Hydra Mining Tools International Limited is based in the South Yorkshire area of the UK. An area renowned for its mining, steel making and heavy engineering industries. Hydra Mining Tools and its predecessor, Hall & Pickles Tool Company, have been associated with mining activities since the earliest days of mechanization. Hydra Mining Tools operate from two sites in the UK and two overseas. The head quarters of the company is at Rotherham, where carbide, mineral cutting tools, toolholders, cutting chains, conveyor rollers and related components are produced.