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1880s
1883
Richard Cadisch, a Swiss national arrives in the UK and starts Fenestre, Cadisch & Co. as a general importer of sheep shears, essential oils and engineering products.
1880s
1900s
1900
The motor trade begins to develop; Richard starts importing motor accessories and selling the Zenith Carburettor in large volumes to the new motor manufacturers.
1900s
1920s
1920
After the First World War, his three sons join him to form R.Cadisch & Sons. The business is now operating from 171 Gt. Portland Street in London, manufacturing motor accessories and garage equipment.
1925
Business is booming and the motor trade continues to grow. The manufacturing facility has to be moved to larger premises at 5-6 Lion Square in Holborn.
1927
A new factory is opened in Ipswich, manufacturing radio receivers and components.
1928
A new wire weavers division is set up, which today, forms the basis for Cadisch Precision Meshes Ltd. filtration business.
1920s
1930s
1937
R.Cadisch & Sons. continue to expand their manufacturing product range including domestic appliances, light fittings and wiring suppliers.
1939
The Second World War begins and the motor trade is limited. The business joins the war efforts by manufacturing aircraft vital part for the Air Ministry
1930s
1950s
1956
R.Cadisch & Sons is awarded two Royal Warrants as suppliers of household equipment to the Royal Family.
1959
The business is now the largest motor factors company in the country and needs larger premises: a new production facility is opened in North London and Ipswich with new offices opened in the City
1950s
1960s
1965
A new contract is awarded to us by British Aerospace, supplying special filters for Concorde.
1969
The motor side of the business is sold to Brown Brothers. It’s one of the largest private sales of the time! The family decide to focus on developing Wire Mesh Filtration from new premises in Finchley. The business is now supplying products to sectors worldwide including: recycling, petrochemicals, electronics, foodstuffs and general engineering.
1960s
1970s
1970
A new contract is awarded to us by Rolls Royce, to supply filters for the Aeronautical Engines division.
1975
A new screen printing division is set up to supply the rapidly expanding printed circuit board industry.
1970s
1980s
1985
A new, state of the art production facility is opened in Alton, Hampshire producing new filtration technology for the recycling industry.
1988
A new depot is opened in Aberdeen to supply specialised screens to the North Sea Oil industry.
1980s
1990s
1990
R.Cadisch & Sons is renamed to Cadisch Precision Meshes Ltd. as a Group of companies operating with 3 divisions: 1) Woven Wire Mesh and Perforated Sheet, 2) Synthetic Filtration Materials and 3) Screen Printing Fabrics.
1992
The business is awarded contracts with Bentley and Jaguar to supply wire mesh radiator grilles.
1995
A new production facility is opened at High Wycombe producing very specialised screens for the rapidly growing CD and DVD printing market.
1990s
2000s
2001
Metals and meshes are popular amongst architects. And so, Cadisch MDA Ltd is formed; A company with knowledge and experience about innovative, engineering solutions for buildings such as: stadiums, museums, prestigious public buildings, but also for smaller scale buildings such as restaurants, shops and private residences.
2009
There’s growing demand from architects to add LED lighting to projects. As a result, the Cadisch Group purchase a specialist LED company with over 20 years of experience developing LED technology. Working collaboratively with Cadisch MDA, the companies develop architectural building fabrics and lighting to enhance the design.
2000s
2010s
2013
Ecoled Ltd. is formed, focusing on developing LED technology.
2015
The Group is expanding and moves to larger premises in Herts. A new purpose build production facility is opened in Hatfield.
2010s
TODAY
2016
The Group is still run and managed by the third, fourth and fifth generation of the Cadisch Family, along with support from other Directors. Business is thriving after being founded more than 130 years ago by far-sighted, Richard E Cadisch.
TODAY
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