Frank Pearce (right) and Yusuf Zeidan, Brinsea's distributor in Kuwait.
Brinsea was established in 1976 by Frank Pearce, an engineer with an interest in breeding birds, and his wife, Fiona, who managed the business side of the company, taking on roles from bookkeeping and customer service to dispatch and administration, helping turn their shared vision into a thriving enterprise. Frank's fascination with incubation grew into a lifelong commitment, and his engineering expertise in controlling temperature and ventilation led to the development of innovative and effective egg incubators and brooders for a wide range of bird breeders. Fiona's unwavering support and dedication were an invaluable part of the company's growth and long-term success. The intervening years have seen the successful application of more patents than the rest of the small incubator industry combined, culminating in the introduction of the world's first Contact Incubator—designed to replicate the natural nest environment where eggs hatch best.
The key to success of Brinsea's bird breeding products is the practical application of new technology.
We have extensive in-house design and testing facilities complete with 3D CAD and an active product development program.
Products are designed to be long lasting, energy efficient, effective and easy to use. As new technologies arise, we evaluate and adopt them only if they offer tangible benefits for Brinsea's customers.
Every step of every process is subject to quality assurance procedures. Brinsea work with UK suppliers wherever possible which means tighter control over quality and supply as well as supporting local industries and reducing product carbon footprint.
Kate Humble, TV presenter & Brinsea incubator user cutting the ribbon to open Brinsea's new factory in Weston-super-Mare.
Brinsea works closely with breeding centres of excellence and experts in the field, as well as conducting in-house test and development programmes – always checking that improvements are effective in practice and designs are practical and reliable. Brinsea has received widespread acclaim and products are used by breeding centres as diverse as the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, the National Centre for Birds of Prey, Bristol Zoo, the Roslin Institute and Wingspan Bird of Prey Centre in New Zealand.
Advanced new incubators are under development along with Veterinary Intensive Care Units sold under the Vetario brand. 85% of Brinsea's production is exported and the Company has 66 worldwide distributors from Angola to Venezuela making Brinsea a UK manufacturing success story.
