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Our Story

Our story · Bridgend, South Wales

Made here.Made yours.

Custom lifting belts, made in our Welsh workshop. From the leather we choose to the design you make your own.

Hands guiding a leather lifting belt through a sewing machine in the ModiFit workshop
Hands on. Every stitch.
Founded in 2013Made in South WalesDesigned around you

A belt with your name on it.
Our hands behind it.

A lifting belt becomes part of your training. The early sessions, the steady progress, the lifts you remember. We make ours with that in mind: carefully chosen materials, hands-on construction and room for your own identity.

Stuart Bartley sewing a custom lifting belt
Stuart BartleyFounder & belt maker
01 / How it began

An engineer.
A lifter.
A new direction.

I started Mobility Tools in 2013 while looking for a different path from my work as a mechanical engineer in the pharmaceutical industry. What began with mobility and rehabilitation equipment eventually led me to lifting belts.

At first, we sourced belts from other manufacturers. Inconsistent quality made me want more control over the finished product. I learned to sew, sourced leathers and suedes from the UK and Europe, and brought belt making into our own workshop.

That hands-on approach still shapes what we do. I work alongside the team on embroidery, printing and stitching, turning individual ideas into belts people can make their own.

From Mobility Tools to ModiFit. ModiFit is our lifting-belt brand, built from the business I founded in 2013.

02 / What goes into your belt

The details
beneath the design.

A custom belt starts with its construction. Each material has a job to do, long before a name, colour or artwork makes it yours.

Leather belt components stored beside the workbench
Leather, ready for the workbench.
01

The leather core

We use Italian vegetable-tanned leather at the heart of our leather lifting belts. Belt shape and thickness are chosen for the style of belt and the way it will be used.

02

The inside feel

The lining is the part you wear against your body. Suede adds texture and a softer feel, with colour and embroidery options available across our custom range.

03

Your finish

Leather colours, stitching, embroidery and printed artwork give a belt its character. Choose a simple finish or build a design around something that matters to you.

Materials and customisation options vary by belt. Each product page shows the choices available.

03 / Inside the workshop

From an idea
to something you wear.

Design, leather work and finishing come together in our workshop. Here is how a custom belt takes shape.

The ModiFit team working on belts at the workshop benches
At the workbench: shaping and assembling belts by hand.
01Your starting point

Choose your belt style, size and available finishes. Start from scratch or personalise an existing design with the options that suit you.

02The design

Names, logos, colours and artwork become part of the plan. Our design work brings those choices together for printing or embroidery.

03The build

Leather is cut and shaped, the layers are prepared and assembled, and the belt is stitched. The buckle or lever completes the construction.

04The finishing touches

The finished belt is checked, packed and sent on its way. Your product page gives the current manufacturing and dispatch information for your order.

Select a stage to see what goes into it.

04 / People behind the process

Meet a few
of the makers.

Alongside Stuart, our workshop team brings together design, leather work and finishing. These are some of the people behind your belt.

Dan working with a colleague on a design

Dan Walters

Design

With a background in print and graphic design, Dan turns customer ideas into artwork for custom belts.

Ryan preparing a belt at the workbench

Ryan Amos

Belt making

From preparing leather and suede to assembling a belt, Ryan works through the practical details at the bench.

Gymshark leather lifting belts laid out in production
Craftsmanship other brands trust

Manufacturing for
Gymshark since 2022.

Alongside our own belts, we manufacture leather lifting products for other fitness brands. Our work with Gymshark spans product development, prototyping and production in South Wales.

Manufacturing for brands
A black and gold custom lifting belt with personalised embroidery
A custom belt made in our workshop.
Your training. Your belt.

Make the next
one yours.

Build a belt around your own colours, name or design. Or explore our ready-made range and find a finish that feels like you.