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About Target Catering Equipment

Established in 1988, Target Catering Equipment combines over 30 year's of stainless steel catering equipment manufacturing experience with commercial kitchen design expertise, to create unique commercial kitchens that suit you.


OUR AIM


To encourage businesses within the foodservice industry to embrace sustainability in order to have a greater impact on reducing their environmental footprint, whilst improving their business for all parties; the staff, the owners and their customers.

The Target brand is known across the UK for it's outstanding quality and reliability, offering the complete package when it comes to commercial kitchens. From initial concepts our commercial kitchen design consultants work together with clients to develop an ideal commercial kitchen layout which meets their every requirement.

All Target manufactured products are designed and developed in house at our facility based in Gloucestershire. This is where we also operate our manufacturing facility, equipped with advanced computer aided design systems and the latest manufacturing equipment.

Having all departments under one roof, allows us to react quickly and effectively to research and development, thus keeping Target at the forefront of the evolution of product technology. It also gives us complete control over our manufactured products, ensuring quality is at a consistently high level.

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TARGET CHEF AMBASSADORS


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EMILY WATKINS

CHEF PROPRIETOR AT THE KINGHAM PLOUGH

Executive chef Emily Watkins has put everything into building her business and career as a chef, working tirelessly to produce delicious dishes, developing her own style of modern British cuisine. 

Emily began her career in Florence, Italy where she landed a role at Ristorante Beccofino. Initially working front of house and spening two days a week in the kitchen with no experience just a passion for food. She quickly worked her way into a chef role within two months and within two year's she had become junior sous chef and fluent in Italian.

In 2002, she moved moved back to England where she worked at The Fat Duck under Heston Blumenthal. It was at this point the restaurant was awarded a third Michelin star and was named Best Restaurant in the World.

In 2005 following a hip injury Emily had to redirect her career becoming a private chef in London. Two year's later she moved to Gloucestershire and at the age of 28 she opened her own restaurant The Kingham Plough, which went on to win numerours accolades and awards including three AA rosettes and being recommended by the Michenlin and AA guides amongst many others.  

Over the years Emily has featured on numerous TV productions including The Hairy Bikers, Tom Kerridge's Proper Pub Food, whilst also regulalry appearing in the local, national and international press.

In 2014 Emily competed in the BBC's Great British Menu, winning with her fish course. Following this Emily was selected to cook her winning dish for war veterans at St Paul's Cathedral in a banquet commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, and has since returned to the show as a veteran judge for the South West Region.

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SHAUN NAEN

CONSULTANT & INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT CHEF


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Target Company History...

Founded in Gloucester over 30 years ago, Target Catering Equipment has become one of the UK's leading British manufacturers of commercial induction cooking equipment. Here are a few key milestones in the history of Target Catering Equipment.


1985 - Pedrette Engineering founded by Mr David Pedrette ex-merchant navy engineering officer and wife Elizabeth Pedrette

David worked part-time self-employed carrying out small engineering works and site work, manufacturing precision sheet metal components for weighing and processing industries from his and his wife Elizabeth’s bungalow in Hucclecote. At the time David was also working full-time at Bentham International Limited as Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance Engineer.

Following a move to a larger property later in the year, David and Elizabeth invested in faulty and damaged machinery which they could buy cheap and David could fix using his extensive engineering experience, to enable him to begin engineering various products.

David Sub-let his cottage workshop out to Mr John Claxton of GCG Services who machined components for various companies including Edmond Evans. Through these contacts David was recommended as a sub-contractor to Vidison, sheet metal workers & fabricators of stainless-steel catering equipment.

Vidison engaged David as a sub-contractor where he began carrying out jobs including;

  • Spray painting components

  • Welding balustrades and railings

  • Stripping industrial fans apart and repairing

Once Vidison was confident of David’s skill level and knew he was a reliable tradesman they began to engage David to carry out complete installations of extraction canopies and ducting - his first ever canopy that he installed was at Valley Indoor Leisure and Bowls Cinderford, followed by many more all over the country for end-user clients and catering disributors.

During this time David continued acting as a sub-contractor to various companies that required his engineering services including;

  • Machining hydraulic fittings and general fabrication for Showmen

Commercial kitchen plumbing installations for David Ford of Ford Microwave Services who set up Gloucester Catering Equipment which led to more catering installation work and was subsequently asked by David Ford if he could install gas catering equipment and manufacture extraction canopies and other pieces of catering equipment.

Rudolf Steiner School, Brookthorpe was the first canopy that David designed and manufactured himself through the knowledge he gained from watching others at Vidison and using his skills gained through his engineering background for David Ford’s Gloucester Catering Equipment.

1988 - Pedrette Engineering became incorporated as Pedrette Engineering Ltd

David and Elizabeth both decided that in order to attract more prestigious work from larger companies that wanted security of working for an established Limited company they needed to register the business as a limited company and so Pedrette Engineering became incorporated as Pedrette Engineering Ltd.

Pedrette Engineering Limited began and continued to carry out;

  • Sub-contracting for different catering equipment distributors general fabrication, supply, install and servicing including;

    • Extraction canopies and ducting

    • Stainless steel tables

    • Hot cupboards

    • Ambient and heated gantries

    • Gas range cookers

  • On-site fabrication and installation of specialist conveyor and powder handling equipment for Craven Associates, manufacturers of Maxfactor and Revlon beauty products.

1990 - Pedrette Engineering Ltd took on first member of staff

1993 - Expansion resulted in a move to a larger premises at Gloucester Docks

1999 - Orders doubled meaning a relocation to the current Bristol Road, Gloucester site along with a company re-branding into Target Catering Equipment

The Target name and logo derived from David’s grandfather’s business, W. & F. Archer Ltd (1930’s - 1970’s), British manufacturers, pioneers and patentees of quality municipal brushware, which had a brand of brushware called “Target Brand Brushware”.

2007 - Recession hit UK businesses hard resulting in a review of the companies manufactured products


2008 - 20 years in business, pioneering works started for specialist induction cooking technology

2009 - The 2nd generation of the Pedrette family joined Target Catering Equipment

2010 - First heavy duty bespoke commercial induction range manufactured for customer

2012 - Full range of induction cooking technology light and heavy duty developed

2015 - Target Standard commercial induction products launched

2016 - Target Catering Equipment launched as a Centre of Excellence for sustainable commercial kitchens

2017 - Target Catering Equipment became accredited suppliers of sustainable catering equipment by The Carbon Trust


2018 - Target celebrate 30 years as a family business!

2019 - Target awarded “People’s Choice Family Business of the Year 2019”

AWARDS

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Target Catering Equipment Awarded the People’s Choice Family Business of the Year 2019

Target Catering Equipment, a second-generation family business and sole representative of Gloucestershire at the acclaimed Family Business United awards, came out on top in a public vote against 13 other finalists in the category, which included St Austell Brewery, New Wave Marine and St Bridget Nurseries to name a few.


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Target TR-E+ Induction Range Highly Commended in CESA Sustainable Catering Equipment Award 2018

The family-run business, which has been producing quality, bespoke catering equipment to the foodservice industry for over 30 years, was highly commended in the ‘Sustainable Catering Equipment Award’ for being a leading British Manufacturer of sustainable Carbon Trust accredited catering equipment.


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Target Bespoke Induction Ranges Awarded Bronze in Commercial Kitchen 2018 Innovation Challenge

After battling it out against 24 of the latest innovative products developed by a range of market leading brands within the industry, the Target bespoke induction range was awarded as Bronze Winner in the Innovation Challenge 2018. The “Commercial Kitchen - Innovation Challenge” is run by the dedicated foodservice industry trade show Commercial Kitchen and judged by the show visitors along with some of the biggest buyers and innovation experts accross the foodservice and hospitality sectors.

Judges commented “It’s great to see companies like Target bringing new products and bespoke solutions to the market.”


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Awarded the ‘Innovation In Business Award’ 2016

Target Catering Equipment announced as winners of the Gloucestershire Business Show 2016 award for ‘Innovation in Business’. As trail-blazers within the foodservice industry, Target Catering Equipment have worked tirelessly over the past 8 years to change business owners and chefs’ perceptions of commercial kitchens accross the UK, through the development of innovative catering equipment.


Junior Design Engineer

As a growing British manufacturer within the food service industry we at Target Catering Equipment are looking for a Junior Design Engineer to join our expanding team. If you have recently graduated with a Design Engineer or similar qualification or have product design experience, with a basic understanding of using thin sheet metal and electro-mechanical components and would like to begin your career and have a supporting design role in the development of existing and new products within the food service equipment industry, then we want to hear from you!


APPROVED ELECTRICIAN

As a growing British manufacturer within the food service industry we at Target Catering Equipment are looking for a confident Approved Electrician to join our expanding team to support the products we manufacture and supply. If you have recent experience in electrical wiring and assembly and would like to have a critical role in the support and development of existing and new products within the food service equipment industry, then we want to hear from you!