In 1999 Ashton Seals relocated from Sheffield to a modern purpose-built site at Cortonwood Business Park in the Dearne Valley.  This strategically situated sales and distribution centre enabled expansion of the Ashton Seals operation and in 2003 Ashton Seals purchased the gasket cutting company Clough (Croydon) Limited.

Specialising in the production of high quality gaskets and sheet jointing and complementing the existing Ashton Seals’ portfolio the acquisition also reintroduced in house gasket manufacture to Ashtons some 100 years after the company had first commenced cutting gaskets.

The continued growth of Ashton Seals prompted the decision to move Ashtons (Sheffield) in January 2005 to share the extended facility at Cortonwood.

This represented a significant investment for the Group, with modifications made to the building and the construction of a mezzanine floor to enable the two businesses to operate independently alongside the most recent addition to the Group Ashton Corporate Clothing.

Formed in response to demands from our existing Ashton Seals & Ashtons (Sheffield) customers for a wider choice and higher quality range of workwear, Ashton Corporate Clothing has earned a reputation for excellence.

Increasingly once a customer becomes associated with one of our companies they then become a customer of another company in the Ashton Group as we continue to feed the needs of industry.

Undoubtedly the Ashton Group has come a long way over the last 150 years since Thomas A. Ashton made his first steps around the streets of Sheffield.

We know that Thomas A Ashton would be very proud of the journey the Ashton Group continues to make.