Gladstone

Gladstone Engineering has been making pottery wheels and studio ceramics equipment in Stoke-on-Trent — the historic heart of UK pottery manufacturing — for more than 35 years. Every Gladstone machine ships out of the same workshop, designed and built for British studios, schools and serious home potters. We stock the full Gladstone range from kick wheels and electric wheels through pugmills, clayrollers, damp cabinets and bench equipment — 57 active SKUs in total, with parts and after-sales backed by the manufacturer.

Gladstone pottery wheels

Gladstone wheels cover the full spectrum from non-electric kick wheels to professional Bailey-derived studio wheels. The G33 Standing Kick Wheel remains the only readily-available new kick wheel built in the UK — heavy flywheel, no motor, no electronics, designed to last decades. For powered throwing, the G30 Classic, G35 Staffordshire and G39 Atlas form Gladstone's mainstream production range, while the G34 Bailey, G40 Bailey 1Hp VF and G41 Bailey Tutorial use the licensed Bailey drive architecture for higher-torque studio and teaching work. The G27 Special Needs Wheel is purpose-built for accessibility teaching and inclusive studios — an unusual product offered by very few manufacturers anywhere. The G28 Momentum Wheel sits between kick and powered, providing pedal momentum without mains electricity. Bench accessories such as the G34 Seat and G34 Shelf fit the Bailey-architecture range.

Gladstone pugmills and clay processing

Gladstone manufactures one of the most complete pugmill ranges available in the UK. The G49E 50mm and G50E 50mm Pugmill are entry studio machines for recycling wedged and reclaimed clay; the G52 75mm and G52P power-feed step up to small-production volumes; the G48 70mm de-airing pugmill introduces vacuum de-airing for wedging-free throwing clay; and the G53 Vertical Pugmill handles studio reclaim with a smaller footprint. For Gladstone pugmills with finger-guard accessories the G1024 Fingerguard fits the G49E/G50E range.

Gladstone clayrollers and slab forming

Five Gladstone clayrollers cover slab-forming from small studio benches up to motorized batch production: the G601 Clayroller 3' (and the G601 bench-mount variant), the G602 Clayroller 4', the larger G603 Clayroller 4' XL, and the G604 Motorized Clayroller for high-throughput slab work.

Gladstone damp and drying cabinets

Drying control is one of the under-discussed parts of a working studio. Gladstone's cabinet range covers both directions — humidity-held damp cabinets to slow drying on works-in-progress, and heated drying cabinets for greenware preparation before bisque firing. The G101 120cm, G101A 120cm, G101B 180cm and G101C 180cm Damp Cabinets handle workspace humidity; the G102 Double Drying Cabinet and G103 Drying Cabinet provide controlled heated drying.

Gladstone studio equipment and benches

Gladstone makes the larger fittings that turn a corner of a workshop into a working pottery studio. The G140 Work Bench and G155 Modelling Bench are the studio basics; the G142 Clay Storage Bin and G145 Clay Trap handle clay management and plumbing protection; the G135 Vibratory Sifter, G147 Compressor & Spraygun, G160 Spraybooth and G165 Waterwash Spraybooth support glazing operations; and the G120E Jigger and Jolley and G152 Plaster Turning Lathe serve plaster moulding, jiggering and slip-cast production.

Gladstone extruders

Two Gladstone extruders are stocked: the G64 Wall Extruder with Dies for studio coil and section forming, and the G70 Tile Extruder for repeatable tile and slab profile work.

Why Gladstone?

Gladstone Engineering builds machines that last decades. Every wheel, pugmill, roller and cabinet is manufactured in Stoke-on-Trent — the same place clay has been worked at industrial scale for over 250 years. Because production is in-house, spare parts are still available for machines built more than 30 years ago: original-spec belts, bearings, drive electronics and replacement components are sourceable through Gladstone or through us. Gladstone equipment is the UK's first-choice fit-out for college and university ceramics departments, secondary-school art rooms with serious throwing programmes, and full-time potters running production studios.

Which Gladstone is right for your studio?

For a teaching or accessibility setting, the G27 Special Needs Wheel and G33 Standing Kick Wheel are the standouts. For mainstream throwing in a home or shared studio, the G30 Classic, G35 Staffordshire or G39 Atlas are reliable mainstream choices. Production studios doing high-volume throwing typically pair a G40 Bailey 1Hp VF or G41 Bailey Tutorial with a G48 de-airing pugmill and a G601 clayroller for slab work. For glaze production a G135 sifter, G147 compressor and G160 spraybooth complete a glazing line. UK delivery is included on every Gladstone item; lead times are confirmed at order against the current production schedule in Stoke. Talk to us before ordering if you need help matching a wheel to a power supply (UK 13A vs 16A vs 32A) or sizing pugmill throughput to your studio's clay consumption — we throw on this kit ourselves and we use Gladstone's larger pugmills in our own production.