CLIENT PROFILE
Nikwax
Nikwax manufactures high quality cleaning and waterproofing products. Nikwax prolongs the life and enhances the performance of clothing, footwear & equipment.
Based in Wadhurst in East Sussex – a beautiful part of the world – Nikwax is an evolution of the founder’s name “Nick” who invented his wax for leather boots back in 1977 at the age of 22. Those early days in production saw him cooking up product in his North London flat with the aid of a discarded tea urn and a Primus stove.
The wax was then poured into tins which he silkscreened by hand. The product was a non-softening, waterproofing wax for leather boots and was so effective that it set the standard for aftercare products and a raft of innovations followed. Nick Brown has always been a sustainable, ethical thinker, way before it became a mainstream focus. As a result, Nikwax products have never used harmful PFCs and are all water-based.
There’s even a production plant here in the UK. Nikwax is a huge investor in good works aimed at helping the environment from planting trees to donating valuable funds to the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA).
