HEL Performance

HEL’s ancestor, Hose-Equip, was established in 1985 as an authorised Aeroquip distributor, and soon made a name for itself in the Industrial, Marine and Hydraulic market, based on a friendly and collaborative approach to quality and service. Hose-Equip quickly became an authorised MOD contractor and ISO9000 quality-assured.

Quality over Compromise. Always.

HEL Performance was also the first in the industry to apply a PVC cover during hose manufacture to protect vehicle paintwork. Until then, covers were typically applied by heat-shrink, which not only meant a substandard finish, but also made it almost impossible to colour-match future lines accurately. Such a move meant significant investment and vastly expanded stock holding, but it secured the highest quality finish in the marketplace – and the reputation that comes with it.

Soon all our competitors replaced in-house heat shrinking with pre-covered hose. And when we decided to be the first manufacturer in the world to offer coloured stainless steel fittings instead of aluminium ones, we ruled out electrolytic corrosion in the lines. We simply didn’t think it was right to use aluminium if it meant potential brake line failure.