About Us
ELP Engineering Ltd is a family business owned by Edward and Melanie Hill, based in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire.
The company was established in 2016 when Edward wanted to have a remote control on his MWEP for his tree surgery business. As a family business we offer our customers quality products and an unrivalled level of customer service whilst priding ourselves on the personal touch. Our aim is to move the business forward for future generations and to keep our customers moving for years to come. We are proud to use British made products like Lodar remote controls, Hy-Pro valve blocks and Automarine cables, with Scanreco and Atam moulded connectors from the EU.
Company History
A little bit about ELP
As a family business, we offer our customers quality products and an unrivalled level of customer service whilst priding ourselves on the personal touch. Our aim is to move the business forward for future generations and to keep our customers moving for years to come.
Edward grew up in the farming community. From a young age, he worked alongside his father on the family farm and with him in his agricultural contracting business, giving him a love for machinery and the passion and knowledge to fix anything that went wrong!
Over the years, Edward has worked as a principal mechanical engineer for aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce, construction equipment manufacturers CAT and JCB where he has two patents registered for JCB403 which he designed on his own, whilst still running a tree surgery and agricultural contracting business.
Prior to having our sons, Mel worked in administration and marketing. Once our sons were born, Mel continued to do the admin of our tree surgery business whilst raising the children, returning to full time work once they were at school. Most recently, she was the office manager across two schools, ensuring their smooth running and supporting the Head Teacher and Governors, before coming to ELP full time.
In 2016, Pat joined the company on a part time basis. She’s a fantastic addition to our company. She maintains the website, makes harnesses, processes orders and generally keeps Ed in check, correcting his spelling and grammar!
Hedgecutting using a Hetronic Remote Control
Our ELP journey began in 2016
Edward struggled to find a supplier for a remote control proportional system to retrofit on his Unimog Hiab crane, so contacted Hetronic and, after attending a Hetronic training course in Malta, became a distributor and started ELP Engineering Ltd.
Lodar Authorised Distributor
Becoming a Lodar distributor
Edward recognised that he would need an on / off remote control system to compliment the proportional Hetronic products so he contacted Lodar in Walsall, West Midlands and became a distributor, which has grown into his core business to become the largest stockist in Europe, and product technical support for the PWM systems.
Providing customised Lodar products
Our Plug and Play Lodar Systems were conceived following the installation of a Lodar 10 button system on site for a machine manufacturer, with the wiring taking over 2 hrs to install into the receiver using screw on DIN plugs which are difficult to seal and install.
We decided to make the next Lodar 10 button system in the office and make it plug and play, which meant that the customer could buy the product off the shelf, with a next day delivery service without the need for a site visit, with our full support if needed at the end of the phone.
To aid installation and remove any issues with water ingress we upgraded the cables to have moulded on DIN plugs, including a LED and flywheel diode which means that installation is even quicker as you power the receiver (internally fused) and use the transmitter to identify the corresponding DIN plug. It is literally plug and play in 30 mins with just the power supply cable to connect into the existing vehicle wiring.
Expanding our services
In 2020 we bought our harness manufacturing in house, with the purchase of a Willett Continuous Ink Jet Printer to mark cables, Kodera Cut and Strip machine and an AMP terminal press to install the Deutsch DT and AMP terminals.
AVRO membership in 2024
ELP is proud to become an Associated member of AVRO. We have joined due to the overwhelming support of our customers who we met at the Tow Show last year.
