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Bottle Oven c. 1930s
Bottle Oven c. 1930s

The Beginning

Kiln Maintenance was founded by John L Whitney in 1967, it remains a family run business, with his son John & grandson David continuing the mission to manufacture, supply & install high quality products carefully selected & constructed in line with and exceeding all the up to date quality expected in our industry.

J. L. Whitney
J. L. Whitney

Our Mission

Small or large, your request will be dealt with expertly offering our very best advice, individual attention, and bespoke solutions. Based on the fact that we are a family company in its third generation, we thrive on the knowledge that reputation is key and ours is built on continuing to innovate the products and services we provide. Contact us now and discover all the solutions we have to offer.

Staffordshire Bottle Oven c. 1930s
Staffordshire Bottle Oven c. 1930s
David & John Whitney
David & John Whitney

Present

KML has its offices in the centre of the Potteries, Stoke-on-Trent, an ideal location within the UK with connections via road and rail to the regional airports and motorway network. John L Whitney could not have known back in 1967 what an ideal position this would leave his business in the 21st century as Kiln Maintenance enjoys strong relationships with international suppliers and indeed completing the work on its overseas contracts.

50 Years of Kiln Maintenance

    In 2017 Kiln Maintenance celebrated our 50th Anniversary!    

     The business has seen many changes over the years and to mark this major milestone David was asked by I.M3 (Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining) to do a Q&A giving his opinion on how the industry has changed over the years and where he sees it heading in the future.

You can read his article below.