COOKE BROTHERS HISTORY
Cooke Brothers was established in 1872 when the sons of a William Cooke, a Lancastrian cotton producer, began manufacturing brass cabinet fittings in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham. Today, nearly 150 years later, Cooke Brothers manufacturing is run by 4th and 5th generations of the Cooke family, in a modern UK based manufacturing facility, still based in the West Midlands, where it was founded. The business continues to innovate and lead with British made specialist hinges and ironmongery, as well as wider production capabilities and world sourced products.
 William Edward Cooke |
 Harold Cooke |
 Norman Cooke |
 David Cooke |
 Philip Cooke |
 Tim Cooke |
Right from the outset Cooke Brothers have concentrated on the production of hinges and other hardware products as well as metal stampings. Cooke Brothers have rapidly prospered and after many earlier relocations within the industrial heart of Birmingham, a brand new purpose built site in the adjoining county of Staffordshire was developed. Cooke Brothers now occupies a 7 acre site dedicated to the manufacture of our core business - Hinges.
You cannot sell a company on its history alone however, all this experience of combining enterprise and flexibility with caution and tradition are the foundations upon which the company thrives today. The latest addition to the company is Tim Cooke, the 5th generation of the Cooke family to enter the business. Tim is focusing on further improvements to the company’s manufacturing systems and will be leading us through our next phase of growth and development.
The Phoenix Brand
The Phoenix brand was established over 100 years ago, when many of the products were cast from molten metal in open furnaces. So, the Phoenix, the bird from ancient mythology, famous for continually re-creating itself from the embers of the fire, seemed especially appropriate, and became our evolution brand.
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1. Newtown Row
2. Advert from the 1880's and early 1900's
3. Constitution Hill
4. Cooke Brothers staff
5. 1930’s Annual company outing – outside Ashford Street, Aston, Birmingham premises
6. Advert from the 1880's and early 1900's
