For over 180 years, the name of Eley has been at the forefront of quality and innovation in the world of shotgun ammunition. From the beginning of production in 1828, Eley cartridges have earned a worldwide reputation amongst discerning shooters for being of the highest quality and reliability.

For over 100 years, production was based at Witton in Birmingham under the IMI group banner but this was about to change. In 2002 the Eley shotgun ammunition business was acquired by Maxam, the largest and most prestigious manufacturers of explosives and ammunition in Europe if not worldwide. Maxam’s intentions were to build on the well deserved reputation of the product, to make Eley a world leader in cartridge manufacturing and to maintain Eley’s identity as a truly British manufacturer.

In 2003 the new factory at Minworth, Sutton Coldfield was commissioned and a new era in Eley‘s long and distinguished history had begun. Drawing on Maxam’s technical expertise and products, the plan was simple: To apply new technology and materials in order to take Eley products into the 21st century

Eley Hawk now produces some of the finest quality products on the market anywhere in the world. Maxam’s knowledge and expertise in the production of high quality powders is well known and these are used exclusively throughout the Eley Hawk range.