SIG plc is a British-based international supplier of

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, roofing, commercial interiors and specialist construction products. It is listed on the

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History

The company was founded by Ernest Adsetts in 1957

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as ''Sheffield Insulations Limited''. His son

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joined the firm in 1966, becoming managing director in 1970, and then chairman in 1985.Sheffield People: Sir Norman Adsetts
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in 1989, when it became ''Sheffield Insulations Group plc''. The company expanded rapidly in the start of the 1990s, acquiring ''Ceilings Distribution Ltd'', a supplier in the United Kingdom of ceilings products, in 1990, ''Freeman Group'', a large British insulation distributor, and ''Isokauf'' in Germany in 1994 and ''Komfort Systems'', a supplier of partition systems for offices, in 1995. The company was renamed ''SIG plc'' in 1995.

retired the following year. Acquisitions in the end of the 1990s included ''WKT'' and ''Golinski'' of Germany in 1996, and ''Asphaltic'', a major roofing supplier in the United Kingdom, ''CP Supplies'' and ''Branton Industries and Distribution International'' in the United States in 1997. In 2000, the company bought ''Nouwens Group'' in the

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, and in 2001, it bought ''Capco'', suppliers of interiors, roofing and insulation in the United Kingdom and Ireland. This was followed in 2002 by the acquisition of ''AM Proos'' and ''Clydesdale Roofing Supplies''. In 2002, David Williams was appointed Chief Executive. Sheffield Insulations, Hillsborough Barracks, Sheffield - geograph

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In 2004, the company bought ''Orion Trent Insulation'', another distributor for the United Kingdom, with ''Leaderflush Shapland'' (formerly LS Group), a manufacturer of door sets for hospitals following in 2005. It bought ''Wodan'' and ''WIG'' in

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, and exited the United States in 2006. The acquisition of ''Lariviere'' came in 2007, allowing the company to enter the French roofing market. In 2007, General Fixings, based in

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, was acquired. Also in 2007, SIG moved into the refractory business, by purchasing MacGregor and Moir, one of the United Kingdom and Europe's leading specialists of high temperature insulation and refractory solutions. In 2008 it bought ''Air Trade Centre International B.V.'', a

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business. In 2008, David Williams retired, with Chris Davies taking his place as

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. In further management changes, Stuart Mitchell was appointed as CEO in March 2013, Meinie Oldersma took over the role in March 2017 and Steve Francis became CEO in April 2020.

Operations

The company serves a wide range of markets across the building, construction, off site manufacturing and process sectors, from premises throughout Europe and the Middle East.

References

External links

Official site
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