Innovation has played a critical role in the longevity of our brand, as a business, we pioneered and refined many of the electronic scales that industries worldwide rely on today. With our global R&D team based at our United States facility, our product innovations are designed by working closely with our customers to bring to market solutions that solve key customer challenges. Some of our more recent innovations help businesses significantly reduce processing time, increase employee efficiency, minimize errors and streamline accounting procedures.
Overview
Avery Weigh-Tronix is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of industrial weighing solutions and the largest national service provider in the UK. We are owned by Illinois Tool Works Ltd (ITW), a Fortune 200 company which is one of the world’s leading diversified manufacturers of specialised industrial equipment, consumables, and related service businesses.
Our Canadian business has bases across Canada and has been a trusted leader in the weighing industry for over 200 years. With 74 employees, our business is focused on servicing and supporting weighing equipment and other metrology devices, ensuring maximum equipment uptime and legal compliance for our customers. We are proud to be partnered with some of Canada’s biggest brand names, ensuring we keep their operations running smoothly with our national network of service engineers.
Quality extends beyond the products we create and the services we offer – it’s a mindset that drives every aspect of our work. From first customer contact to design, material selection, production, inspection, delivery, installation and aftersales support, quality is at the core of everything we do.
Weighing is essential in industrial operations because it ensures accuracy, consistency, and efficiency across a wide range of processes. Precise weight measurements are critical for maintaining product quality, meeting regulatory standards, maintaining safety and optimising material usage, reducing waste and costs. To ensure our customers maintain high accuracy and continue to meet quality standards, Avery Weigh-Tronix offers a range of service and maintenance options, from standard calibrations to extensive support packages when equipment uptime is critical to business success.
Avery Weigh-Tronix has a presence across all parts of the United States through an established network of distribution Channel Partners. Our Channel Partners are given extensive product training to support our customers with selecting and purchasing the best product for their application, as well as providing installation and field service after-sales support.
Health and safety, is our number one priority and we operate a zero–harm philosophy, empowering our people to take responsibility for their safety and others. Quality and environmental issues are also at the heart of our business strategy, we work to certified quality management systems and are proud of our numerous certifications and accreditations including ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 17025 which ensures our products meet our customers’ high expectations.
Our Brand Family
Avery Weigh-Tronix is more than just a weighing equipment manufacturer and service provider. We have a diversified portfolio of brands which cover a wide range of markets.
Our Family
Brecknell
Brecknell offers a range of light commercial scale products, with a focus on high-value solutions and accuracy.
Dillon
Dillon is a market leading manufacturer of instrumentation that measures force including load cells, overload protection and suspended weighing products.
Avery Weigh-Tronix - Agriculture
Scale components and systems which have stood the test of time on thousands of farms worldwide and are ready to handle any agricultural environment.
Our Core Business Values
At Avery Weigh-Tronix we are rooted in our core values, and these are demonstrated daily by our dedicated team:
Integrity – We demonstrate our commitment to the highest level of ethical conduct, in every interaction, every day. Customers know they can expect honesty, transparency and a company that always aims to do what’s right.
Respect – We believe that we are at our best when we bring together unique perspectives, experiences and ideas. We respect insights at all levels and expect our diverse workforce to embrace and recognize all views so that we can be the best that we can be.
Trust – We are all accountable to operate to the highest professional standards and in the best interest of the company. We trust each other, and this is evident in how we treat each other and how we lead.
Shared Risk – Everyone works as part of a team; we share in our successes and take responsibility for our mistakes and challenges. Through teamwork and collaboration, we reinforce our entrepreneurial spirit and innovation.
Simplicity – We keep things simple, leveraging our 80/20 philosophy to avoid complexity, minimize bureaucracy and deliver great customer outcomes. We get the right things done.