Company type | Public |
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LSE:
SPX FTSE 100 component | |
Industry | Manufacturing |
Founded | 1888 |
Headquarters | Cheltenham, England, UK |
Key people | |
Revenue | £1,682.6 million (2023) [1] |
£284.4 million (2023) [1] | |
£184.0 million (2023) [1] | |
Number of employees | 10,400 (2024) [2] |
Website |
www |
Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc is a British manufacturer of steam management systems and peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies. It is headquartered in Cheltenham, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
The Company was founded by Herman Sanders in 1888 and after a Mr Rehders joined the business, established as Sanders, Rehders & Co. ('Sarco') in London importing thermostatic steam traps from Germany. [3] It started to manufacture steam traps in United Kingdom under the Spirax brand name in 1932 and was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1959. [4] In 1960 a range of self-acting pressure controls are introduced for the first time: then in 1963 it bought Drayton Controls, a control valve and instrumentation business. [5]
The company diversified into pump manufacturing in 1990 when it bought Watson-Marlow. [6] It acquired the Jucker Industrial Division, an Italian controls business, in 1993, [7] Bredel Hose Pumps, a business manufacturing high-pressure hose pumps, in 1996 [8] and M&M International, an Italian piston actuated and solenoid valve business in 2001. [9] In September 2005 it acquired Mitech Actuators & Controls and Proportional Control Technology, a pair of South African businesses making process controls. [10] Then later that year it bought EMCO Flow Systems, a metering business. [11]
The company acquired Intervalf, a Turkish operation, for £2.8m in 2009. [12] It completed a new facility in Shanghai, China in June 2010: the plant, designed as Spirax's regional headquarters, combines a factory, warehouse, and offices. [13]
In 2011 the Minister for UK Trade & Investment, Lord Green, opened the new Spirax Sarco facility in Saint Petersburg, Russia [14] and in May 2012 the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg visited Spirax Sarco’s manufacturing facility in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. [15] In May 2012 there was a shareholder revolt after Spirax-Sarco paid a former Executive Director compensation of £783,660; the company compounded the problem by failing to inform the markets of the shareholder revolt as required by the Listing Rules. [16] Then in November 2012 the company bought Termodinámica, a distributor based in Santiago de Chile [17] and in February 2019 it bought Thermocoax, a US based business involved in the manufacture and supply of mineral insulated cable. [18]
In February 2024, the company announced its intention to rebrand as Spirax Group, subject to shareholder approval. [19]
The company has three main operations: (i) Steam Specialties, [20] (ii) Electric Thermal Solutions [18] and (iii) Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions. [21]
Company type | Public |
---|---|
LSE:
SPX FTSE 100 component | |
Industry | Manufacturing |
Founded | 1888 |
Headquarters | Cheltenham, England, UK |
Key people | |
Revenue | £1,682.6 million (2023) [1] |
£284.4 million (2023) [1] | |
£184.0 million (2023) [1] | |
Number of employees | 10,400 (2024) [2] |
Website |
www |
Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc is a British manufacturer of steam management systems and peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies. It is headquartered in Cheltenham, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
The Company was founded by Herman Sanders in 1888 and after a Mr Rehders joined the business, established as Sanders, Rehders & Co. ('Sarco') in London importing thermostatic steam traps from Germany. [3] It started to manufacture steam traps in United Kingdom under the Spirax brand name in 1932 and was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1959. [4] In 1960 a range of self-acting pressure controls are introduced for the first time: then in 1963 it bought Drayton Controls, a control valve and instrumentation business. [5]
The company diversified into pump manufacturing in 1990 when it bought Watson-Marlow. [6] It acquired the Jucker Industrial Division, an Italian controls business, in 1993, [7] Bredel Hose Pumps, a business manufacturing high-pressure hose pumps, in 1996 [8] and M&M International, an Italian piston actuated and solenoid valve business in 2001. [9] In September 2005 it acquired Mitech Actuators & Controls and Proportional Control Technology, a pair of South African businesses making process controls. [10] Then later that year it bought EMCO Flow Systems, a metering business. [11]
The company acquired Intervalf, a Turkish operation, for £2.8m in 2009. [12] It completed a new facility in Shanghai, China in June 2010: the plant, designed as Spirax's regional headquarters, combines a factory, warehouse, and offices. [13]
In 2011 the Minister for UK Trade & Investment, Lord Green, opened the new Spirax Sarco facility in Saint Petersburg, Russia [14] and in May 2012 the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg visited Spirax Sarco’s manufacturing facility in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. [15] In May 2012 there was a shareholder revolt after Spirax-Sarco paid a former Executive Director compensation of £783,660; the company compounded the problem by failing to inform the markets of the shareholder revolt as required by the Listing Rules. [16] Then in November 2012 the company bought Termodinámica, a distributor based in Santiago de Chile [17] and in February 2019 it bought Thermocoax, a US based business involved in the manufacture and supply of mineral insulated cable. [18]
In February 2024, the company announced its intention to rebrand as Spirax Group, subject to shareholder approval. [19]
The company has three main operations: (i) Steam Specialties, [20] (ii) Electric Thermal Solutions [18] and (iii) Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions. [21]