Who we are 

Fletcher Moorland Ltd is a true 24 hour Service and Repair company covering the complete range of Electronic & Electro-Mechanical Equipment.

Three generations of the founding Fletcher family have totally owned and run the company. Uniquely, our 20,000 sq ft facility is manned 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. 

Our ever increasing areas of specialist repair and service expertise includes AC & DC Servo/Spindle Motors & Drives; Machine Tool Controls; Motion Controllers;

Electronic Controls; Inverters; CNC’s; PCB’s; Obsolete Equipment Repair; Retrofits; AC & DC Electric Motor Repairs & Sales; EX & Linear Motors; Fans; Pumps; Gearboxes & Mechanical Repairs

Timeline & Brief History

1916 – Sam Fletcher, our founder, began his apprenticeship at Howells Electric Motors Ltd., 

1946 – “Electrical Rewinds & Supplies “ was formed by our founder as a partnership to repair and rewind electric motors for local industries such as pottery manufacturers, coal mine, steelworks, tyre manufacture and quarries. 

1952 - Part of our present site, 32A Elenora Street, Stoke on Trent, was purchased. The building dating back to the 1850’s, was a former coal merchants yard. 

1958 – S W Fletcher(Electric Motors)Ltd was incorporated as a control gear manufacturer and sales agents for various electric motor manufactures. 

1961 – Fletcher Bickerton Ltd was incorporated to takeover the original partnership of Electrical Rewinds & Supplies.

         - S W Fletcher(Contracts)Ltd was incorporated. This was a diversification into specialist electro-mechanical manufacturing, as a subcontractor for a company involved in the nuclear propulsion industry. 

1966 – Malcolm Fletcher, son of Sam Fletcher, joined the company after completing his training at the English Electric Co.

1970 – Fletcher Bickerton Ltd expanded into the complete electro-mechanical service market providing gearbox, pump and mechanical repairs alongside AC & DC motor repairs.

1981 – Moorland Electronics Ltd was formed, possibly the first independent electronics repair company in the UK. 

1984 – Our company’s founder, Sam Fletcher, passes away in his eighty first year. The legacy he left of quality & service form the cornerstones of our business today. 

1985 – The only electro-mechanical repair shop in the North Midlands, and still to this day, operating manned workshops 24 hours a day 365 days a year. 

1988 – Became one of the first UK companies to receive BS 5750 (now BS EN ISO 9001: 2000)

         - Formed a satellite works Fletcher Bickerton(Northern) Ltd , Trafford Park, Manchester 

1996 -  Matt Fletcher, son of Malcolm Fletcher, joined the company after gaining a BSc in Electrical & Electronic Engineering

         - Fletcher Bickerton Ltd & Moorland Electronics Ltd were merged to form Fletcher Moorland Ltd      

1997 – After buying the building next to our Stoke works, we moved our entire operations onto one site for all our services. 

2000 – The millennium bug came and went without any problems. 

2003 – Recognised as a confidential repairer of servo motors for a further 3 major OEM’s. 

2006 – We celebrated 60 years as an independent family owned business

         - Launched our on line Industrial Spares parts shop.

2007 -  Diane Mansell, our General Manager, was appointed to the Board of  Directors as Operation Director.

         -  Major £250,000 investment into new equipment, workshops and development, including complete refurbishment of our servo motor workshop, new servo test equipment development, burn off oven for electric motor rewinds, digital surge tester and new flooring, lighting and heating for the workshops. 

2008 – Never a company to stand still, we continue with our major investments into people and capital plant.

         - Designed and build a 160Kw high speed spindle motor test station with a 2000Hz, 300A, closed loop test capability.

2008 - Geoff Rigby our R & D Manager was appointed to the Board of Directors as Technical Director.