About Us

Established as a gas strut manufacturer in 2003, SGS Engineering was founded on 3 core principles: Exacting product quality standards, value for money and convenient, rapid, internet-based distribution. UK gas strut customers used to wait weeks to import OEM gas struts but when SGS came along, customers could expect their strut manufactured to custom spec, and delivered next day. Since then, our product ranges have grown and we now cover all your DIY & trade needs from power tools to tool storage to garage, garden & more, and our gas struts have been spun off into our family brand, Nitrolift. But despite this expansion, our 3 core principles have remained the same, we still deliver high quality products at excellent value for money and can still offer next day delivery on the vast majority of our offerings.

We continue our journey of striving for excellence, upping our game and expanding our offerings time after time to give our loyal, UK based customer base the quality products and service they deserve. Our UK sales and customer service teams offer expert advice and top-notch service, we've expanded our showroom to give customers hands on experience with our products, and we continually improve and add more to our digital offerings through our website.

SGS design and produce NitroLift gas struts in our UK manufacturing facility based in Derby. We’re the leading manufacturer of gas struts in the UK, a reflection of our commitment to quality and service. With our experience in precision engineering, the NitroLift product range has grown from just car gas struts, we now supply gas struts for uses including beds, outdoor bars, kitchens, horse trailers, caravans and more. In fact, we even offer a fully custom manufacturing service, meaning customers can spec out custom struts for any project that might require it.

Increasing our range of own-brand products means we can closely control the supply and manufacturing process, enabling us to offer a quality range of products at consistently great value. When you buy SGS equipment, you can expect your product to conform to the highest performance, safety and quality standards. We’re constantly testing and improving our range with the help of our dedicated Derby based R&D team, and with the help of feedback from our valued customers. At SGS, we prioritise the end user, and ensure that the community of customers we build around our business feels valued and cared for, whilst they know they can rely on us for quality products and expert advice.

SGS Engineering products are used widely across the UK by DIY-ers, tradespeople and large brands alike. Don't just take our word on the quality, reliability and value of our products, see below some of the projects we've proudly supported:

• The London Underground - Nitrolift gas struts are used in storage receptacles throughout the world's oldest underground rail system.

• The JCB Dieselmax - Nitrolift high performance gas struts were used as part of a canopy for the car that holds the world diesel-powered land speed record.

• Wembley Stadium - SGS worked on the new Wembley Stadium, providing gas struts for skylights within the famous 90,000 capacity stadium.

• The BT Tower - Nitrolift gas struts support maintenance hatches throughout the 177m tall iconic piece of the London skyline.

As a manufacturer, we’re good at spotting engineering excellence in other brands – we only partner with the best so our customers can trust in the quality of any product they buy from us. Some of our trusted partner brands include:

We operate our own Showroom in Derby which is open Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm & Saturday 9am-1pm. You can click and collect web orders from here or just pop in to browse our ranges and seek expertise advice from our Sales and Technical teams. If you come in for a gas strut, we will also manufacture it and support fitting while you wait.

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SGS Engineering is the largest stockist of SPX Flow and Power Team hydraulic equipment in Europe, meaning that we're always on hand for your specific requirements. We sell products to the rail industry, offshore oil and utilities businesses where specialist solutions are required. As well as being an authorised repair centre for this specialist engineering solutions provider, we have in house experts for all the technical, support and sales advice you could require.