Bodycote
CEO) | |
| Revenue |  £802.5 million (2023)[2] |
|---|---|
| £119.2 million (2023)[2] | |
| £86.8 million (2023)[2] | |
Number of employees | 5,000 (2024)[3] |
| Website | bodycote |
Bodycote plc is a supplier of
heat treatments, metal joining, hot isostatic pressing and coatings services. Based in Macclesfield, United Kingdom, it is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index
.
History
The Company was founded by Arthur Bodycote in Hinckley in 1923 as a textile business under the name of G.R. Bodycote Ltd.[4] It was acquired by Slater Walker in 1951 and demerged from them in 1973.[4]
It refocused on its present activities in the 1970s, particularly in
heat treatment business.[5] In 1980, it went on to buy Zinc Alloy Rust Proofing Ltd, which was the beginning of its metallurgical coatings business.[6]
In 1990, Bodycote acquired Metallurgical Testing Services Ltd (MTS) of
heat treatment business in the United States.[9] The company changed its name from Bodycote International plc to Bodycote plc in April 2008.[10]
Operations
The Company has two divisions:[11]
- The Aerospace, Defence & Energy (ADE) business division serves the oil and gasindustries.
- The Automotive & General Industrial (AGI) business division serves the transportationindustries.
References
- ^ "Bodycote plc overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 27 April 1953. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Preliminary Results 2023" (PDF). Bodycote. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Our company". Bodycote. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Calls to clean up derelict Hinckley factory". Hinckley Times. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Bodycote engineers a robust showing". The Scotsman. 14 December 2005. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Bodycote board rejects fourth takeover approach from Sulzer". The Times. 19 April 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Bodycote lifted by sale of testing business". The Telegraph. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Born-again chain shows its mettle". The Independent. 27 October 1996. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Bodycote flies across Atlantic for Lindberg". Citywire. 14 December 2000. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Bodycote PLC - Change of name to Bodycote plc". Proactive Investors. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Our business". Bodycote plc. Retrieved 15 March 2019.