October 2019

NEWS DMR Seals has been acquired by Diploma PLC, a FTSE 250 international group of businesses supplying specialised technical products and services. DMR Seals, based in Sheffield, provides engineering sealing solutions to UK markets. In particular, the company has developed a strong reputation for manufacturing high quality and high- pressure sealing products for the most demanding applications in the oil & gas, chemical processing and general manufacturing industries. 10 HYDRAULICS & PNEUMATICS October 2019 www.hpmag.co.uk DMR Seals will continue to operate independently and will be run on day-to- day basis by co-founder and managing director Richard O’Connor and the existing team in Sheffield. Strengthened position O’Connor said: “We are delighted to have joined Diploma PLC. Working as part of the Group, strengthens our position in the fluid sealing solution markets and brings advantages in terms of increased technical capability and manufacturing flexibility DMR Seals acquired by Diploma PLC Camozzi Automation has re-launched its Technical Catalogue in a brand-new format; producing 8 individual, product specific publications which collectively form a boxed set. The new system replaces the company’s previous all- encompassing catalogue, where different product ranges and services were all covered within one large volume. Diversification Lee Hargrave, Camozzi’s UK marketing manager, said: “Our customer base has expanded, and our product range has diversified significantly over the last few years, a fact that was reflected by our company name change to Camozzi Automation 12 months ago. “As a result, we are now talking to customers in many different sectors and it makes more sense from both a practical and environmental perspective, to produce a series of individual publications relating to specific fields, rather than giving every customer a comprehensive catalogue, much of which might not be relevant to their particular market.” He continued: “The new format means that whilst many of our long standing customers will still receive the complete box set containing a copy of every individual catalogue, others with more specialist and niche requirements will only need maybe one or two catalogues to obtain the information they need.” Camozzi Technical Catalogue adopts new box set format across multiple sites. This allows DMR Seals to operate as usual, continuing to provide our customers with the best sealing solution as quickly and efficiently as possible.” In 2018 Diploma PLC, reported annual revenues of more than £485m, operating globally in the distinct sectors of Life Sciences, Seals and Controls. DMR Seals joins the Group’s Seals businesses, working alongside other Diploma-owned UK companies, FPE Seals and M Seals. The team at DMR Seals premises in Sheffield.