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www.halma.com
Halma is a leading international safety, health and environmental technology group. Its wholly owned
but independently run companies offer advanced technology in specialised areas. These companies
make products for:
Life Protection
Hazard Detection
Environmental Protection
Personal And
Public Health Improvement
Halma companies make products that provide innovative solutions for many of the key problems facing
the world today. We are a remarkable success story. Without realising it, you will encounter our products daily.
We have nearly 50 businesses in 23 countries and major operations in Europe, the USA and Asia.
Halma India
Halma companies are assisting India's thriving economy in areas such as manufacturing, energy, the environment,
construction, transport and health. The Indian market is a compelling long-term growth opportunity for Halma.
Nearly two decades of economic liberalisation, robust domestic demand and industrial activity, increased
infrastructural activity and government spending on research institutes underscores the strong potential of the
Indian market for Halma companies. The Indian office of Halma provides support in various forms to Halma
companies to expand into Indias fast growing economy as well as take advantage of Indias highly
educated workforce.
Strategy
We operate in relatively non-cyclical, specialised global niche markets.
Our technology and application know-how deliver strong competitive advantage to sustain growth and high returns.
Our chosen markets have significant barriers to entry for potential competitors.
Demand for our products is underpinned by long-term, resilient growth drivers.
We place our operational resources close to our customers through autonomous locally managed businesses.
We reinvest cash into acquiring high performance businesses in, or close to, our existing markets.
Growth Drivers
Demand in each of our markets is driven by one or more of the following long-term growth drivers:
Increasing health and safety regulation
Increasing demand for healthcare
Increasing demand for life-critical resources (such as energy and water)
Acquisitions
Innovation (products and process)
People development
International expansion (especially Asia)
Values
Our values help to ensure a consistent set of standards and behaviours throughout the group. This is particularly
important given the group's decentralised structure.
Halma employees act fairly in their dealings with fellow employees, customers, suppliers and business partners.
Our performance culture is underpinned by the alignment of reward and incentive plans.
Halma Sectors:
We design and manufacture products that are used to protect lives and improve quality of life for people
worldwide. Our group is made up of nearly 50 diverse businesses grouped into four separate sectors:
Process Safety
Infrastructure Safety
Medical
Environmental & Analysis
Process Safety
We make products which protect assets and people at work. We operate in four principal markets.
BURSTING DISKS
We make explosion protection devices to protect pressurized vessels and pipework in
process industries. Our bursting disks are made in the UK and the USA.
SAFETY INTERLOCKS
We make specialised mechanical and electrical interlocks which prevent accidents and
ensure that critical processes operate safely. We manufacture interlocks in the UK,
the USA, The Netherlands, France, Tunisia, Australia and China.
GAS DETECTION
We make portable instruments and fixed systems which detect flammable and
hazardous gases. We make our gas detectors in the UK.
Infrastructure Safety
We make products which detect hazards to protect assets and people in public spaces and commercial buildings.
We operate in four principal markets.
FIRE DETECTION
We make fire and smoke detectors and audible / visual warning devices.
Our fire products are made in the UK, USA and China.
ELEVATOR SAFETY
We make elevator / lift door safety sensors, emergency communication devices, displays
and control panels for elevators. These products are made in the Czech Republic, the USA,
China, Singapore and India.
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Halma Sectors:
SECURITY SENSORS
We make security sensors used in public and commercial property.
Our security products are made in the UK.
Medical
We make products used to improve personal and public health. We operate in two principal markets.
HEALTH OPTICS
We make handheld devices used to assess eye health and assist with eye surgery as
well as diagnostic devices for primary care applications. These products are made
in the USA, the UK, Germany and Switzerland.
FLUID TECHNOLOGY
We make fluidic components such as pumps, probes, valves and connectors used
by medical diagnostic instrument manufacturers for demanding fluid handling
applications. These products are made in the USA, the UK and China.
PHOTONICS
Market-leading technologies and products which use light and optics to measure
substances as well as create, change and measure light. We make photonics
products in the USA, Germany and China.
WATER
We make instruments for environmental data recording, water quality testing
and water distribution network monitoring, and UV technology for water treatment.
We manufacture our water products in the UK, The Netherlands, France, the USA
and China.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
We make instruments for high-precision gas and fluid flow measurement and gas
conditioning products for scientific and industrial use. These products are made in
the USA.
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BURSTING DISKS
We make explosion protection devices to protect pressurised vessels and pipework in process industries.
Elfab Ltd - Elfab is Europe's leading manufacturer of rupture discs, bursting panels and
associated detection devices. These intelligent pressure relief systems protect people,
plant and equipment across the globe. Elfab's customers are predominantly found in the
chemical, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, and food processing industries. The company's technology is also
used in a wide range of OEM applications, from launch systems in space rockets and air bags in cars, to
cryogenic systems in body scanners. For more details visit: www.elfab.com
SAFETY INTERLOCKS
We make specialized mechanical and electrical interlocks which prevent accidents and ensure that critical
processes operate safely.
Castell Safety International Ltd - Established in 1922, Castell Safety
International Ltd manufactures industrial safety interlocking systems. Designed
to protect personnel working with dangerous machinery or in hazardous
environments, the company's products are robust, durable and suitable for the
heaviest of applications. For more details visit: www.castell.com
Kirk Key Interlock Company, LLC - Kirk trapped key interlocking systems are
widely used to protect people and equipment. The Kirk Key brand is so wellknown in the North American industrial community that Kirk Key is often used to
mean any kind of trapped key interlock, regardless of manufacturer. Its interlock
systems are custom-configured to meet each user's requirements and revolve around a key or
keys that an operator must use at each step in the pre-determined sequence. For more details
visit: www.kirkkey.com
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Smith Flow Control Ltd - Smith Flow Control engineers safety systems
for hazardous valve operations in the oil and gas and chemical
processing industries. Since 1985, SFC has manufactured mechanical
valve interlocks to protect plant and personnel. The company is responsible for introducing
the coded-card linear-key concept, developing a range of modular key-operated
interlocks that regulate operating procedures on host process equipment. For more details
visit: www.smithflowcontrol.com
GAS DETECTION
We make portable instruments and fixed systems which detect flammable and hazardous gases.
Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd - Crowcon makes safety products to protect people, plant
and the environment against gas hazards worldwide. For over 40 years Crowcon has been
manufacturing high quality gas detectors with a reputation for reliability and technical innovation.
Crowcon offers fixed and portable gas detection equipment based on expertise in mechanical and
electronic design and software development and an understanding of the physics and chemistry
of gas detection. For more details visit: www.crowcon.com
ELEVATOR SAFETY
We make elevator/lift door safety sensors, emergency communication devices, displays and control panels
for elevators.
Avire Limited - Home to E-Motive, TL Jones and Memco, Avire
makes an extensive range of lift safety and communication
products. Avire products and services include LCD and dot matrix LED displays, car
touch operating panels and fixtures, light curtains, emergency telephones and LED
lighting. For more details visit: www.avire-global.com
SECURITY SENSORS
We make security sensors used in public and commercial property.
Texecom Ltd - Texecom makes security products to protect people and property throughout the
world. Texecom is Europe's largest security alarm specialist: designing, manufacturing and testing
motion detectors, control panels, perimeter protection devices, smoke detectors, wireless
peripherals and the Klaxon Signals brand of sound and vision signalling equipment at its state-of-the-art facilities.
Texecom focuses on innovation, simplicity of operation, style and reliability to produce high quality, high performance
security products for residential and commercial premises. For more details visit: www.texe.com
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FLUID TECHNOLOGY
We make fluidic components such as pumps, probes, valves and connectors used by medical diagnostic instrument
manufacturers for demanding fluid handling applications.
Accudynamics, Inc - Accudynamics is a precision manufacturer of
cast and machined assemblies. Accudynamics has over 25 years'
experience of developing and manufacturing complex parts and
assemblies in its state-of-the-art production facility. Accudynamics has
helped hundreds of customers with its design and manufacturing expertise, resulting in
improved system reliability and time-to-market while reducing cost. The company makes
precision machined components, integrated electromechanical assemblies and subassemblies for medical, scientific and industrial equipment manufacturers across the
United States, Europe and Asia. For more details visit: www.accudynamics.com
PHOTONICS
Market-leading technologies and products which use light and optics to measure substances as well as create, change
and measure light.
Avo Photonics, Inc - Avo specializes in exclusive, private label photonics design,
development and manufacturing. Avo Photonics produces confidential, client-owned
optoelectronic designs and products based on its expertise in optical, mechanical,
thermal and electrical engineering. Avo is able to assist clients in any project stage, including
conceptualization, design, testing and production of optoelectronic components and assemblies. For
more details visit: www.avophotonics.com
Ocean Optics, Inc - Ocean Optics commercialized the world's first miniature
spectrometer - a device that measures and interprets the interaction of light with
matter. Ocean Optics products include chemical sensors, analytical instruments,
and optical fibres used to study and identify elemental characteristics. Ocean Optics products include
standalone instruments (bench-top and portable handhelds), as well as sensing devices
incorporated into other systems by original equipment manufacturers. These devices have been
used to make important scientific discoveries around the world, scaling mountains and even
launching into space. A small sampling of applications includes determining ozone levels and effect
on UV intensity levels on Mt. Everest, studying the plumage of penguins, screening for hazardous
liquids at airports, monitoring air quality during the Olympic Games in Beijing, and searching for signs
of life on the Moon and Mars. For more details visit: www.oceanoptics.com
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ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
We make instruments for high-precision gas and fluid flow measurement and gas conditioning products for
scientific and industrial use.
Perma Pure LLC - Perma Pure products prepare gases for analysis by either
adding or removing moisture. The company's dryers, humidifiers, filters,
coalescers, specialty scrubbers and complete sampling systems are used in
medical, scientific and industrial applications. A number of Perma Pure's products
are based on a unique material called Nafion. In scientific and industrial
applications, this special membrane removes moisture from gas samples for
more accurate analysis. Perma Pure's medical products dry patient breath prior to analysis and
also humidify medical gases, increasing patient comfort. Its fuel cell humidification technology
has been used in fork lifts and fleets of green vehicles. The company also manufactures
complete systems for environmental monitoring of gas emissions at power plants and oil
refineries. For more details visit: www.permapure.com
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CONTACTS
Halma UK Head Office
Halma plc
Misbourne Court,
Rectory Way, Amersham,
Bucks HP7 0DE, UK
B1-401 Boomerang,
Chandivali,
Andheri (East),
Mumbai 400072, India.
Email: halma@halma.com
Email: halmaindia@halma.com