Vygon (UK) Ltd is the largest subsidiary in terms of turnover (54 million in 2011) of the French medical devices Vygon SA, which specializes in the design, manufacture, and distribution of medical and surgical devices. It is based in Swindon,

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and operates throughout the

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. The company was founded in 1973 and originally based in

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, until its relocation to The Pierre Simonet Building, Swindon in 2011. In 2012 it achieved

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and ISO accreditation and certification for its Management Systems. The company's product portfolio includes a wide range of products such as catheters, cannulas, and other devices for use in critical care, anaesthesia, neonatology, and other specialist areas.

History

Vygon SA was founded in

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engineer Pierre Simonet in 1962. In 1968 Vygon SA opened the first subsidiary in

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, and in 1970 more manufacturing sites were opened in France, Germany and Belgium. Vygon (UK) Ltd was founded in 1973 with its headquarters in

, Gloucestershire. It opened another two sites in

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, Gloucestershire in 2009, before relocating the whole business to the former Motorola Groundwell building in Swindon. Vygon renamed its new premises The Pierre Simonet Building, in honour of Vygon's original founder. Vygon is run by Stephane Regnault, husband of Pierre Simonet’s granddaughter. At present, the Vygon group as a whole has 25 branches, 7 production facilities and approximately 2,000 employees in over 100 countries. In the United States, Vygon is among the tenants of manufacturing and office facility in

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Environmental

Vygon (UK) Ltd claims to support Principles 7, 8 and 9 of the

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concerning the environment, which includes: following the precautionary approach set out in the

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; encouraging initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and encouraging development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.

Products

Vygon's product ranges extend across many therapeutic specialities, including vascular access, regional

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, IV management, neonatology and enteral feeding. It distributes the MIC ranges of enteral feeding products throughout the UK on behalf of Kimberly-Clark. In 2012 Vygon launched Curos Port Protectors into the UK, which it distributes on behalf of Ivera Medical.

Awards

In 2015, the company was awarded the Investors in People accolade, becoming one of the 8% of companies who have succeeded in being accredited by Investors in People (IiP) after applying.

References

External links

Vygon (UK) Ltd

Vygon SA

Enteral website of Vygon
{{Authority control Health care companies established in 1973 Health care companies of the United Kingdom Companies based in Swindon 1973 establishments in England