HellermannTyton
International manufacturer and supplier of cable fastening, identification, protection and connectivity products.
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Overview
HellermannTyton is an international cable-management brand and manufacturer serving industrial, automotive, electrical, telecommunications, transportation and infrastructure customers. Its product portfolio centers on fastening, fixing, identifying and protecting cables, wires, hoses and related connecting components. Major product families include cable ties, cable markers, heat-shrink tubing, cable protection systems, clips, clamps, mounts, conduits, harness components and installation tools. The company sells through industrial and electrical distribution as well as directly to original-equipment manufacturers and other large customers. The business began in 1938 in Croydon, England, as Hellermann Electric, a subsidiary of Goodliffe Electric Supplies. It was founded by Paul Hellermann and Jack Bowthorpe. In 1948, the company moved manufacturing to Crawley in Sussex. A significant development came in 1964, when it acquired Insuloid Manufacturing, a Manchester business established in 1933 that specialized in bus-bar insulation. The following year, the combined business introduced the Tyton System, a continuous cable-bundling method that later became part of the brand's identity. The name HellermannTyton combines Hellermann with Tyton. International expansion followed over several decades. HellermannTyton established a United States corporation in Milwaukee in 1969, entered the aviation market in 1976, and opened or developed operations in Sweden, Japan and China during the 1980s and 1990s. In 1999, its various operations began to be harmonized under the single HellermannTyton trademark. A large manufacturing and storage facility opened at Tornesch near Hamburg in 2000. The company's manufacturing footprint has also included sites in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Poland, South Africa, Singapore, China, Japan, South Korea, the United States, Mexico and Brazil. HellermannTyton serves a broad range of applications. In automotive markets, its products are used in wiring harnesses, vehicle doors, engine compartments and systems for routing and securing cables, hoses and lines. It also supplies railway, aerospace, marine, electronics, appliances, construction, energy, defense, data-center and telecommunications applications. The company develops standard products as well as customer-specific components. Development can involve three-dimensional computer-aided design, prototype production, customer testing and injection molding in production quantities. The materials used across its portfolio include engineering plastics and specialized elastomers selected for heat, ultraviolet, chemical, impact, weather and mechanical resistance. The company was sold by Spirent to funds controlled by Doughty Hanson & Co in 2006 for £289 million and completed an initial public offering in March 2013. Doughty Hanson later sold a further 20.9 percent stake in September 2013. Delphi Automotive agreed to acquire HellermannTyton in 2015 for approximately $1.7 billion, and the transaction closed on 18 December 2015. HellermannTyton subsequently became part of Delphi's Engineered Components Group. Delphi later reorganized and renamed its business focused on automated driving and electrification as Aptiv; HellermannTyton is now associated with Aptiv's engineered-components activities. The brand remains active as a global supplier, while its corporate ownership and reporting context are linked to Aptiv rather than to its former standalone public-company structure.
History
HellermannTyton traces its origins to Hellermann Electric, founded in Croydon, England, in 1938 by Paul Hellermann and Jack Bowthorpe as a subsidiary of Goodliffe Electric Supplies. The company relocated manufacturing to Crawley in 1948, establishing a base from which it developed cable fastening and insulation products for industrial users. In 1964, Hellermann Electric acquired Insuloid Manufacturing, a Manchester company founded by the Emery family in 1933 and known for bus-bar insulation. This acquisition broadened the business's technical capabilities. In 1965, the company introduced the Tyton System, a continuous method for bundling cables. The Tyton name was later combined with Hellermann to form the HellermannTyton brand. The company began building an international network in the second half of the twentieth century. It established HellermannTyton Corporation in Milwaukee in 1969 and expanded into aviation applications in 1976. Further operations were developed in Järfälla, Sweden, in 1982; Hyogo, Japan, in 1986; and Wuxi and Shanghai, China, in 1998. In 1999, the company began consolidating its international identity under the HellermannTyton trademark. A 15,000-square-meter production and storage facility was established at Tornesch near Hamburg in 2000. Its manufacturing and supply network has included facilities in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Poland, South Africa, Singapore, China, Japan, South Korea, the United States, Mexico and Brazil. The company has supplied customers across automotive, electrical, electronics, telecommunications, rail, aerospace, marine, appliances, construction, energy, defense, forestry, agriculture and packaging. Its products are made from a range of engineering plastics and elastomeric materials, including modified grades of polyamide, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyoxymethylene, PEEK, ETFE and chloroprene rubber. HellermannTyton's product-development process includes both catalog products and customized components. For automotive and other original-equipment customers, the company can design fastening elements, clips, mounts and cable-management parts around specific installation requirements. Designs may be produced using three-dimensional CAD systems, converted into prototypes for customer testing, and then manufactured through processes such as injection molding. In automotive applications, products are used throughout wiring harnesses, vehicle doors, engine compartments and routes carrying cables, hoses and lines. The ownership history changed materially in the 2000s and 2010s. Spirent sold the company to funds controlled by Doughty Hanson & Co in 2006 for £289 million. HellermannTyton subsequently floated on the London Stock Exchange in March 2013, and Doughty Hanson sold an additional 20.9 percent stake later that year for £119.25 million. In July 2015, Delphi Automotive made an offer valued at approximately $1.7 billion. The acquisition completed on 18 December 2015, after which HellermannTyton became part of Delphi's Engineered Components Group and ceased to be an independently listed company. Delphi later reorganized its corporate activities and created Aptiv as the entity focused on automated driving and electrification. HellermannTyton continues as an active cable-management brand and supplier within the broader Aptiv environment, serving global customers with products for fastening, fixing, identifying and protecting cables and their connecting components.
- 2015
Acquisition by Delphi Automotive
[1]Delphi Automotive completes its acquisition of HellermannTyton on 18 December, ending the company's independent public listing.
- 2013
Initial public offering
[1]HellermannTyton completes an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange.
- 2006
Doughty Hanson acquires the company
[1]Spirent sells HellermannTyton to funds controlled by Doughty Hanson & Co.
- 2000
Tornesch facility opens
[1]A production and storage facility with approximately 15,000 square meters of space is established at Tornesch near Hamburg.
- 1999
Global branding is harmonized
[1]The company's international operations begin adopting the single HellermannTyton trademark.
- 1998
Operations expand in China
[1]The company establishes operations in Wuxi and Shanghai.
- 1986
Japanese operations begin
[1]HellermannTyton establishes operations in Hyogo, Japan.
- 1982
Swedish operations begin
[1]The company establishes operations at Järfälla in Sweden.
- 1976
Expansion into aviation
[1]HellermannTyton begins supplying cable-management products for aircraft applications.
- 1969
United States operations are established
[1]HellermannTyton Corporation is established in Milwaukee, extending the company into the North American market.
Products and positioning
Specialist provider of cable management, cable protection, identification and connectivity solutions for industrial and transportation applications.
Cable bundling system · 1965
Tyton System
Introduced in 1965, the Tyton System is a continuous cable-bundling method and a foundational product concept in the company's history. It helped establish the Tyton name that was later joined with Hellermann to create the HellermannTyton identity.
Cable fastening
Cable ties
HellermannTyton supplies cable ties and related fastening products for bundling, securing and routing wires, cables, hoses and harnesses. Product materials and constructions are selected for different requirements, including temperature, ultraviolet exposure, weathering, impact and chemical resistance. Applications extend from electrical installation and data infrastructure to automotive and industrial equipment.
Cable protection
Cable protection systems
Cable protection products are designed to shield wiring and connecting components from abrasion, environmental exposure and mechanical damage. The portfolio includes conduits, sleeving and other protective constructions used in vehicles, machinery, buildings, transport equipment and industrial installations.
Cable insulation and protection
Heat-shrink tubing
Heat-shrink tubing is used to insulate, seal, bundle and protect cable assemblies and connections. It forms part of HellermannTyton's broader range of products for protecting cable systems and supporting reliable installation in electrical, automotive and industrial environments.
Cable identification
Cable identification products
Identification products help installers, manufacturers and maintenance teams label and distinguish cables, wires and related components. They support organized installation and servicing across electrical systems, data infrastructure, transportation equipment and industrial machinery.
Automotive components
Automotive fastening and harness components
The automotive range includes customer-specific fastening elements, clips, mounts and cable ties used in wiring harnesses, vehicle doors, engine compartments and routes carrying cables, hoses and lines. The company develops products for vehicle manufacturers and Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers.
Brand decisions
2015
Acquisition by Delphi AutomotiveM&ABackground
Delphi Automotive sought to acquire HellermannTyton's global cable-management and engineered-components operations.
Action taken
Delphi Automotive agreed to acquire HellermannTyton for approximately $1.7 billion, completing the transaction on 18 December 2015.
Aftermath
HellermannTyton became part of Delphi's Engineered Components Group and ceased to be an independently listed company.
Acquisition value. $1.7 billion (2015 announced transaction value)
2013
Initial public offeringOtherBackground
Following ownership by Doughty Hanson, the company moved toward a public-market structure.
Action taken
HellermannTyton completed an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange in March 2013.
Aftermath
The company operated as a listed business until its acquisition by Delphi Automotive in 2015.
1999
Global brand harmonizationStrategyBackground
The business operated through affiliated companies and regional operations in multiple countries.
Action taken
The company began harmonizing its branding worldwide under the HellermannTyton trademark.
Aftermath
The unified name became the common international identity for the company's cable-management activities.
1965
Launch of the Tyton SystemProduct launchBackground
The company was developing cable-bundling methods for continuous installation and management of cable groups.
Action taken
Hellermann Electric introduced the Tyton System, a continuous cable-bundling approach.
Aftermath
The Tyton name became part of the later HellermannTyton global brand identity.
Recent events
- 2015
Delphi Automotive agrees to acquire HellermannTyton[1]
M&A
Delphi Automotive announced an agreement to acquire HellermannTyton for approximately $1.7 billion.
- 2015
Delphi Automotive completes HellermannTyton acquisition[1]
M&A
The acquisition closed on 18 December 2015, taking HellermannTyton off the London Stock Exchange and making it part of Delphi Automotive's Engineered Components Group.
- 2013
HellermannTyton completes London Stock Exchange initial public offering[1]
Other
HellermannTyton became a publicly traded company through an initial public offering in March 2013.
- 2013
Doughty Hanson sells an additional HellermannTyton stake[1]
M&A
Doughty Hanson sold a further 20.9 percent interest in HellermannTyton for £119.25 million.
- 2006
HellermannTyton is sold by Spirent to Doughty Hanson funds[1]
M&A
The company was sold by its then owner, Spirent, to investment funds controlled by Doughty Hanson & Co in a transaction valued at £289 million.
Delphi separates its automated-driving and electrification business as Aptiv[1]
Other
Delphi subsequently renamed and separated the portion of its business focused on automated driving and electrification as Aptiv; HellermannTyton is associated with Aptiv's engineered-components activities.
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