About Us

Like most good things, it takes time.

The germination idea came from Rosie Dowling’s late grandfather, Tony Prentice, who created a new kind of dog kennel.

In 2014, Rosie showed 'The Thermokennel’ concept, which was a thermoplastic barrel insulated with EPS. It was a simple idea to move away from the uninsulated kennels made from galvanised sheet steel and timber to an insulated thermoplastic construction. 

The idea which gained attention at the Fieldays Innovation Centre, where Rosie won a Grassroots Merit Award. This caught the eye of Timothy Allan, who proposed a collaboration to refine her prototype and take it to the next level in 2015 with his product development company. It was after this Kelvin was born.

‘The Thermokennel’ gradually went through three major design iterations that sought to develop and prove the idea worked and could be manufactured cost effectively and be able to be disassembled at end of life.  The final design iteration was done with leading Rotational Moulder, Gyro plastics based in Fielding. The new kennel is a big departure materially from the existing products in the market and puts dog welfare at the forefront.

Once the kennel was headed into production, the run then became a focus. The issue was finding something that could do the kennel justice. The current runs are galvanized steel and are normally welded as assemblies. The steel is prone to corrosion and difficult to move. Working with Blenheim engineering company, Cuddon, the change was made to move to the all-alloy construction of the Aurora Run. This massively reduced the weight and enabled easy assembly and disassembly.

The company Kelvin is rooted in improving the welfare of our hard workers and best friends, our dogs. Our products create simple solutions using modern materials and manufacturing methods that are functional and durable.

The brand kelvin was developed originally for the kennel. The kennel was envisaged to be thermally insulated and so the name Kelvin was selected as it is the base unit for temperature in the International System of Units (SI). The Kelvin scale is an absolute temperature scale