Watson-Marlow Pumps

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Watson-Marlow Pumps Group is an internationally operating pump manufacturer based in Falmouth, Cornwall, UK. It is part of the Spirax-Sarco Engineering Group. Watson-Marlow has offices in Belgium, Brazil, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, the Netherlands, South Africa, Russia[1], Sweden and the USA. It is the world's largest manufacturer of peristaltic pumps.[2]

A report by Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, shows Watson-Marlow as Europe’s number one positive displacement pump brand.[3]

History

Watson-Marlow was founded in Marlow in Buckinghamshire in 1956 and moved to Falmouth in 1969 with 12 key employees producing mainly medical pumps.

In 1977 the company became part of the Smith & Nephew healthcare group and in 1988 the factory was extended to accommodate the expansion of the business into industrial and scientific markets.

In 1990 the company was acquired by the Spirax-Sarco Engineering Group and this resulted in further expansion in 1995.[4][5][6]

1991 Watson-Marlow Inc established, United States of America
1994 Watson-Marlow The Netherlands established
1995 Watson-Marlow Germany, France and Belgium
1996 Spirax-Sarco acquired Bredel Hose Pumps BV
1997 Watson-Marlow Italy
1999 Became Watson-Marlow Bredel in the UK
2000 Acquisition of Watson-Marlow Alitea in Sweden
2001 Falmouth silicone tubing plant comes on stream
2002 323 microprocessor-controlled pumps launched
2003 Watson-Marlow Bredel South-Africa and 520 IP31 and close-coupled pumps launched
2004 Watson-Marlow Bredel Brazil and 520 IP66 pumps introduced
2005 Watson-Marlow China, Korea and 620 IP66 pumps launched
2008 Watson-Marlow Bredel Denmark formed and the acquisition of Flexicon A/S
2009 Watson-Marlow Bredel Switzerland formed, Falmouth second tubing plant built and the acquisition of MasoSine, Germany

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Watson-Marlow specialises in producing peristaltic pumps which use the natural process of moving liquid by squeezing a fluid filled tube, so the only contact is between the tube and the fluid and not the pump itself.[8]

They are used in a wide range of applications including the chemical, pharmaceutical, food, beverage, medical, paint, agriculture, ceramics, water and waste sectors. With no seals or valves they can be comparatively easy to maintain and the simple changing of the tube is the only maintenance required.[9]

In 2008, it acquired Flexicon, a company based in Denmark which manufactures peristaltic aseptic filling systems.[10]

On 14 October 2008, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, visited the company's factory.[11]

The company received financial assistance from Objective One for its new silicone tubing plant.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Pump sales soar for peristaltic pump specialist". Mining Weekly. 29 August 2008. http://www.miningweekly.com/article.php?a_id=140451. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  2. ↑ Script error
  3. ↑ "Watson-Marlow Bredel now Europe's Number One Positive Displacement Pump Brand". Pharmaceutical-Technology. 30 May 2008. http://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/contractors/process_automation/watson/press5.html. Retrieved 11 November 2008.[dead link]
  4. ↑ "Pumping ahead". Cornwall Pure Business. 2008. http://www.cornwallpurebusiness.co.uk/uploads/case-studies/Watson%20Marlow%20Bredel.pdf. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  5. ↑ "Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc". Google Finance Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc. 12 November 2008. http://finance.google.co.uk/finance?q=LON:SPX. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  6. ↑ "Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc". Funding Universe Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc. 2002. http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/SpiraxSarco-Engineering-plc-Company-History.html. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  7. ↑ "Watson-Marlow buys Maso Process-Pumpen". World Pumps. 28 August 2009. http://www.worldpumps.com/view/3647/watsonmarlow-buys-maso-processpumpen/. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  8. ↑ "Peristaltic pumps have Profibus capabilitie". Processingtalk. 16 October 2008. http://www.processingtalk.com/news/wat/wat148.html. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  9. ↑ "THE WATSON-MARLOW BREDEL 720BP". Process Industry Informer. 23 October 2008. http://www.processindustryinformer.com/news/index.php?news=1211. Retrieved 12 November 2008.[dead link]
  10. ↑ "Watson-Marlow acquisition of Flexicon". Laboratory Talk. 26 February 2008. http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/wat/wat124.html. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  11. ↑ "Falmouth royal visit". Falmouth Packet. 1 October 2008. http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/3717049.Falmouth_royal_visit/. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  12. ↑ "Convergence investment for Falmouth pump manufacturer". The Objective One Partnership for Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly press release. 22 August 2008. http://www.objectiveone.com/client/media/media-1433.html. Retrieved 10 November 2008.

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