headquarters broomhouse lane edlington doncaster dn12 1es england uk number of locations 16 sites area served uk mainland europe and middle east key people ron marsh chairman david hall ceo products plastic flexible pipes ventilation equipment and systems revenue 352.9 million 2015 1 operating income 54.2 million 2015 1 net income 34.1 million 2015 1 website www.polypipe.com polypipe is a manufacturer of plastic piping systems for use in the residential commercial civils and infrastructure sectors . the piping systems are used for a variety of applications including drainage plumbing water supply water management cable management heating and ventilation . the company is listed on the london stock exchange and is a constituent of the ftse 250 index . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit the company was established by kevin mcdonald a former plumber and geoff harrison in 1980 . 2 in october 1995 the company bought sud ouest plastiques of france for 2.1 m 3 in january 1997 it bought tdi for 3.1 m 4 and in november 1997 it bought gabo systemtechnik for 6m . 5 then in july 1998 the company bought domus ducting renamed polypipe ventilation for 4.7 m 6 and in january 1999 it bought pagette sanitar produktions of germany for 9m . 7 in march 1999 the company was bought by imi for 337m ; kevin macdonald made 56m from this deal and geoffrey harrison made 12.5 m. 2 imi sold polypipe to castle harlan of the usa a private equity company for 293m in september 2005 . 8 in may 2007 it bought terrain a pvc piping business in aylesford in kent . 9 then in august 2007 a management buyout took control of the company from the private equity company in a deal funded by bank of scotland integrated finance . 2 in february 2010 the company bought silavent a ventilation manufacturer . 10 in april 2014 polypipe was the subject of an initial public offering on the london stock exchange . 11 then in november 2014 polypipe acquired the ferrob ventilation business . 12 in february 2015 polypipe acquired surestop a business producing an alternative product to the brass stopcock 13 and in august 2015 polypipe acquired nuaire a ventilation systems manufacturer . 14 operations edit the head office is in edlington doncaster uk . 15 polypipe building products based in doncaster and glasgow polypipe civils based in loughborough and horncastle polypipe terrain based in aylesford kent polypipe ventilation based in kirk sandall robimatic based in kirk sandall polypipe italy based in monleone di cicagna genova italy polypipe france based in seppois le bas castres and aubagne france polypipe middle east based in dubai united arab emirates with offices also in doha qatar surestop based in birmingham the polypipe range includes above and below ground drainage plastic plumbing and underfloor heating systems ventilation solutions water supply systems sewerage pipe systems for water authorities land drainage products for agricultural use surface water drainage cable protection and sustainable urban drainage solutions suds . see also edit water regulations advisory scheme british board of agr ment references edit a b c preliminary results 2015 . polypipe . retrieved 10 april 2016 . a b c polypipe purchase sees hbos continue its private equity style spending spree . the telegraph . 14 august 2007 . retrieved 26 january 2016 . polypipe has acquired sud ouest plastiques french maker of plastic conduits for 2.1 m . uk business park . october 1995 . retrieved 26 january 2016 . polypipe plc to buy great britain s tdi . retrieved 26 january 2016 . polypipe buys pipe maker gabo . plastics news . retrieved 26 january 2016 . polypipe has cash to carry on buying . retrieved 26 january 2016 . pipe firm splashes out to buy toilet seat maker . . retrieved 26 january 2016 . castle harlan buys plastic pipe systems supplier polypipe group in 293m deal altassets private equity news . retrieved 26 january 2016 . polypipe acquires terrain drainage . building . retrieved 26 january 2016 . polypipe buys silavent . retrieved 26 january 2016 . guy bentley 11 april 2014 . polypipe latest to join uk ipos . retrieved 26 january 2016 . polypipe acquires ferrob ventilation business . retrieved 26 january 2016 . bracebridge cf advises on sale of surestop to polypipe group . bracebridge . retrieved 26 january 2016 . polypipe acquires nuaire for 145m . retrieved 26 january 2016 . group home polypipe . retrieved 26 january 2016 . external links edit polypipe water management solutions v t e ftse 100 ftse 250 companies of the united kingdom 3i infrastructure aa aberdeen asset management aberforth smaller companies trust acacia mining aggreko aldermore group alliance trust allied minds amec foster wheeler ao world ascential ashmore group assura atkins auto trader group aveva balfour beatty bankers investment trust barr a.g. bba aviation beazley group bellway berendsen berkeley group holdings bank of georgia bh macro big yellow group b 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