. We enter 2026 in a good place, and excited to see what this year has in store for us! Big projects, big deadlines, big machines and big enthusiasm!!

C'mon !!!!

25/12/2025

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

From us all at Hanbury Autogil Ltd

🎅🤶🧑‍🎄❄️🎄🎁🌟

16/12/2025

Just a reminder of our Christmas shut down this year! Only a few days left for us!

Last chance to get spare parts shipped is TOMORROW - WEDNESDAY 17th December!

12/12/2025

Our Christmas and New Year shutdown for this year!

Last day of Spare parts shipping is Wednesday 17th December!