Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc is a British manufacturer of steam management systems and

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pumps and associated fluid path technologies. It is headquartered in

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, England. It is listed on the

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and is a constituent of the

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History

The Company was founded by Herman Sanders in 1888 and after a Mr Rehders joined the business, established as ''Sanders, Rehders & Co.'' ('Sarco') in

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importing

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ic steam traps from

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. It started to manufacture steam traps in

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under the ''Spirax'' brand name in 1932 and was first listed on the

in 1959. 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. The company diversified into

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manufacturing in 1990 when it bought '' Watson-Marlow''. It acquired the ''Jucker Industrial Division'', an Italian controls business, in 1993, ''Bredel Hose Pumps'', a business manufacturing high-pressure hose pumps, in 1996 and ''M&M International'', an Italian piston actuated and

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valve business in 2001. In September 2005 it acquired ''Mitech Actuators & Controls'' and ''Proportional Control Technology'', a pair of

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n businesses making process controls. Then later that year it bought ''EMCO Flow Systems'', a metering business. The company acquired ''Intervalf'', a Turkish operation, for £2.8m in 2009. It completed a new facility in

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, China in June 2010: the plant, designed as Spirax's regional headquarters, combines a factory, warehouse, and offices. In 2011 the Minister for UK Trade & Investment, Lord Green, opened the new Spirax Sarco facility in

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, Russia and in May 2012 the Deputy Prime Minister,

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visited Spirax Sarco’s manufacturing facility in

, Gloucestershire. 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

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. Then in November 2012 the company bought ''Termodinámica'', a distributor based in

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and in February 2019 it bought Thermocoax, a US based business involved in the manufacture and supply of mineral insulated cable.

Operations

The company has three main operations: * Steam Specialties: made up of Spirax-Sarco and Gestra, provides engineered solutions for the design, maintenance and provision of efficient industrial and commercial steam systems (from single products through to complete turnkey bespoke packages) * Electric Thermal Solutions (ETS): made up of Chromalox and Thermocoax, is a provider of advanced thermal technologies. * Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions:

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s and associated fluid path technologies for the food, pharmaceutical, chemical and environmental industries Spirax-Sarco has operating units (operating companies, branches and associates) in 62 countries across the world.

References

External links

Official site
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