Webtec Products Ltd. was founded in late 1964 as a joint venture between two American companies: Applied Power Inc. of Milwaukee and Webster Electric Co. Inc. of Racine, with the object of manufacturing components from Webster Electric's hydraulic division for sale in Europe by Applied Power. The company was purchased by its own management in 1970 and is now British controlled. The license and distribution agreement with Webster Electric (now part of Danfoss) has continued and since 1978 has been on a non-exclusive basis.

In 1971/72 the company diversified into flow measurement and related instrumentation. Up until November 1999 these products were sold under the trade name Webster Instruments. The Webster range of hydraulic test equipment is now sold under the parent company name Webtec Products.

The hydraulic components business has continued to grow. From November 1999 the Webtec range of hydraulic components is also being sold under the parent company name Webtec Products,