About Us

R A Lister was formed in 1860 and in those days manufactured ploughs and other agricultural implements. In 1909, with the help of the Australian, James Davidson, Lister produced its first sheep shearing machine. Today, Lister Shearing Equipment is the longest established sheep shearing manufacturer in the world and the range of products soon included clippers for horse, cattle and veterinary users.

Lister Shearing Equipment is an independent UK company manufacturing their products in Dursley, Gloucestershire. A complete range of shearing and clipping machines and blades are exported all over the world for use not only to shear sheep and clip horses and cattle but also for goats, llamas, alpacas and pets.

Lister Shearing Equipment sponsor many sheep shearing competitions in the UK and have been the sponsor of "The British Isles Shearer of the Year" for many years and continue to promote and develop the art of shearing in the UK. Lister Shearing Equipment also supply shearing equipment to the British Wool Marketing Board.

Lister’s long and proud history makes them uniquely placed to serve the needs of worldwide shearing and clipping communities. In 1999, the company introduced two new clippers to the range, one of which received an IPC New Product Highly Commended Award at BETA 2000, the prestigious equine trade event in the UK. The company intends to continually support and promote shearing and clipping around the world as it has done since 1909.