| Type | Public (LSE: HAMP) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace Automotive |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Headquarters | Brierley Hill, UK |
| Key people | Chris Geoghegan, (Chairman) Kim Ward, (CEO) |
| Revenue | £157.9 million (2008) |
| Operating income | £22.4 million (2008) |
| Net income | £5.3 million (2008) |
| Employees | 1,830 (2008) |
| Website | www.hampsongroup.com |
Hampson Industries plc (LSE: HAMP) is a large British provider of engineering services to the aerospace and automotive industries. The Company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE Fledgling Index.
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The Company was founded by Thomas Hampson-Silk in 1947 in West Bromwich as an electrical engineering concern.[1] It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1966.[1] In 1997 it acquired Arabis Machining Group.[1]
It expanded into the United States in 2004 with the acquisition of Texstars Inc.[2] Further acquisitions in the United States followed in 2005 with Coast Composites Inc.[3] and Lamsco West Inc.,[4] in 2007 with Composites Horizon Inc.[5] and in 2008 with Odyssey Industries Inc. and Global Tooling Systems Inc. for £158m.[6]
The Company is organised as follows:[7]