Spirax-Sarco Engineering

Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc (LSE: SPX) 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.

Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc
TypePublic
LSE: SPX
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1888
HeadquartersCheltenham, England, UK
Key people
  • Jamie Pike (chair­person) 
  • Nicholas Anderson (CEO) 
Revenue£1,242.4 million (2019)[1]
£282.7 million (2019)[1]
£167.0 million (2019)[1]
Websitewww.spiraxsarcoengineering.com

History
Charlton House, Spirax-Sarco Engineering's head office in Cheltenham

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

In 1990 the Company diversified in pump manufacturing in 1990 when it bought Watson-Marlow.[5] It acquired the Jucker Industrial Division, an Italian controls business, in 1993,[6] Bredel Hose Pumps, a business manufacturing high-pressure hose pumps, in 1996[7] and M&M International, an Italian piston actuated and solenoid valve business in 2001.[8] In September 2005 it acquired Mitech Actuators & Controls and Proportional Control Technology, a pair of South African businesses making process controls.[9] Then later that year it bought EMCO Flow Systems, a metering business.[10]

The company acquired Intervalf, a Turkish operation, for £2.8m in 2009.[11] 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.[12]

In 2011 the Minister for UK Trade & Investment, Lord Green, opened the new Spirax Sarco facility in Saint Petersburg, Russia[13] and in May 2012 the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg visited Spirax Sarco’s manufacturing facility in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.[14] 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.[15] Then in November 2012 the company bought Termodinámica, a distributor based in Santiago de Chile.[16]

Operations

The company has two main operations:

  • Spirax-Sarco: 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)[17]
  • Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group: peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for the food, pharmaceutical, chemical and environmental industries[18]

Spirax-Sarco has operating units (operating companies, branches and associates) in 60 countries across the world.[19]

References
  1. "Preliminary Results 2019" (PDF). Spirax-Sarco Engineering. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. "Top 100 Gloucestershire Companies" (PDF). Westbusiness. July 2008.
  3. "Stocks and prices". londonstockexchange.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  4. "Spirax-Sarco Engineering Fundamentals". Financial Betting. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  5. "Convergence Investment For Falmouth Pump Manufacturer". Business Cornwall. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  6. "Spirax buys firms as profits rise". The Independent. 2 April 1993. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  7. "A brief history of pumps". World Pumps. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  8. "Acquisition of M&M International by Spirax Sarco". Supply House Times. 10 January 2002. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  9. "Local supplier prepares for big move". Mining Weekly. 11 August 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  10. "Spirax-Sarco acquires EMCO Flow Systems". Plant Engineering. August 2005. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  11. "Spirax Sarco buys Turkish operation". South West News. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  12. "How to Build a Factory and Distribution Centre in China". rightsite.asia. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  13. "UK Minister for Trade and Investment to attend St Petersburg International Economic Forum". fco.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  14. "Deputy Prime Minister praises Spirax Sarco's investment in UK manufacturing". Process and Control. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  15. "Spirax fails to tell markets of investor rebellion". The Telegraph. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  16. "Spirax Sarco Buys Business/Assets Of Chilean Distributor For £3.3 Mln". RTT News. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  17. "Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc insider David J. Meredith Sells 4,911 Shares". Dakota Financial. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  18. "Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group". Copy book. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  19. "Our global presence". Spirax-Sarco Engineering. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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