Spider on the side of the "Gripple" works in Sheffield
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Spider on the side of the "Gripple" works in Sheffield
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 22 Oct 2015
Wire salesman Hugh Facey invented the original "Gripple" wire tensioner and joiner after a conversation in 1986 with a Welsh farmer. The first Gripple wire joiner was launched in the UK in 1988, and Gripple Ltd was established in 1991.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.394922
Longitude
-1.445058