Welcome to Prestige
Prestige has been bringing high-quality cookware to family kitchens for over 80 years. From the best cookware set, to saucepans, woks, frying pans, casserole dishes – we’ve got something to suit every busy family’s cooking needs. Whether you’re making a quick weeknight supper or a leisurely family roast, our easy clean, PFOA-free non stick ranges make life easier in the kitchen, whilst our stainless steel ranges are super tough & durable.
Heritage
A prestigious history. . .
Prestige is one of the world’s best known and well-loved housewares names thanks to more than 80 years of making good quality products for the home. Prestige’s commitment to quality and reliability has built an enviable relationship of trust with its loyal customers.
The Prestige story starts way back in 1936 when a company called EKCO Products Company, based in Chicago, USA, purchased a UK company called Platers & Stampers. EKCO wanted to expand into Europe and Platers & Stampers provided the perfect avenue for this. At this time Platers & Stampers produced chrome plated kitchen tools and gadgets, bathroom fittings and domestic bakeware.
Despite these ambitious expansion plans, the company’s vision was put on hold as the Second World War took hold. Platers & Stampers was called into service and spent from 1939 to 1945 producing munitions. Despite the war finishing in 1945, Platers & Stampers continued to work for the defence industry until 1953.
By 1956 the company was back on track with its expansion plans and the Prestige name first started to be used on a commercial basis. By now the company was producing a wide variety of housewares products and had acquired factories in Derby, Blackburn and Burnley.
As the standard of living increased in the UK during the 1970’s so did the demand for Prestige’s well-designed household and kitchen products. By 1976 the company’s turnover had increased from £650,000 in 1946 to £42 million and it was now employing more than 4,000 people. Overseas markets were also growing at a dramatic rate and selling offices, warehouses and factories were set-up in countries all over the world to cope with demand.
Prestige’s success continued throughout the 80’s, through its ambitious plan of company acquisitions, product design and development of overseas markets.
Prestige plans to continue to provide excellent products for the home with an extensive product portfolio. In addition to cookware, available either as stainless steel or non-stick, it produces a wide ariety of products all to the same exacting standards.
Prestige’s reputation for great quality and design extends to bakeware, kitchen knives, a fantastic selection of tools & gadgets for all your food preparation needs and the famous Prestige Pressure Cooker, one of the most iconic products of its generation. In the recent past we have introduced a range of small electrical products to our assortment including kettles & toasters and innovative counter top cooking appliances.
Meyer Group Ltd
Meyer Affiliates Worldwide
Prestige is a brand of Meyer Group Ltd which has a number of affiliates around the world. Together those companies have been designing, manufacturing and marketing cookware on a global scale since 1971. Combined, they sell over 100 cookware lines in more than 30 countries, and employ more than 5,000 people worldwide. Affiliates are located in the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Thailand, China, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, New Zealand, Canada and Japan (for more information visit www.meyer.com).
Meyer Manufacturing Company Ltd., under the sole ownership of the Cheng family was set up in 1951. Its initial business was the manufacturing and marketing of flash lights, hinges, ash trays, camping lanterns and tennis rackets. In 1971, Stanley Cheng, son of the founder and today's President and Chief Executive, recognised the potential of the cookware business and started the production of aluminium non-stick pans. This portion of the business became so successful, other products were phased out so that Meyer could concentrate on new cookware product development.
Meyer Group Ltd was founded in the UK in the early 1980s and has built its reputation on offering top quality, innovative cookware. Over the past twenty years we have become the market leader in gourmet cookware and are now the UK’s largest supplier of kitchenware.
Meyer Group Ltd is certified as a quality endorsed company and complies with the requirements of ISO 9001:2000. Through our Quality Management System, our aim is to continue as market leader by preserving a culture that values our quality brands and maintains a service level that is constantly superior to our competitors.