Fernox
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| Privately held company | |
| Industry | Water treatment |
| Founded | 1964 in Essex, United Kingdom |
| Founder | Peter Muetzel |
| Headquarters | Woking, United Kingdom |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Ernie McDonald (Global Director) |
| Parent | Platform Specialty Products Corporation |
| Website | fernox |
Fernox is a British multi-national water treatment manufacturer with its operating headquarters based in Woking, United Kingdom. The company has been manufacturing facilities across UK and Europe and offices in France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Hungary, China and the United States, with plans to expand further into Eastern Europe and Asia. Fernox was established in 1964 by Peter Muetzel, and currently operates as a subsidiary of Alpha-Fry, Ltd., which is in turn a subsidiary of Platform Specialty Products Corporation.
Founded in 1964 by Peter Muetzel, a German Chemist who settled in Britain, Fernox (short for Ferrous – non – Oxidus, the Latin name for the process of iron corrosion) was the world’s first water treatment company, formed in response to the growing number of 'wet' central heating systems installed in UK homes and work places. At this time Fernox supplied goods direct to customers, often in small amounts, relying on word of mouth to grow its fledging business.
During this early period in the 1960s Fernox introduced three products, the GB-2, the world’s first Benzoate Nitrate based inhibitor, developed for use by British Gas. The successful C11 and D33 products were launched shortly afterwards. These powder form inhibitors reduced costs for exports, making it safer and easier to store as well as increasing product shelf life, especially when compared with other contemporary inhibitors.
In the 1970s, the company introduced products such as MB-1, DS-9 and Floc. As well as its increasing reputation and market presence, this led to Fernox being promoted through large merchants, rather than selling directly to the public. In this decade Fernox also made its first forays into other products such as leak sealers, cleaners, anti-freezes and industrial specific products, with its burgeoning R&D department providing new and improved formulations that fuelled Fernox proliferation in the UK market. This period of growth culminated in the moving of the company’s production site to a new, larger facility in Clavering, Essex.
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