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Marshall-Tufflex 75th anniversary timeline
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Marshall-Tufflex 75th anniversary timeline

2017 is a milestone year for Marshall-Tufflex as they celebrate their 75th year in business. They’ve come a long way since their wartime beginnings in 1942 and are today proud to be a market leader and manufacturer of cable management products that are distributed across the globe.

After 75 years we like to think that we know what matters to our customers, but that doesn’t mean we are complacent, in fact we are continually looking at ways to improve our range and service to remain the number one for Cable Management.

Marshall Tufflex

Marshall-Tufflex 75th anniversary timeline

Published: 12 May 2017 · Category: Corporate documents

2017 is a milestone year for Marshall-Tufflex as they celebrate their 75th year in business. They’ve come a long way since their wartime beginnings in 1942 and are today proud to be a market leader and manufacturer of cable management products that are distributed across the globe.

After 75 years we like to think that we know what matters to our customers, but that doesn’t mean we are complacent, in fact we are continually looking at ways to improve our range and service to remain the number one for Cable Management.

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DELIVERING INNOVATION FOR 75 YEARS OUR HISTORY 2017 is a milestone year for Marshall-Tufflex as we celebrate our 75th year in business. We’ve come a long way since our wartime beginnings in 1942 and are today proud to be a market leader and manufacturer of cable management products that are distributed across the globe. 1942 1946 1947 The company was born during the Second World War with a £394 War Loan and an idea built around the use of PVC, a new material just coming into commercial use. The early years were not easy; it was war time, the extruders were unreliable, the company had limited funds and the harsh winters brought power shut downs. A corner had been turned. Twelve employees were producing plastic cane, belting and piping at the rate of 26 tons per year. Annual turnover had reached £12,000. As the business grew it moved, first to premises in Watford and then to Hastings, where it remains today. 1962 1970 1974 1976 1982 The Charlotte Marshall Charitable Trust was created to give help to health, educational and children’s charities both locally and throughout the world. The company made its formal entry into the cable management market and started to sell a range of conduit. Turnover had broken the £1,000,000 barrier and the company was securing a name for innovative, high quality products and good customer service. Conduit was being exported to some 20 countries, with the Middle East providing a busy order book. The Mini Trunking design was patented and launched at...

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