In 1961, Major Aubrey Whitby founded Whitby & Co, a company built on strong foundations of quality, value and total commitment to customer service. From its early days and humble roots the company has rapidly grown to become one of the UK's established and respected wholesale distributors of leading international hardware brands. Today, the company stocks and supplies literally thousands of different premium brand products to trade customers throughout the UK.

Despite this considerable growth, Whitby & Co has remained focused on Major Whitby's core principles of quality, value and service, always keeping its customers needs in mind and ensuring an efficient and swift supply to meet market demands.Whitby's headquarters in Cumbria provide the perfect base to operate the growing business. Based in Kendal, within easy reach of major road and rail links, Whitby & Co is housed within a recently converted, large Victorian warehouse with ample capacity to hold its vast range of stock and state-of-the-art show room and facilities.

The launch of this web-site marks another mile stone in Whitby's quest to better support its customers through new and more efficient channels of communication.