Antes de la fusión en 2020, cada una de nuestras dos instalaciones de fabricación eran empresas separadas, cada una con su propia y única historia.
A través de sus historias, ambas sedes han desarrollado una identidad y un carácter propios. Como empresa conjunta, reconocemos y celebramos nuestras diferencias y similitudes. Aprovechar las fortalezas y perspectivas únicas de cada uno, independientemente de su ubicación, añade fuerza a nuestra marca y nos permite ofrecer un mayor rendimiento a nivel global. Lea a continuación las historias únicas de nuestras dos instalaciones de fabricación.
Elfab's history (North Shields, UK)
The place? North Shields, near Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK.
The date? 1965.
Elfab was originally formed as a subsidiary of Torday Ltd, a metal finishing and plating business in North Shields. Named the Electrofabrication & Engineering Company Limited, the company initially produced nickel foil using a process known as electroforming. However, the company's director, John Torday, soon recognized the potential of using this foil to produce bursting discs, and from 1967 onward rupture disc manufacturing became the company’s core focus.
During the 1970s, the company purchased a local rupture disc manufacturing division called FA Hughes Ltd. As a result of this acquisition, the company was renamed Elfab Hughes.
Elfab Hughes' first reverse acting rupture disc – the RK76 – hit the market in 1976. The innovative disc featured a unique leading edge blade design and anti-fragmentation ring, and differed significantly from other disc designs at the time. Further innovations included the RK80 welded disc assembly in 1980 and the reusable Flo-Tel burst sensor, which was developed in the 1990s and is still the only burst sensor of its kind today.
In 1993 the company was acquired by Halma plc and subsequently shortened its name to simply Elfab. Elfab began working alongside Oseco in the early 2000s, and both companies rebranded to show their linked identities.
Arte, historia e ingeniería
Laszlo Torday no sólo fue un reputado físico-químico, sino también un consumado fotógrafo aficionado. Sus fotos de North Shields, Jesmond y Newcastle en los años 60 y 70 forman parte de la colección de patrimonio local de la Biblioteca Municipal de Newcastle. Puedes ver casi 1.000 de sus fotos en línea en el álbum de Flickr Torday's Newcastle.
Laszlo’s grandson, Paul Torday, joined the business as a director. Paul eventually retired and wrote the best-selling novel and film inspiration Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.
