Heaps Arnold and Heaps Ltd

Established in 1770 Heaps, Arnold & Heaps Ltd are the UKs leading manufacturer of Lead, Tin and Solder Products.

We offer a wide and diverse range of extruded, cast, machined and engineered lead products, including:

  • Lead Ballast/Lead Counterweights
  • Lead Sash Weights
  • Steel Sash Weights
  • Lead Radiation Shielding
  • Chrome Plating Anodes
  • Tin Plating Anodes
  • Plumbing Solders
  • Lead Came

Heaps, Arnold & Heaps Ltd offer a tool & mould making facility, enabling us to undertake any extrusion or casting project on a one off basis or large volume runs.

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  1. Flat Lead Came

    Flat Lead Came

    Lead Came, used in the art of stained glass and leaded light design, is manufactured in the UK by Heaps, Arnold & Heaps in a vast range of profiles and sizes. The Lead Came range is split into two distinct types.

    Traditional Lead Came: Manufactured using commercially pure lead, giving a look and feel ideally suited to both restoration and new work, this type of Lead Came is sized in English imperial sizes, with flat, round and beaded leafs of 1/8” through to 1.1/4”, hearts of 1/8” through to ½”, with a standard core thickness of 1.2mm. ‘Y’, ‘U’, ‘C’ and capping sections are also available. In addition to our standard sizes, our Lead Came can also be customised using a combination of leafs, hearts and cores to suit project specification. Please call us to discuss your requirements

    European Style Lead Came: Manufactured to give the look and feel that European glaziers are accustomed to, our European Lead Came is lighter in profile, giving increased lengths per case. Available in true metric sizes, with flat, oval and beaded leafs ranging from 3mm through to 25mm, hearts of 3mm through to 12mm, and a 1.2mm standard core. ‘Y’, ‘U’, ‘C’ and capping sections are also available. European Style Lead Came is also available with a choice of material grades, soft, half-hard and hard. As with our other type of Lead Came, the range can be customised. Please call us to discuss your requirements.

  2. Rounded Lead Came

    Rounded Lead Came
    Lead Came, used in stained glass windows and leaded lights, is manufactured by Heaps, Arnold & Heaps Ltd in a vast range of styles & sizes. These include flat, round & beaded leafs in sizes ranging from 1/8" through to 1.1/4", with hearts from 1/8" through to 1/2". 'Y', 'C' & 'U' sections, as well as capping sections are also available. Our Lead Came is available through glass stockists Pearsons Glass, with branches in Liverpool, Greenford & East Kilbride
  3. Rounded Lead Came

    Rounded Lead Came
    Lead Came, used in stained glass windows and leaded lights, is manufactured by Heaps, Arnold & Heaps Ltd in a vast range of styles & sizes. These include flat, round & beaded leafs in sizes ranging from 1/8" through to 1.1/4", with hearts from 1/8" through to 1/2". 'Y', 'C' & 'U' sections, as well as capping sections are also available. Our Lead Came is available through glass stockists Pearsons Glass, with branches in Liverpool, Greenford & East Kilbride