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Date: 16/07/01
Ormiston Wire Ltd Buys Majority Shareholding in Midland Wire Cordage Co.Ltd.
Ormiston Wire, which was founded in 1793 and is one of the oldest family-owned manufacturing companies in the UK, has acquired a majority shareholding in Midland Wire Cordage. MWC was founded in 1875 and, between them, the two companies have a wealth of experience in all aspects of wire, wire rope, rope assemblies and associated end fittings, particularly in the smaller sizes.
Both businesses will continue to trade with their existing management teams and both are quality approved to BS EN ISO 9002 standards.
Chris Hayward has become Chairman of MWC and Kevin Greenhall has become Managing Director.
1) Further information from Mark Ormiston, Managing Director. E-mail: info@ormiston-wire.co.uk.
2) Further information from Chris Hayward, Chairman, MWC, Orchard Works, Arthur Street, Lakeside, Redditch, Worcs, B98 8LJ. Tel 01527 520262 Fax 01527 510052. E-mail: mwc@mid-cord.co.uk
Go to the Midland Wire Cordage website
Date: 14/03/01
Green Change at Ormiston Wire Ltd.
On 1 March 2001 Ormiston Wire Ltd founded in 1793, one of the oldest family wire manufacturing companies went Green.
Ormiston's manufacture a range of wires for the Marine, Shop Display, Lighting, Electrical and Engineering industries.
They were awarded ISO14001: 1996 the internationally recognised Environmental Management Standard to compliment their Quality Standard ISO 9002. To support their 'Green' views they changed their electricity supplier to Ecotricity the supplier of 'Green' electricity. By using Ecotricity Ormiston's will be able to save the environment over 19 Tonnes of Carbon Dioxide emissions each year at no extra cost to the firm.
Mark Ormiston, Managing Director of Ormiston Wire,
"If we don't look after the environment it won't look after us. As a manufacturer we have our responsibilities to our customers, suppliers, shareholders and staff and by going 'Green' we are saving money as well as doing our bit"
Further information about Ormiston Wire's environmental policy can be found in the Environmental News section.
Date: 01/03/01
Thunderbirds are Go with Eco-Power
Special effects manufacturer, Ormiston Wire, producer of Superman's flying wires and the Thunderbirds puppet strings, are the latest company to change their electricity supply over to Ecotricity, Europe's largest 'green' electricity company.
The company's concern for the environment and Ecotricity's commitment to conventional electricity prices means that Ormiston Wire are saving the environment over 19 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide emissions each year at no extra cost to the firm.
Founded in 1793 Ormiston Wire is currently managed by the sixth generation of the Ormiston family. Initially making spring wire for corsets and wigs, today Ormiston Wire supplies a range of wiring equipment to the yachting, medicine and film industries. Recently awarded the prestigious ISO 14001 environmental standard, the change to Ecotricity is another step being made by Ormiston Wire in their ongoing commitment to the environment.
Dale Vince, Managing Director of Ecotricity, is pleased to welcome such a longstanding and successful family firm to Ecotricity's customers,
"As a fan of Thunderbirds in the 1960's its great that a new generation is now enjoying the series a second time round. When International Rescue and Ormiston Wire needed 'green' power the obvious choice was Ecotricity!"
Mark Ormiston, Managing Director of Ormiston Wire,
"It's great to be with Ecotricity, because their whole purpose is about improving the environment. We're investigating other ways in which we can reduce our environmental impact and using Ecotricity is our first major step."
Notes to Editors
1. For further information contact Clare Summers, Ecotricity, Axiom House, Station Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 3AP; Tel: (01453) 756111; Fax: (01453) 756222; E-mail: clare@ecotricity.co.uk
2. Ecotricity founded the UK's 'green' electricity market place in 1995 and is now Europe's largest such supplier. Ecotricity is the No.1 choice in 'green' electricity and current customers include Thames Water, The Body Shop, The Co-operative Bank, WWF-UK and EMI. Ecotricity was recently awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise 2000, for its Environmental Achievement and have been personally honoured by the Queen at a recent Buckingham Palace reception.
3. Ecotricity is part of the NexGen Group. The first of the Group's pioneering Merchant Wind Power projects is being built this March, whereby a wind turbine is being built 'on-site' for Sainsbury's to power their East Kilbride Distribution Depot. Next Generation, also part of the NexGen Group, is building, owning and operating the turbine and Sainsbury's are buying the 'green' power at the same price as conventional electricity. For more information contact Clare Summers (as above).
Further information about Ormiston Wire's environmental policy can be found in the Environmental News section.
Date: 29/09/00
 New Colour Scheme for Ormiston Wire
Ormiston Wire's building has recently been re-painted in the new colour scheme.
Date: 28/10/99
Priest Shrubb Ormiston (1817-1898)
Recently discovered in a bank vault this daguerreotype taken circa 1840 shows the son of the founder of P Ormiston & Sons Ltd, now Ormiston Wire Ltd.
He didn't have to worry about new dialling codes for outer London but you do.
New Numbers: Tel: 020-8569 7287
Fax: 020-8569 8601
Date: 23/4/99
Section taken from MAKING IT IN LONDON
(Changing Perceptions of the Role of Manufacturing in an Information-Based Economy)
Ormiston Wire have been specialist wire producers since 1793 and the leadership of the company is now with the sixth generation of Ormistons.Products range from miniature silver braid used in surgery to 44,000 kilometres of stainless steel rope for an Olympic rowing course and the wires that kept the Thunderbirds puppets going. The company motto "any kind of wire" suggests the key success factors which the company says are skilled and experienced staff and its responsiveness to customer needs - however unusual.
The report was compiled by a Taskforce commissioned by Londonomics Ltd. on the structure of London's manufacturing economy, its history, economic drivers comparisons with other major world cities and future prospects.
Futher copies of the report are available from:
London Manufacturing Group
C/o London Chamber of Commerce and Industry
33 Queen Street
London EC4R 1AP
Telephone: 0171 203 1887
Fax: 0171 203 1883
E-mail: lc@londonchamber.co.uk
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