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From bombings to
Harry Potter – and
still going strong
ORMISTON Wire, one of Britain’s longest running family businesses,
celebrates its 220th birthday this year.
The company, which was formed in 1793 by Philip Ormiston in the
city of London, is still going strong under the stewardship of his
sixth-generation descendant Mark Ormiston.
The entire 220-year history of Ormiston Wire can be viewed as an
interactive timeline on its Facebook page.
Ormiston Wire began trading in 1793 as a manufacturer of spring-wire
for corsets and wigs but soon diversified in the 19th century as one of
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History and innovation
lead the way for UK firms
Some of the companies who put the Great
into Britain’s wire and cable industry
Photo: bigstockphoto.com – ‘Changing of the Guards’ by Birute Vijeikiene