In 1894 London, UK, the London Emery Works Company was founded and manufactured a range of Atlas Coated Abrasives and Emery wheels commenced.

Throughout the early 1900's sales of Atlas grew throughout Europe and by 1927 export sales formed 70% of the turnover.

In 1931 Atlas Waterproof Abrasive Paper was launched and by '57 the brand had become a symbol of quality and reliability for coated abrasives - with sales in 76 countries worldwide.

Its reputation has been built on over the years with the addition of related abrasives products; Cutting-Off and Grinding wheels, Diamond Blades and Bonded abrasives.

It's unique that the new product line is created specifically to target the low price marketfor standard commodity products in Industrial Distribution, Automotive Aftermarket, Building and Hardware market.