Published 13 August 2026 · Last updated 16 August 2026
Kingkraft, the Sheffield manufacturer of height adjustable baths, shower trolleys and changing equipment, has been acquired by Dale Campbell and his son Brinley Campbell. The business continues to trade under the Kingkraft name from its existing Sheffield site, with all staff, product ranges and customer arrangements unchanged.
The company has been designing and building specialist accessible bathing equipment for more than 40 years, and its bath ranges are specified for schools, care settings, healthcare environments and private homes across the UK. Products include the Multibath range of powered height adjustable baths and electrically adjustable shower change trolleys, the sort of equipment that sits behind most Changing Places facilities and specialist school bathrooms.
Who the new owners are
Dale Campbell takes the role of managing director, bringing more than 25 years in the accessible equipment industry. He and Brinley previously worked together in the family-owned business behind Wealden Rehab and CareSpaces. Brinley Campbell joins as operations director.
Both were keen to signal continuity rather than change. “Kingkraft has spent four decades earning its reputation, and that is not something you arrive and start rewriting,” Dale Campbell said. “The team, the products and the standards stay exactly as they are. What we bring is industry experience and a clear commitment to keeping manufacturing here in Yorkshire.”
Where the investment is going
The new owners have said early investment will go into product development, quoting and customer support, with the stated aim of making Kingkraft the most straightforward specialist manufacturer in the sector to deal with. “There is a lot we are now implementing to make Kingkraft easier to work with,” Brinley Campbell said. “Faster quotes, clearer product information and better support for the specifiers and dealers who rely on us. That is where the early investment goes.”
Quoting speed is a genuine pain point in specialist bathing. Because almost every installation is bespoke, and because much of it is funded through local authority or Disabled Facilities Grant routes, a slow quote can hold up an entire adaptation. Anyone who has waited on a council-funded bathroom adaptation will recognise how much of the timeline is administrative rather than physical.
The company also intends to bring more young people into its Sheffield workshop over time, addressing the skills gap that has affected UK manufacturing more broadly. Existing warranties, service arrangements and supply agreements are unaffected, and customers, specifiers and dealers should continue to use their usual Kingkraft contacts.
Why it matters for the wider sector
This is another change of ownership in a year that has already seen significant consolidation across UK mobility and healthcare equipment, including merger activity among major wheelchair and seating manufacturers and a string of regional retailer acquisitions. The pattern is broadly consistent: buyers are targeting established British manufacturers with specialist product knowledge, then investing in the commercial side rather than the engineering.
For families and occupational therapists, the reassurance here is that a long-standing supplier of specialist bathing equipment stays in British ownership and in production. That matters for spare parts and servicing as much as for new orders, since a height adjustable bath or shower trolley is expected to last many years in a care setting.
If you are looking at bathing and washing at home rather than in a care environment, the choices are usually between a walk-in shower, a walk-in bath, a bath lift or a powered bath seat, and the right answer depends far more on transfer ability than on budget. Our guides to bathroom mobility equipment and daily living aids cover the options, and you can find and compare local suppliers in our directory. Households weighing up a full adaptation may also want to read our guide to mobility aids before committing to a single approach.
Sources: THIIS Magazine, Kingkraft
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Published 13 August 2026 · Last updated 16 August 2026