The company's staff have a great many years of background and experience in the propeller and stern-gear manufacturing industry. The business is owned by David Duncan and David Hunt who both trained as design engineers in a gas turbine blade manufacturing company. David Duncan first started in marine propeller manufacturing in 1974 when, with a partner, he founded Teignbridge Propellers. David Hunt joined Teignbridge Propellers soon after and the company quickly grew into the Teignbridge Propulsion group. The group eventually consisted of nine different manufacturing companies in five different countries. It established itself as a market leader in the design and manufacture of marine propeller and stern-gear.