Wentworth Wooden Puzzles
British jigsaw puzzle manufacturer
The Wentworth Wooden Jigsaw Company (also known as Wentworth Wooden Puzzles) is a British maker of jigsaw puzzles with whimsically shaped pieces reflecting the theme of the image portrayed on the puzzle. It was founded in 1991 by Kevin Wentworth Preston and is based in the village of Pinkney near Malmesbury, Wiltshire, an area of England known as the Cotswolds. They relocated to South Marston, Swindon in May 2025.
Company history
The venture was established on a dairy farm which was forced to diversify into other sources of income when milk production became uneconomical to sustain. Some of the old buildings were converted into industrial use, and the farm became an industrial estate housing many other traders, as well as the new puzzle enterprise.
Technology
Traditionally jigsaws are manufactured using a thin flexible cutting blade driven by a motor known as a bandsaw. This method of cutting thin wood requires a degree of manual dexterity and patience to avoid spoiling the work. An alternative solution to this labour-intensive method of cutting intricate shapes in wood was required using modern technology solutions. The advent of the commercial medium-power Laser device has enabled many industries to use this tool to cut many different types of material speedily. The puzzle-manufacturing process uses a laser-cutting method invented and perfected by the founder, Kevin Wentworth Preston, in 1994.
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