WHAT do the Queen, 007 and Jack Nicholson’s Joker all have in common? They all have had tailor made gloves crafted for them by world famous glove manufacturer Dents.

Dents has been making leather gloves since 1777, when it was established by master glove maker John Dent, and today exports to around 40 countries around the world.

The company has longstanding royal connections, with its prestigiously skilled craftsmen and woman creating some of the world’s finest gloves for Queen Victoria and the gloves used in the coronation services for both King George VI in 1937 and Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.

In 2011 Dents moved to a new factory, opened by the Princess Royal, in Furnax Lane, Warminster and nearly 240 years on from its humble beginnings, the historic Dents is just as sleek, chic and effective as ever.

“We were incredibly proud and honoured to have been awarded a royal warrant recently,” said chief executive Deborah Moore. “This is a place steeped in history and we have harnessed our traditional roots and adapted it for the 21st century to survive the recession and come out stronger.

“We still make gloves in the same way as we did 200 years ago but, unlike then, we fortunately have the benefit of electricity to help us along. We are very family-orientated. People tend to stay here forever and that is the way we like it.”

Workers as young as 21 and as experienced as 74 work side by side, with nearly 70 staff in departments from admin to accounts, warehousing to HR, sourcing to design to cutters and sewers.

Former managing director John Roberts said: “Sometimes 52 different components go into the average glove and can range from £10-£40 for all those materials. The level of detail and craftsmanship is something to behold."

“One pair of gloves, for instance a peccary glove, can take six to seven hours to piece together but it is certainly worth it. After all these years the gloves are just as glamorous and immaculate as ever.”