The BOC Group
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The BOC Group is the official name of the multi-national industrial gas company more commonly known as BOC. As of September 2004, BOC has over 43,000 employees on six continents, with sales of over £4.5 billion. BOC is also the company's stock symbol on the London Stock Exchange.
Business units
The BOC group has expanded beyond its industrial gas origins, and now operates in the following areas.
- The Process Gas Solutions (PGS) line of business supplies large product volumes by pipeline, on-site generation or cryogenic tanker.
- The Industrial and Special Products (ISP) line of business provides packaged gas, chemicals and related products and services. The gases involved are typically delivered in high pressure cylinders.
- BOC Edwards supplies the semiconductor industry with vacuum, chemical delivery and abatement systems and related services. It also supplies vacuum equipment to many industrial and scientific sectors.
- Gist provides logistics design, management and operation in a number of sectors including food, beverage and fashion retail
In March 2005, BOC announced that it has completed the sale of Afrox Healthcare - a hospital and managed healthcare group operating in South Africa - to a consortium led by Black Economic Empowerment investors.
History
Brin's Oxygen Company, Ltd. was formed in 1886 by Arthur and Leon Brin. In the early days they provided oxygen for limelight light sources used in magic lanterns and theatre lighting. 23 years later in 1903 the new oxyacetylene welding process provided a new market for the company, and they changed their name to the British Oxygen Company in 1906. In 1975 the company become BOC International Ltd, reflecting its success in developing business outside of Britain, and in products beyond oxygen.
External link
- The BOC Group's website www.boc.com
- BOC's educational resources site - information about industrial gases and their uses www.boc.com/education