Rectella International Ltd is a family owned private company established in the 1950s. Bar-Be-Quick is a registered trademark of Rectella International Ltd and was introduced in the mid 1980s. Rectella International Ltd operates from premises in Burnley, Lancashire. The site comprises of 160,000 sq. ft. of warehousing and production facilities (with satellite warehousing of 40,000 sq ft) which supports two production lines for the Instant Barbecues and the packing of Instant Lighting Lumpwood Charcoal products.
Bar-Be-Quick was the first UK charcoal supplier to obtain FSC® certification for its charcoal products and recently became the first global supplier of Fairly Traded Charcoal
Paul Keighley
Paul Keighley
MD of Rectella International Ltd.
1986-Launch of Instant Barbecues
Into the UK market. Started trading with MB Hill, South Africa. Rectella International Ltd designed, developed and marketed the first Instant
Barbecue, Bar-Be-Quick was born.
1986-First major UK supermarket
First ever customer, Gateway Supermarket. 1st SPOGA exhibition in Cologne, Germany. Began trading with J Sainsbury’s.
1987-First on pack promotion
Working with Birds Eye to promote our Instant Barbecue.
1987-ISO accreditation
Applied for and achieved ISO accreditation. First exports. First Instant Barbecues were exported to Canada, Norway and Holland.
1992-Party size Instant Barbecues
Larger party Instant Barbecue was introduced to the range.
1996-FSC® certification
Become the first UK charcoal supplier to be awarded FSC® certification.(Forest Stewardship Council®).
1997-Began trading with Namibia
Start of our long and dedicated partnership with Jumbo Charcoal: producing and supplying FSC® certified charcoal.
1999-Distribution centre opened in Burnley
Production and warehouse facilities purchased and developed.
2000-The Bar-Be-Quick fire!
Large fire at the distribution warehouse destroyed over 50% of stock. All customers still got their summer supply.
2005-Consolidated factory and offices
Production, warehouses and offices relocated from three Clitheroe sites to one large newly improved site in Burnley.
2017-New factory and offices
New site “Tellar House” just around the corner on Widow Hill Road, Burnley. Comprising of 800sqm Offices and a newly refurbished Warehouse of some 6000sqm