About
Hey, we’re Naylor Agility and we’re barking mad about all things dog agility – plus, we know a thing or two about agility equipment and helping dogs perform at their best.
Based in the heart of South Yorkshire, we’ve been crafting top-quality equipment for over 40 years and we’re proud to support dog trainers, competitors, and enthusiasts nationwide.
It’s our mission to help every dog and handler achieve their full potential with reliable, safe, and innovative agility equipment.
How it all started…
When we first started making dog tunnels back in 1983, we were complete novices and knew nothing about dog agility. At this time, we were known as Amco Plastics Ltd, predominantly making ventilation ducting for the National Coal Board.
When a member of the public sent us a letter asking us to make a dog tunnel for her Agility Dog Training, we quickly realised that we could use the same manufacturing methods to create our dog agility tunnels – now a firm favourite within the agility community.
The history of Naylor Agility
1983 – Our first ever dog agility tunnel is made. Mrs Venables – a member of the public doing dog agility gets our information from the National Coal Board. We worked closely with Mrs Venables to turn our ventilation ducting into a tunnel for her dog agility training.
1984 – The word has started to spread that we now make dog agility tunnels, and after a few months of orders, we place our first advert in ‘Dog Training Weekly’ – a magazine recommended to us by one of our new customers.
1985 – The first exports outside of the UK – starting with the German Shepherd Dog Club in Dublin. This is followed by our first export to America for Anglo American Dog Training.
Two years after manufacturing our first tunnel – and after feedback from our customers – we develop our very own tunnel strap. This first design was 100mm wide, with two 12mm eyelets at each end, pegs were then inserted to secure in place. A design still used by people in the community.
1986 – Exported first tunnels to Denmark via Dansk Kennel Club.
1988 – We start working with Martin and Edith Pollard from Alvah Developments. We worked closely with Alvah Developments until 1997 when they decided to retire. During this time, Alvah Developments were appointed as sole UK agents.
Anders Kier was also appointed as our agent for Denmark, initially on a 12-month trial basis, but we continued working closely with them for many years.
2001 – Started supplying regular pallet loads of 3m and 6m tunnels for re-sale into Germany, Sweden and Norway.
2003 – We started working with First Contact, manufacturing the tunnels they hire out for events, and even supplying the tunnels used at Crufts. Over two decades later and we still supply tunnels to First Contact when they’re looking to replace old equipment.
2005 – Enquiry from Susan & Graham, Storm & Max’s Place. We supplied tunnels to go with the rest of their agility equipment for a number of years.
2013 – Bought by Naylor Industries Plc. Naylor Agility is officially born.
We received our first enquiry about non-slip tunnels. We worked with our material suppliers to develop a double-sided non-slip material for use in these tunnels.
2014 – We developed our first ‘sandbag strap’ with Velcro pockets.
2017 – Introduced our new 800mm tunnels for use in Hooper sports.
After the success of our Velcro sandbags, we introduced our adjustable sandbag straps – with the use of an extender, this bag can be used on our 600mm and 800mm tunnels.
We attended our first exhibition, the National Pet Show at London’s ExCel Arena. The next year the National Pet show moved to Birmingham NEC – and we returned again the year after.
2018 – Developed our adjustable wedge pocket sandbag straps, providing a more advanced alternative to our standard sandbags.
2019 – We launched our first Naylor Agility website and introduced two new ‘fun’ tunnels, 400mm for small dogs/puppies and 1000mm for larger breeds – and even donkeys!
Became a proud supporter of Pets as Therapy, making yearly donations to fund their animal-assisted therapy services. We continue to support the charity with yearly donations.
2023 – Launched our new Non-Slip+ tunnel, now our best seller.
Naylor Agility started sponsoring WAO Team England, Ireland and Team Wales. Marking a major step towards supporting the dog agility community.
Started sponsoring the British Agility Championships and working closely with Anthony Clarke. We became a main sponsor for 2024.
2024 – We exhibited at our very first Crufts! We had an amazing four days showcasing our products and making new friends within the community.
We launched our new Naylor Agility website, making it easier for people to order online and at events.
We acquired Performance Agility, a fellow agility equipment company, allowing us to expand our product offering to include agility jumps, soft walls, long jumps and much more.
We launch our new range of products since acquiring Performance Agility and attended our first ever International Agility Festival.
Naylor Agility makes another exciting acquisition by purchasing First Contact. This acquisition allows for the completion of our product range, to now include Contact equipment. Hazel and her team will also join the Naylor Agility family and continue hiring equipment for events throughout the year.
And the story continues…
Naylor Agility company details
Here are the company details for Naylor Agility.
- Company number: 00342012
- Registered offices: Naylor House, Valley Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S73 0BS
If you’d like to contact Naylor Agility, please see our contact information below:
- Call us: 01226 444378
- Email us: sales@nayloragility.co.uk
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