| Type | Public (LSE: SXS) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Instrumentation |
| Founded | 1915 |
| Headquarters | Egham, Surrey, UK |
| Key people | John Poulter, Chairman John O'Higgins, CEO |
| Revenue | £901.9 million (2010)[1] |
| Operating income | £142.1 million (2010)[1] |
| Net income | £96.2 million (2010)[1] |
| Website | www.spectris.com |
Spectris plc (LSE: SXS) is a leading supplier of precision instrumentation and controls. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
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The Company was founded by Richard Fairey in 1915, as the Fairey Aviation Company with the objective of manufacturing seaplanes.[2] In 1980 the business was acquired by Pearson from which it was the subject of a management buy-out in 1987.[2] It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1988.[2] In the 1990s the Company focused on electronics selling its electrical insulator and hydraulic actuator businesses.[2]
In 1997 it acquired Burnfield, a measuring instruments manufacturer, and in 1999 it bought Servomex, an industrial instruments manufacturer.[2] In 2000 it bought four instrumentation businesses from Spectris A.G. of Germany and then in 2001 changed its name to Spectris plc.[2] In 2002 it bought the Philips Analytical business.[3]
The Company is organised as follows:[4]