Harry John Skelton founded his company in London, England in 1883. The company has continued to trade worldwide since its foundation. We supply buffer stops, rails, steel, non-ferrous metals and engineering products to the railway, oil and general engineering industry.

A specialist iron and steel merchant Harry John (H.J.) Skelton founded the Skelton Group of companies in London, England in 1883.

A pioneer of the steel industry he was actively involved in the development of standards and promoting the use and application of steel. He was a founding member of the British Standards Institute, Chairman of both the Committee of Management, London Iron and Steel Exchange and of the Steel and Tinplate Section, London Chamber of Commerce. He published Skelton’s Economics of Iron & Steel.