Crowcon Named ‘Halma Company of the Year’
Crowcon Detection Instruments has been named ‘Company of the Year’ by its parent company, Halma p.l.c. The prize was announced at Halma’s recent CEO Conference and is awarded for overall company performance across a range of criteria.
(Photo caption: Warren Rees (left), Crowcon’s Managing Director, receiving the ‘Company of the Year’ Award from Geoff Unwin, the Chairman of Halma p.l.c.)
Crowcon is a world leader in portable and fixed gas detection for industries ranging from oil, gas and petrochemical processing to pharmaceutical manufacturing, construction and facilities management, transport, food processing, brewing and winemaking. Its products are designed to save lives by detecting and warning of dangerous levels of toxic or flammable gases.
“We are absolutely delighted to have won this award,” said the company’s Managing Director Warren Rees. “There are 40 Halma subsidiaries worldwide, many of which are leaders in their specialised fields, so to be named the best is an honour indeed, especially in the current economic climate. I strongly believe that this is just the start of a new phase of growth for Crowcon – we have implemented many changes over the last year, and there are more to come.”
Halma p.l.c. is an international market leader in safety, health and sensor technology. It is a FTSE 250 listed company on the London Stock Exchange and has over 3600 employees in 40 subsidiaries worldwide with a total turnover of over US$780m (2008). Halma’s businesses make products that protect lives and improve the quality of life for people through innovation in market leading products which make its customers safer, more competitive and more profitable.
