synergy medical . synergy health plc type public lse syr industry health care founded 1991 headquarters swindon wiltshire key people sir duncan k. nichol chairman richard steeves ceo products distribution of medical hygiene products services sterilisation and decontamination of medical instruments laboratory services including pathology and drug testing contract laundry for healthcare providers revenue 380.5 million 2014 1 operating income 61.3 million 2014 1 profit 34.3 million 2014 1 number of employees 4 500 2012 2 website www.synergyhealthplc.com synergy health plc lse syr is a global company headquartered in the united kingdom . the company provides specialist outsourced services to the healthcare and related markets around the world including sterilisation services for medical device and other manufacturers decontamination of surgical instruments for hospitals and other medical practitioners together with related hygiene services . the company was listed on the london stock exchange until it was acquired by steris corporation in october 2015 . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 references 4 external links history edit synergy was founded in 1991 as a manufacturer of surgical packs in corby northamptonshire listing on the alternative investment market in london that same year . in subsequent years the company grew organically and through acquisition buying a number of healthcare related companies including shiloh 3 and vernon carus 4 in the united kingdom ; isotron plc 5 which extended the company s footprint in europe and asia and msi 6 and sri 7 which acted as a springboard into the united states . in october 2014 medical technology provider steris corporation agreed to buy synergy for 1.2 billion 1.9 billion and became a global leader in infection prevention and sterilization . the new steris corporation will be based in the uk for tax purposes 35 percent in us and only 25 percent in uk while the us business will still operate . 8 9 operations edit the company s services include the medical device sterilisation sterilisation of reusable medical instruments provision of outsourced laundry services and the reprocessing of surgical linen . synergy also provides a range of laboratory services including occupational pathology services and workplace drug and alcohol testing . the company also distributes medical hygiene products such as proprietary antibacterial cleansers and wet wipes swabs and bandages . the company operates in four regions uk & ireland europe & middle east asia & africa and the americas . references edit a b c annual results 2014 pdf . synergy health . retrieved 2015 04 23 . synergy health home page synergy healthcare takes a risk with 8.7 m shiloh deal oft completed acquisition by synergy healthcare plc of vernon carus limited isotron acquisition helps give synergy healthy bottom line ; health . . thefreelibrary.com . retrieved 3 april 2015 . insider media ltd. synergy health acquires us business . insider media ltd. retrieved 3 april 2015 . synergy health bets on u.s. markets with sri surgical buy . reuters . retrieved 3 april 2015 . phil serafino and makiko kitamura . steris agrees to buy synergy health for 1.9 billion . retrieved november 12 2014 . steris to acquire synergy health for 1.9 billion in cash and stock . retrieved november 12 2014 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title synergy health & oldid 704566744 categories companies based in swindoncompanies established in 1991companies listed on the london stock exchangedistributorshealth care companies of the united kingdom1991 establishments in england navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 12 february 2016 at 06 30 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view