Nikwax
GB · 1977 · Hiking
Water-based, PFAS-free cleaners and proofers for outdoor gear
Started in 1977 with a boot wax that did not soften the leather, and and states it has not used fluorocarbons or aerosols. The founder handed the company to an Employee Ownership Trust in 2022; it still manufactures at its Sussex headquarters.
- Ownership
- Independent
- Status
- Trading
- Made
- Own factory, Wadhurst, East Sussex
- Offers
- kits and bundles, deep provenance, a phone line, plain-language guides
- Activities
- Hiking, Camping, Ski touring