For more than 30 years Dancraft has been making the British Military’s pace sticks used on parade squares up and down the country to ensure precision is maintained within the ranks.

The man behind the business, Martin Dukes from Yorkshire, joined Dancraft in 1985 and spent many years concentrating on the development and marketing of quality pace sticks.

Dancraft was initially formed in 1982 when two ex-servicemen, Colin Davison and John Needham formed a partnership.

They both developed the business initially to cater for niche presentation items and saw there was a demand for pace sticks.