Nikwax Waterproofing & Care Products

“40 years of outdoor innovation.”

Established in 1977 and based in East Sussex, Nikwax® is a well-known brand for waterproofing products.

In fact, Nikwax® have won several awards, including:

* 2010 Sunday Times Green Award – Best Green Companies

* 2010 What Mountain Bike Magazine – TX.Direct Voted Best Wash-In

* 2013 Walk Magazine Reader Awards – Gold ‘Best other Walking Product’

* 2014 The Queen’s Award for Enterprise – Sustainable Development

* 2015 Outdoor Industry Award – Nikwax Down Wash Direct in the Sustainable Innovations Category

* 2016 Judges Special TGO Award – Sustainability Product of the Year

Here at Discount Equestrian, we stock many Nikwax® products, such as Basewash, Conditioner for Leather, Cotton Proof, Down Proof, Down Wash, Fabric & Leather Proof, Footwear Cleaning Gel, Glove Proof, Leather Cleaner, Leather Restorer, Nubuck & Suede Proof, Polar Proof, Rug Proof, Rug Wash, Softshell Proof Spray On, Tech Wash, TX.Direct Wash-In, Waterproofing Wax, Wool Wash, and more!

Created by Nick Brown who was originally from Kent, here’s a little about the Nikwax® story, “Nikwax was first produced as a commercial product in a North London flat. In 1977, at 22 years of age, Nick mixed his first order with a discarded tea urn, a primus stove, a jug and materials bought from a local hardware store. The wax was then poured into tins which he silk screened by hand.

Nick sold his products to the outdoor trade, driving a second hand Morris 1000 van and later, he bought an Inter Rail cards to introduce his product into Europe. Next he moved to a workshop in Clerkenwell in London and before he knew it, Nick was selling ‘the product’ to eight countries. 'The product' - a non-softening waterproofing wax for leather boots was so effective that it set the standard for a new breed of aftercare products under the Nikwax brand.

It was around 1980 that the beginning of ‘green thinking’; awareness of ozone depletion and the problems relating to aerosols arose. In 1983, determined to find new, easy and 'clean', ways to waterproof garments, Nick developed an entirely novel approach. Harmful and flammable solvents were replaced with water, and the Nikwax Water-Based Range was created.

Nikwax was the first company in the world to produce a range of water-based products for restoring waterproofing in the home. Not only did the products avoid emitting harmful solvents into the atmosphere, but they were also very easy to use, allowing people to reproof their clothes in a washing machine.”

Further information about Nikwax® can be found on their website: https://www.nikwax.com/en-gb/