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Dantec (company)
Dantec is one of the world’s top three largest manufacturers of composite hoses and the biggest of its kind in the UK. The company was founded in 1969 in Moreton, Wirral. Dantec hoses are used for the transfer of oil, liquefied gas and petrochemicals. Applications include ship to ship, ship to shore, ship to tank, plant to truck, truck to tank and the plant and rail car transfer of fuels and hazardous liquids. Dantec’s head office and manufacturing base is in Wirral, Merseyside. The firm employs 48 staff and its managing director is John Laidlaw. In 2012 Dantec’s turnover rose to £5.6m and the firm doubled sales to the Middle East. As of 2012 70% of Dantec’s sales came from exports. History Dantec was initially founded as a gasket manufacturer by Dan Davies in 1969. The firm supplied its gaskets to the Vauxhall Motors car plant in Ellesmere Port. Dantec was also a distributor of third party products, including composite hose. The firm began manufacturing composite hose i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moreton, Merseyside
Moreton is a town on the north coast of the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. It is located approximately to the west of Wallasey. Historically part of Cheshire, it is now within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. The town was divided in 2004 between the local government wards of Leasowe & Moreton East and Moreton West & Saughall Massie. Moreton is also part of the parliamentary constituency of Wallasey. In the 2001 census it had a population of 17,670. History Prior to the Norman conquest, the Lingham area of Moreton was a possible location for Dingesmere, mentioned with regard to the Battle of Brunanburh, in Egil's Saga. At the time of the Domesday Book, the area was a township in the parish of Bidston, within the Wirral Hundred. In the twelfth century, it formed part of the estates of Hamo de Mascy. The name Moreton was first recorded in 1278, as Meretun, and derives from Anglo-Saxon words meaning a settlement (''tun'') beside a lake (''mere''). The village join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
