Products Services News About Secure Zone Contact Us HomeAbout Us Want access to the secure zone? Register here About Us Company Profile Hall & Watts is a company specialising in the production and supply of Opto-mechanical instruments, design and refurbishment expertise and is well known to the UK Ministry of Defence and Defence Forces worldwide. Hall & Watts is proud of its position in the defence optics industry and continues to provide high quality products, technical and training support as it has done for many decades. Innovative, simple, yet cost effective designs of products have been identified as major factors in our success together with a thorough understanding of the military market through specially selected personnel in engineering, sales and product support areas within the company. Hall & Watts is headquartered in St Albans, UK, where our global operations are based. Hall & Watts Australia, based in Melbourne, supports business covering the Australian Defence Market, as well as acting as the in country agent for MAS Zengrange Ltd. With representation in over 20 countries worldwide, Hall & Watts has manufactured and supplied Optical Instruments for over 70 years, and continues to do so with the highest levels of commitment and expertise. Download our ISO 9001:2015 certificate Download our BAE Certificate of Approval Download our Company Quality Assurance Policy Download our JOSCAR Accreditation Certificate 1856 Edwin Watts establishes company called E.R. Watts & Sons, specialising in the manufacture of theodolites and other surveying equipment. 1874 Company named Hilger was founded by two German precision optical instrument technicians; Adam and Otto Hilger. The company was based in Islington, London, and specialised in the manufacture of precision optical and mechanical instruments. 1880 Hall Brothers is founded. During both World Wars, the company provided large quantities of military equipment to various Ministries including theodolites, levels, artillery directors and weapon sights. 1938 Hall Brothers was incorporated and became known as Hall Bros. (Optical) Ltd. This became a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeronautical & General Instruments & Co. Ltd. 1948 Hilger merge with the well-known metrology instrument manufacturer E R Watts and the company became known as Hilger & Watts Ltd. 1949 Three sons of the founder of Hall Brothers start company called A.H Hall and Brothers Ltd. Very small operation based out of a shop premises in Islington, London specialising in optical instruments used in construction and planning. 1968 Hilger & Watts taken over by Rank Organisation 1979 Hall Bros. Ltd acquires the Watts survey business from Rank Organisation. This included the now industry standardized range of Watts surveying equipment, but also the range of military instruments, which included a service and repair operation. Company names are merged to form Hall & Watts Ltd. 1995 Hall & Watts Ltd disposes of the building and surveying equipment segment, leaving the business solely focused on the defence market. From this point onwards the company was to trade as Hall & Watts Defence Optics Ltd. Present Day Hall & Watts is represented in over 20 countries, supplying equipment into over 47 countries worldwide. Contact Us Hall & Watts Defence Optics is represented in over 20 countries worldwide, offering products and services spanning 5 continents. Headquartered in St Albans, United Kingdom and with offices in Melbourne, Australia. Please use the details provided to get in touch. UK Office Hall & Watts Defence Optics Ltd Unit A3, Merlin Centre Acrewood Way St Albans Hertfordshire AL4 0JY +44 (0) 1727 791200 sales@hallwatts.co.uk Australia Office Hall & Watts Australia Pty Ltd Level 40 140 William Street Melbourne VIC 3000 +61 3 9098 8758 arnaud.ng@hallwatts.com Products Services News About Contact Us Secure Zone Privacy Policy Terms of Use Disclaimer © 2015 - 2021 Hall & Watts Ltd | All Rights Reserved Want access to secure zone? Register here