Rand Rocket

Rand Rocket is less a scissor label than a UK salon-supply institution that happens to own one. Founded by Randolph Vickers in 1973 and based in Consett, County Durham, it has spent decades as both a maker and a distributor. It owns the STR scissor brand and acts as the UK distributor for two well-known European names, Jaguar and Tondeo, so a single Rand Rocket order can carry both house-line shears and imported ones.

What they actually sell

Scissors are one shelf of a much wider business. Rand Rocket’s catalogue runs to razors, styling and beauty tools, and general salon supplies, which makes it the kind of supplier a UK salon uses for routine restocking rather than a destination for a once-in-five-years statement shear. The blade steels listed are stainless and ice-tempered stainless, which is a practical, mid-tier choice: corrosion-resistant, sharpenable, and sensibly priced rather than exotic. Pricing for the scissor side sits in the mid-range, roughly $200 to $400.

Buying in the UK

Because this is a trade supplier first, you mostly meet Rand Rocket through professional beauty wholesalers rather than a glossy direct-to-consumer storefront. UK stockists include Alan Howard, Adel Direct, Professional Choice and Salons Direct, and the company can be reached directly at randrocket.co. Distribution is firmly UK-focused, so buyers elsewhere will find this one harder to source. For comparisons across other British makers, the brands directory is the place to look.