MUMBAI, October 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
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Age is no Barrier to Innovation, as Hanovia Proves on its 90th Birthday
For almost 90 years Hanovia Limited, tucked away on a Slough Trading Estate, has been quietly innovating.
Now, as it approaches its 90th anniversary, the company is a world leader in the specialised field of UV water disinfection for applications like food and beverage processing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, brewing, swimming pools, buildings, ballast water and fish farms.
To celebrate this anniversary Hanovia is hosting a special event at the company's HQ on November 3rd. The event includes a presentation by the current Managing Director, John Ryan; a factory tour for guests; a cake cutting ceremony and will also have the Mayor of Slough, where Hanovia is headquartered in UK, in attendance.
A bit of history...
Before Hanovia - the Slough Connection
Sir William Herschel first discovered 'invisible radiation' (infrared rays) in Slough in 1880. His discovery led to Johann Wilhelm Ritter's discovery of ultraviolet radiation in Germany a year later.
Hanovia and UV
Hanovia's history goes back to the early 1920's, when the company started manufacturing UV lamps in Slough for medical treatment. 'Actinotherapy' or 'artificial sunlight' gained popularity after it was found that it cured rickets and helped in the healing of wounds. From then on, no hospital could afford to be without UV equipment. Hanovia was also one of the innovators of air disinfection using UV.
From those early days, Hanovia has evolved into one of the world's leading manufacturers of UV lamps and systems for water disinfection in the industrial, leisure, building, aquaculture and shipping industries.
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Caption - Hanovia factory in 1935
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Caption - Hanovia Lamp Advertisement
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Caption - The Quartz Lamp book issued in Oct 1931
Hanovia's timeline
1924 - The British Hanovia Quartz Lamp Co Ltd is founded in Slough, holding various patents and manufacturing rights across the British Empire
1925 - The company starts manufacturing UV lamps for medical and other applications
1927 - Hanovia extends its operations overseas, appointing distributors in Australia, India and New Zealand
1928 - UV 'artificial sunlight' receives significant press coverage and front page news due to the work Hanovia was doing for medical applications
1931 - Hanovia starts publishing 'The Quartz Lamp', a quarterly journal reproducing the best articles in the field of actinotherapy
1934 - The company acquires land in Slough and begins building its own office and factory premises, which are opened in 1935
1935 - The company is renamed Hanovia Limited
1936-1939 - These years see the development of an entire new range of therapeutic lamps and a series of laboratory models based on a new UV 'arc tube'
1939 - The company introduces 'low pressure' mercury discharge tubes for bactericidal irradiation
1939 - 1945 - Hanovia manages to retain its unique team of specialists and continues operation as an 'Essential Establishment'
1942 - The company designs 'high pressure' UV arc tubes for use in high speed photo printing
1949 - By now, food, beverage and pharmaceutical manufacturers across Europe are using Hanovia's UV technology for bacterial disinfection
1950 - The 'Biscayne' domestic sunlamp is launched
1955 - The company introduces a portable fluorescent UV lamp for actinotherapy
1960 - A domestic room heater is launched
1981 - Hanovia is acquired by Halma plc, a FTSE 250 company with subsidiaries around the world, focusing on hazard detection, life protection, personal and public health improvement and environmental protection
1983 - Aquionics begins operation as Hanovia's North American sales, marketing and service arm
1986 - Hanovia collaborates with the 'North Sea Sun Oil' rig to eliminate bacteria in seawater used for downhole injection
1987 - Aquionics installs the first UV system for drinking water treatment in North America at the Fort Benton, Montana Drinking Water System facility
1988 - Berson UV-techniek (founded in 1972) is acquired by Halma plc
1992 - The new low pressure WS 200 Series is introduced
1993 - Hanovia is the first company to gain approval for its technology with dose control from the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
1994 - Riverside Leisure Centre in Exeter is the first in the UK to install UV for swimming pool water treatment (supplied by Hanovia)
1997 - Hanovia launches the 'Photon' medium pressure UV system with dose monitoring
2001 - The company's technical expertise is recognised by a Queen's Award for Innovation for the 'SuperTOC', a UV system for removing contaminants from ultrapure water used in electronics manufacturing
2004 - Hanovia launches the 'CrossFlow' UV system for municipal applications, which also receives USEPA validation
2006 - The 'AF3' low pressure, amalgam UV system is launched for industrial applications such as pharmaceutical and beverage production. The AF3 has a unique 'L' shaped UV chamber to optimise water treatment
2007 - Hanovia focuses on industrial applications while Berson UV-techniek focuses on municipal applications
2007 - The company opens a sales and service office in Shanghai, China
2008 - Hanovia relocates to new, larger premises in Slough, giving the company scope to significantly increase production
2009 - Hanovia wins the Ringier 'Technology Innovation Award' for the beverage market in China. The company subsequently won the award in 2012 and 2014
2010 - The company partners with Wartsila to produce a ship ballast water UV treatment system to prevent invasive species being transported in ballast water
2011 - PureLine, PharmaLine and SwimLine are launched to support specific market requirements in the beverage, pharmaceutical and leisure industries
2012 - The award-winning, 3rd party accredited PQ (Performance Qualified) range for the beverage and pharmaceutical markets are launched
2014 - Hanovia's UV Application Centre is opened in Shanghai, China, enhancing the research and development of UV science.
Today - 80% of Hanovia's business is export, with 20% of turnover coming from China
The future - On its 90th birthday, Hanovia is now widely recognised as a world leader in UV technology for industrial, leisure and marine applications. The future is looking very exciting for a company that, while staying true to its roots in a small Berkshire town, is a global player.
For more details contact Mr. Gunvinder Bhogal; Tel: +44-1753-515300, e-mail: [email protected]; Website: http://www.hanovia.com
About Halma
Halma, the leading safety, health and environmental technology group is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange and has over 4000 employees in 40 subsidiaries worldwide. Halma's subsidiaries make products that protect lives and improve the quality of life for people through innovation in market leading products which make its customers safer, more competitive and more profitable. These subsidiaries are assisting India's economy in areas such as energy, manufacturing, healthcare, water and waste treatment, construction and transport. Halma has a hub office in Mumbai.
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Media Contact: Sunil Balan, [email protected], +91-7738161211, Marketing Manager, Halma India Pvt. Ltd.
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