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Proops Brothers Ltd is a family run business based in rural Leicestershire, supplying a vast range of tools for craft & hobby, DIY, model making, jewellery, metal & wood working. Our sister company, Linic Plastics Ltd, is based on the same site and manufactures many of the tools that we sell. Way back in 1946, members of the Proops family opened a shop on Tottenham Court Road, close to the major shopping district in London. They traded in War Surplus items as well as many other clearance, job lot lines. The Principle products were medical equipment and 'technical' items from aircraft such as instrumentation and electrical components. The shop also traded in radio spares, surplus engineering and woodworking tools.

In the 1980's Proops was bought by the current owner Isobel's late father, Nic Burdett. Nic was at the heart of the family business in Fleckney, Leicestershire for over 25 years and built Proops into a thriving company of 'everything useful' for hobby and modelling enthusiasts - buying a vast array of tools and equipment, sourcing redundant lines of quality tools, and designing and manufacturing craft and hobby products under the sister company Linic Products. Isobel worked alongside Nic for years, and took over the day to day running of the business in the last few years. To date, Proops Brothers buys and manufactures quality tooling. We endeavour to offer outstanding value for money and great service to our community.

Our Shop is at the heart of our local community, open 8:00am - 3:45pm Monday-Thursday and 8:30am-11:30 am on Fridays. Alternatively you can give us a call on 0116 2403400.

Manufacturing with Recycled Materials

Linic Plastics and Proops Brothers

The recycling of plastics has become a very hot topic, but our parent company, Linic Plastics, who make a lot of the tools we sell, have been recycling their own scrap and buying in hundreds of tons of reprocessed polymer for over 40 years. Wherever suitable, recycled material is used and our products are then packed in minimal packaging. The use of mixed material and difficult to recycle packaging is kept to a bare minimum.

Blog Posts

21st September 2026

Autumn project ideas: Make your own bags with our range of handles.

Whether you fancy a go at macrame, want to use knitting in a different way or would love to make something new from an old piece of clothing, our bag handles are a great finishing touch and bring a professional look to your project.

25th June 2026

Keep your garden hydrated with our Thru-Feed Hose Reel

Designed and developed by ourselves and manufactured by us in the UK, this Thru-Feed Hose Reel with 25 meters of high quality, non-kink braided hose is what every garden needs, especially in the heat of summer.

4th June 2026

Garden edging concrete mould

Smarten up garden borders by making-your-own concrete edging with these easy to use moulds. We have rope effect edging and Victoria tile style edging moulds. The moulds are made from Low Density Polyethylene which is strong enough to keeps its shape...