BYCAC 2011 Sponsors
The company of Reuben Heaton has its roots in the angling industry. It was founded in 1857 by its namesake Reuben George Heaton predominantly as a manufacturer of fishing reels, but this manufacturing base was quickly extended to cover many other items of angling equipment.
Heaton’s fishing reels and angling products were sold worldwide in tens of thousands around the turn of the century, with Reuben Heaton being responsible for many of the early innovations that have shaped the angling equipment we know today. Because of the company’s engineering capabilities, Heaton’s has been involved in the manufacture of various products over the years, such as bicycle wheels and brake testing equipment in addition to the angling equipment which dominated the company product range up to the early-1970s. The first scales appeared in the company catalogue around the turn of the century.
Reuben Heaton is still an engineering-based firm based in Warwickshire, manufacturing high- quality weigh scales and weighing equipment as well as angling products. Scale manufacture now dominates production and covers many markets both home and abroad, with an extensive range of products covering commercial and sporting markets, including the angling trade where Heaton’s high profile is underlined by its sponsorship of national teams and international events.
Reuben Heaton is once again official weighmaster of the event and will provide all the equipment needed for the bailiffs, and will also be giving away sets of scales to the podium winners.
