Diploma plc
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| Public (LSE: DPLM) | |
| Industry | Technical products and services |
| Founded | 1931 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
Key people |
John Rennocks, Chairman Bruce Thompson, Group Managing Director |
| Revenue | £305.8 million (2014)[1] |
| £50.3 million (2014)[1] | |
| £36.1 million (2014)[1] | |
| Website | www.diplomaplc.com |
Diploma is a leading British-based business supplying specialised technical products and services. It is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
History
The company, which was founded in 1931, was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1960 and until the 1980s was a market leader in electronic component distribution, building products and special steels.[2] The electronic component distribution business (SEI Macro) was sold in 1999,[3] the building products business (Robert Lee) was sold in 2000[4] and the special steels business (Henry Whitham) was sold in 2001.[5]
Operations
The company now has operations organised as follows:
- Life sciences
- Seals
- Controls
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Annual Report 2014". Diploma. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ Diploma: Company History
- ↑ SEI Macro sold to Avnet in £37.5m deal Electronics Weekly, 3 September 1999
- ↑ "About Robert Lee Distribution". rlee.co.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ Diploma sells Henry Whitham for 11.1 mln stg AFX UK Focus, 20 March 2001
