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.
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
In 2008, it acquired Flexicon, a company based in Denmark which manufactures peristaltic aseptic filling systems.
On 14 October 2008, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, visited the company's factory.
The company received financial assistance from Objective One for its new silicone tubing plant.
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