Supporting British Industry & Craftsmanship
A family-run business specialising in hand-blown scientific and industrial glassware.
Founded in the early 1900s by half-brothers George and Bert Aimer, they pioneered the construction of the glass x-ray tube. In the 1950s David Leveridge joined as a glass blower and became sole owner in the late 1980s. His son and daughter, John and Lee run the business today. There used to be many more glass-blowers in London, when universities had their own glass-blowing departments.
Before Brexit, Aimer had predominately made petrochemical glassware - products used in the testing of crude oil and aviation fuels around the world. It also made some bespoke hand-blown biomedical glassware for lab research. In 2021 Aimer Products branched out and set up a new business, Leverint in partnership with designer Andrew Print. They design and manufacture lighting, hand-blowing the glass on site.
"I always enjoy visiting the Brimsdown estate as it hosts such varied businesses over a vast site - apparently the same size as 162 football pitches. Aimer are tucked behind the huge Warburtons factory, where they have been based for over thirty years. It's a fascinating factory, full of smells, flames, tools and glassware of all shapes and sizes. The skilled workers are incredibly dexterous, having to work quickly and precisely to achieve the uniform, perfect vessels. It is great to see it is still family owned and John and Lee, along with Andrew are taking the business in a new direction, with their contemporary lighting." Carmel King photographed Aimer Products in February 2021 for Made in London.
