type public lse spx industry manufacturing founded 1888 headquarters cheltenham gloucestershire uk key people bill whiteley chairman nick anderson ceo revenue 667.2 million 2015 1 operating income 152.4 million 2015 1 net income 96.7 million 2015 1 website www.spiraxsarcoengineering.com spirax sarco engineering plc lse spx is a leading british based manufacturer of steam management systems and peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies . it is headquartered in cheltenham and is a constituent of the ftse 250 index . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 references 4 external links history edit 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 2.8 m 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 termodin mica a distributor based in santiago de chile . 16 operations edit 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 41 countries across the world . 1 references edit a b c d annual report 2015 pdf . spirax sarco engineering . retrieved 15 april 2016 . top 100 gloucestershire companies pdf . westbusiness . july 2008 . stocks and prices . londonstockexchange.com . retrieved 1 april 2015 . spirax sarco engineering fundamentals . financial betting . retrieved 1 april 2015 . convergence investment for falmouth pump manufacturer . business cornwall . 26 august 2008 . retrieved 1 april 2015 . spirax buys firms as profits rise . the independent . 2 april 1993 . retrieved 1 april 2015 . a brief history of pumps . world pumps . retrieved 1 april 2015 . acquisition of m & m international by spirax sarco . supply house times . 10 january 2002 . retrieved 1 april 2015 . local supplier prepares for big move . mining weekly . 11 august 2006 . retrieved 1 april 2015 . spirax sarco acquires emco flow systems . plant engineering . august 2005 . retrieved 1 april 2015 . spirax sarco buys turkish operation . south west news . 8 april 2010 . retrieved 1 april 2015 . how to build a factory and distribution centre in china . rightsite.asia . retrieved 1 april 2015 . uk minister for trade and investment to attend st petersburg international economic forum . fco.gov.uk . retrieved 1 april 2015 . deputy prime minister praises spirax sarco s investment in uk manufacturing . process and control . 8 may 2012 . retrieved 1 april 2015 . spirax fails to tell markets of investor rebellion . the telegraph . 24 may 2012 . retrieved 1 april 2015 . spirax sarco buys business assets of chilean distributor for 3.3 mln . rtt news . 7 november 2012 . retrieved 1 april 2015 . spirax sarco engineering plc insider david j. meredith sells 4 911 shares . dakota financial . 31 march 2015 . retrieved 7 april 2015 . watson marlow fluid technology group . copy book . retrieved 7 april 2015 . 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