CMP Products is a division of British Engines Limited, a

company registered in England, number 167542.

British Engines Limited (BEL) was founded in St. Peters,
Newcastle upon Tyne in 1922, when two brothers from
Glasgow, Harold and Charles Lamb established the
Company. Today the Company proudly remains in the
same family ownership with Mr. Alex Lamb its present
chairman, the grandson of one of the founders.
The early British Engines Limited business was
conducted from a building suitable for housing less than
12 employees, with marine engineering and sub-contract
machining work being at the core of its activities. The
Company had entered the marine engineering market
when it began servicing, overhauling and reconditioning
diesel engines for marine vessels. The Company's
development relied largely upon the success of its
customers, as it did not originally offer any of its own
products, and its business was increasingly subject to
sporadic fluctuation. Having identified that it was not in
control of its own destiny, the Company consequently
decided to employ a product development strategy, and
embark on a path of diversification and significant
business growth.
In 1957, cable terminating glands were introduced by
British Engines Limited, that were marketed under the
CMP brand. These have been continuously developed
to meet increasingly difficult industry conditions, and to
stay in pace with ever changing international technical
standards. The CMP Products division remains a world
leader in the field of cable connecting for industrial and
hazardous area installations, designing, manufacturing,
and distributing cable glands, adaptors, reducers,
stopper plugs, breathers, drain plugs, and accessories,
with a wide array of global third party certification.
Other business units of British Engines Limited were
later created, including in 1962 the division known today
as BEL Valves. This division designs, manufactures and
supplies specialised high-pressure valves and
associated actuator sets for the oil, gas and petro-
chemical industries. BEL Valves has evolved into a
world renowned provider of bespoke valve solutions to
customer specification, which are used in the onshore
and offshore industries, including the more specialised
sub-sea arena.
A comprehensive range of industrial hydraulic pumps
and motors was developed by what is now known as the
Rotary Power division which services a variety of
International markets, with customers engaged in the
polyethylene pumping, mining, drilling, trenching, and
agricultural machinery business. Stephenson Gobin
Engineering, is a British Engines Limited division which
designs, manufactures and supplies a range of
electromagnetic door retainers and a variety of other
control mechanisms, including electromagnetic clutches
and brakes used in the automation industries. The BEL
Group also includes a packaging division, Stadium
Packing Services, which manufactures standard and
customised packing cases, complying with the
requirements for deep sea, road and air export cargo,
and the exacting Ministry of Defence standards.
British Engines Limited currently occupies an area of
600,000 square feet, and employs in excess of 1000
people, the majority of which are located on the now
greatly expanded St. Peters site. Company offices can
also be found overseas in places such as U.S.A.,
U.A.E., Germany, Singapore, China, South Korea and
Australia.
To ensure the company maintains its market leading
position, people development is at the forefront of its
activities, ensuring that individuals maximise their own
potential and career aspirations in tandem with the
Company's business requirements. In conjunction with
its positive Human Resource Policies, the Company has
maintained its "Investors in People" accolade on a
consistent basis.
With the dedication of experienced personnel, continual
investment in plant and machinery, allowing the Group
to develop and market quality products at competitive
prices, CMP Products is able to look forward to
continued managed growth in the future years.
BRIEF HISTORY OF BRITISH ENGINES LIMITED
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