Footprint Tools

Quality and Craftsmanship since the 18th Century

Footprint Tools is manufacturer of high quality hand tools for the professional tradesmen, based in Sheffield. We can trace our hand tool manufacturing back as far as the 18th century when the Alfrid Ridge brand was established as a manufacturer of wood working tools.

Market leaders in the UK for builders tools such as line pins, cold chisels and bolsters, Footprint takes pride in maintaining the highest of standards for quality of product and of service.

We take pride in manufacturing in the UK. This is why we still have our factory in Sheffield, not just a warehouse. Footprint owns and operates drop stamp forges, furnaces and many other machines in the manufacture of our high quality hand tools.