Global InformationNumatic International information
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| Company type | Private Limited Company |
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| Industry | Major appliance |
| Founded | 20 September 1969 (As Numatic Engineering Limited) |
| Founder | Chris Duncan |
| Headquarters | Chard, Somerset , England, United Kingdom |
Key people | Chris Duncan (Chairman and Founder) Stuart Cochrane (Manufacturing Manager) |
| Products | Vacuum cleaners and other cleaning equipment (Henry) |
| Revenue |  GB £234.6 million (2023)[1] |
Net income | GB £10 million (2013)[1] |
Number of employees | 1,000 (2017)[2] |
| Website | numatic |
Numatic International Ltd (Founded as Numatic Engineering Limited) is a British manufacturer primarily producing domestic, commercial and industrial cleaning and maintenance equipment distributed worldwide.[3][4] It is one of the major producers of vacuum cleaners in the United Kingdom,[4] producing the Henry domestic vacuum cleaner and its related models, which also shares a canister design with the "smiling face" appearance and human name.[4][5]
The company was founded in 1969, and as of 2021[update] is owned solely by Chairman and Founder Chris Duncan, who created the compact shape for the cleaner.[3] The company owns a manufacturing facility in Chard, Somerset, South West England,[3][6] and eight subsidiary companies located in France, South Africa, Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain and Italy.[7] In 2017, the company employed over 1000 people and produced 4,500 units per day, over 40% of which were exported.[3] [1]
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- ^ a b c "BBC – West Country Cash: Made in Chard: The Somerset factory keeping it local". Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Numatic boss praises staff after receiving award". Chard & Ilminster News. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Why "Brand Somerset" adds value for business". Western Morning News. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Supplier Locator". Numatic International. Retrieved 7 June 2023.