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Enodis plc
was a British
multinational
foodmaking equipment manufacturing company headquartered in
London
. A former
FTSE 250 Index
constituent, it was acquired by the American machinery manufacturer
The Manitowoc Company
in October 2008, with its activities subsequently being fully integrated into those of Manitowoc.
History
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Enodis was founded by Samuel and William Berisford in 1851 as a small grocery and pharmacy in
Manchester
under the name
S&W Berisford
.
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William Berisford, a grandson of the founder, started trading in
sugar
at the end of the 19th century. The business incorporated in 1910.
[1]
In 1968 it acquired commodity trading company
J&H Rayner (Mincing Lane) Limited
and through the 1970s it expanded its commodity business.
[1]
In 1982 the Company acquired
British Sugar
, owner of the
Silver Spoon
brand, and diversified into property and financial services.
[1]
Financial difficulties in the late-1980s and early-1990s led to a program of disposals including of
British Sugar
, but a new acquisition drive occurred in the 1990s, with the purchase of
Magnet
, a kitchen and joinery business, in 1994,
[1]
the Welbilt Corporation, a
United States
food equipment business, in 1995
[1]
and the Scotsman Group, another US food equipment business, in 1999.
[1]
In 2000 the company changed its name to
Enodis
.
[1]
Between 2000 and 2002 Enodis sold its building and consumer products division, including Magnet,
[2]
and also several other subsidiaries to become a focused food equipment production company.
[1]
The company became an acquisition target in 2006, turning away offers from
Aga Foodservice
and
The Middleby Corporation
and terminating more advanced discussions with
The Manitowoc Company
.
[3]
Manitowoc returned with a fresh offer in April 2008, valuing Enodis at around £1 billion.
[4]
The bid was accepted by the board and shareholders, with the deal closing that October with the
delisting
of Enodis shares from the London Stock Exchange.
[5]
Following an ongoing dispute with
Felsted
residents Sir
Alan Haselhurst
raised questions
[6]
in the
House of Commons
in 2011 pertaining to Enodis's non delivery of advertised facilities.
Operations
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Enodis had manufacturing sites in the United Kingdom, United States, several countries in
Continental Europe
and in
Asia
. It sold exclusively to the corporate sector and its brands included:
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- Cleveland (steamer cookers);
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- Convotherm (steamers);
[9]
- Dean (fryers and filtration systems);
- Delfield (refrigerated units);
[8]
- Frymaster (fryers, filtration systems, holding cabinets);
[10]
- Garland (grills and ranges);
[11]
- Guyon (kitchen and self-serve surfaces);
[12]
- Ice-O-matic (refrigeration);
[13]
- Jackson (ware washers);
- Kysor Panel Systems (walk-in coolers, walk-in freezers, floral coolers, plant growth chambers,
cleanrooms
, dry rooms, document storage chambers, refrigerated warehouses, insulated panels, permanent shelters, residential construction);
- Lincoln (ovens and small wares);
- Merco Savory (heated displays);
[14]
- Merrychef (accelerated cooking);
- New Ton (ice makers);
- Scotsman Beverage Systems (beverage dispensers);
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- Simag (ice machines);
- Varimixer (industrial mixers);
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and
- Viscount (catering and refrigeration).
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