WHO ARE ESKIMO?

 

Eskimo – Beautiful designer radiators and towel rails. Created by a bunch of designers and engineers, at our Bristol studio – Made by our skilled manufacturing team, at our Eskimo factory in Birmingham.


Eskimo was born and bred in North London, in the Spring of 2001. So we’ve been around for a bit. Founded by Phil Ward, he’s still about, the Company’s original ethos remains – passionately dedicated to saving the world from the ugly and impractical saboteurs of interior design. Leading in beautiful radiator aesthetics - clean lines and unique surface finishes. Whilst remembering the purpose of the products. Good looking, high-performance radiators & rails.
Nowadays we are also dedicated to product design & innovation that will warm our spaces without warming the planet.
Functional design doesn’t have to be ugly.


We have a small, but very talented and experienced team. This means that throughout the entire journey of your purchase, and beyond, you have our undivided attention (to detail). And it’s all done in the UK, so you can feel good about your Global Footprint.

We love a good natter, so call us on +44 (0)207 117 0110. We are actual humans that really like other humans, so we’ll be very happy to help you. You can also drop us a line at hello@eskimodesign.co.uk

If Mission Statements and Brand Values ‘float your boat’, have a little read of them here.

At Eskimo, we produce beautiful solutions for heating homes, without heating the planet. Innovation in low-energy towel warmers, heat pump radiators and thermal energy storage

Meet our leadership Team

  • Founder & Managing Director

    Eskimo is headed up by Phil Ward, a lifelong entrepreneur he’s been involved with heat exchangers since he was very young, working in his father’s factory. Following his graduation from UCL, Phil managed his family business making industrial heat exchangers whilst starting a succession of successful businesses in the music industry and events, before launching Eskimo in 2001. Phil provides creative and technical direction to the business and has been Managing Director since its inception in 2001.

  • Sales & Marketing Director

    Eskimo is co-directed by Sales & Marketing Director, Louisa Jenkins. Louisa’s wealth of experience within the design industry started with a position at Rolls Royce Aerospace after graduating from Nottingham Trent University. Subsequently, she moved through various agencies in London, notably award-winning Jam Design & Communications – working on high-profile clients such as Audi and 100% Design. Before heading into brand management and sponsorship with On|Off, part of London Fashion Week. Louisa also held management positions in Sales & marketing agency Folk and with the globally recognised product designer Anthony Dickens

  • Manufacturing Manager

    Eskimo’s Manufacturing Hub, Birmingham, is managed by Manufacturing Manager Mark Beresford. Mark brings an abundance of experience, spanning a career within a wide range of industries. From uPVC extrusion, and the medical sector, to high-end equestrian saddle makers and window and door hardware. Specialising in process improvement, his tenacity for high-quality, on-time delivery is undeniable. Mark heads up Eskimo’s cultural innovation within the factory environment. He is creating an inspirational manufacturing model that brings out the greatness in each and every member of our team.

  • Supply Chain Coordinator

    The beating heart of Eskimo’s Manufacturing Hub is Kasia Beresford our Purchasing, Planning & Material Controller. Kasia moved to the UK from Poland 12 years ago and has successfully developed an impressive career in Purchasing and Planning. Working with World leading suppliers which includes composite technologies for the automotive industry. Revolutionising the way that we plan orders and manage raw material stock, Kasia is a key player in change & improvement within the business. Additionally implementing crucial new business systems to ensure that we continue to deliver beautiful quality products to the customer on time as the business grows.

  • Marketing & Communications Lead

    Aishvarya started his professional journey with Accenture and soon moved into the marketing world working as an independent marketing consultant for startups focused on SAAS, Fintech, and blockchain. Aishvarya's main strength lies in organic growth hacks, viral content marketing, SEO and paid ads. With a proven track record of generating organic digital reach in millions, Aishvarya also holds a Masters's degree in Marketing from Cardiff University. .

  • Principal R&D Engineer

    Raman is a young Energy Engineer, who graduated from the Polytechnic University of Milan. He is an expert in fluid dynamics and heat transfer phenomena and is interested in sustainability and renewable technologies. He has recently moved to the UK to work on an interesting Knowledge Transfer partnership project Between Eskimo and the University of Birmingham to develop a new, sustainable, and carbon-free technology to heat houses without heating the planet.

Eskimo are dedicated to continuously develop innovative products that focus on warming our homes without warming the planet.

 

WHY ARE WE CALLED ESKIMO?

So why are we called Eskimo? It’s a slightly convoluted tale of family, music, second chances, and the brilliance of a name. The turn of the 21st century was a great time for music. It was also a great time for radiators. Back then the founder of Eskimo, Phil Ward, was involved in both, simultaneously DJ’ing, running a record label and running the family engineering business whilst the concept of making radiators that also looked good was just a twinkle in his youthful eyes.

Around that time Phil’s brother Mike had just ended his association with his music management company after their headline act – Esqimeau, flushed with the early success of a single decent record, had rested on their meager laurels, neglecting to write any further music, so consigning them to the capacious dustbin of musical history. As Phil’s radiator design business took off he was hunting for a name with abstract associations to hot and cold, but most importantly, to graphical eyes at least, a name that looked good in print. A logotype with an alluring typographical form and a brand name that rolled off of the tongue. Subsequently, Eskimo was kindly passed on through the Ward family, proving once and for all that every name deserves a second chance.

We then needed an explanatory companion in the form of a strapline. Immediately describing what we do whilst reflecting our Company tonality. LOVE MAKING HEAT has a dual message that is still adored today. Eskimo really DO love making heat, that’s what we do from the design of our heating products of course. Additionally, our heat outputs are so joyously high, that one can happily become naked in the name of love.

In 2002, in their New Year’s round-up of the previous year – the Guardian described Eskimo’s arrival as “the year radiators finally became cool” – never has a truer word been spoken.