Welcome to Spencer Rigging

Yacht rigging has always been a major part of Spencer Rigging’s business, however we offer a wide range of services including Rod Rigging, Swaging, Commercial Rigging, Balustrade, Hand Splicing of Wire, Rope Splicing, Certified Lifting Equipment, Lashing facilities, Proof Loading, Talurit Splicing, Consultancy, Surveys, Testing, Certification of Factory Lifting Equipment and more...


As part of the ongoing expansion of the Spencer Rigging Group, We have gained the vast knowledge and experience of Southern Spar Services and Ocean Yacht Equipment. To speak to these highly regarded companies please click on the logo below.

Harry Spencer - MBE

Harry Spencer, founder of Spencer Rigging in 1958

One of the characters who make Cowes the centre of yachting excellence and traditional style is Harry Spencer.

Harry Spencer of Cowes started in business on his own in 1958 as an independent rigger for yacht yards in Cowes. The increase in time and money spent on leisure activities and the consequent boatbuilding boom in the sixties meant that the yacht yards were getting an increasing volume of rigging work. Often the craft and its rigging came together for the first time, perhaps only a day or two before launching, causing problems in assembly and delays due to unforeseen snags. Harry Spencer recognised these problems and soon proved that it was more economical for boatyards to go to one source and get a tailored job for both rigging and the supply of fittings. The reputation of Spencer Rigging grew quickly and with an increase in staff the firm was soon working not only in Cowes but in boatyards throughout England and eventually the rest of the world.

Spencer Rigging is simply a necessary extension of Harry’s personality: a mere blend of an artist is sensibility and brute force, his unerring sense of the right way to do something, his uncanny skill in managing any impossible job that the world throws his way.

What We Do

Both Cowes and Southampton rigging lofts are fitted with an extensive range of rigging machinery making them some of the best equipped in Europe.

Though yacht rigging has always been a major part of Spencer Rigging’s business we offer a wide range of other services including Rod Rigging, Swaging, Commercial Rigging, Certified Lifting Equipment, Lashing facilities, proof loading, Talurit splicing, Consultancy, surveys and onsite testing and certification of factory lifting equipment.

Spencer Rigging are suppliers of equipment to RNLI, Local authorities, aerospace, submarines, nuclear, Horticulture, oil spillage, gas, water, electricity industries.

ISO 9001:2008 certification.

Our commitment to quality means we are now ISO 9001:2008 certified.

Spencer Rigging Ltd. has achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification, signifying that its quality management standards meet the rigorous industry requirements of the ISO Certifying Body. The ISO 9001:2008 standard is an internationally recognized quality management system developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
The Spencer Rigging team take great pride in achieving this significant credential, said Mark Spencer, Director, Spencer Rigging Ltd. This achievement reinforces our companys quality system as being among the best of class. The certification means that our quality management system assures the integrity of our processes and it reinforces the confidence that our customers have placed in us to deliver products that meet or exceed their exacting requirements.

Online Shop

Spencer Rigging Online Shop

Spencer Rigging now has a simply and easy to use on-line store for all your rigging requirements.
The Spencer Rigging crew take great pride in supplying solutions to our customers, so if you cannot find what you are looking for on our on-line store please call us on 01983 292022 and we will be glad to help in any way we can.