Halma Plc

Sector: Industrial Instruments For Measurement Display And Control Of Region: United Kingdom

Exchange/Ticker: London Stock Exchange: HLMA | OTC Bulletin Board: HLMLY

Company Description

Halma Plc develops and markets products used worldwide to protect life and improve the quality of life. The company has three major business sectors: Health and Analysis, Infrastructure Sensors and Industrial Safety. The Health and Analysis sector makes components and products used to improve personal and public health. It also develops technologies and products which are used for analysis in safety, environmental and leisure related markets, including water. It has four sub-sectors, namely, Photonics, which markets technologies and products which generate, measure and condition light and analyze the interaction of light with substances; Health optics makes handheld devices used to assess eye health, diagnose disease and assist with eye surgery as well as diagnostic devices for general medical applications; Fluid technology makes critical components such as pumps, probes, valves, connectors and tubing used by scientific, environmental and medical diagnostic instrument manufacturers for demanding fluid handling applications; Water manufactures water products. The Infrastructure Sensors sector makes products which detect hazards to protect assets and people in public and commercial buildings. It has four sub-sectors, namely, Fire detection manufactures fire and smoke detectors and audible/visual warning devices; Elevator safety makes elevator/lift door safety sensors and also emergency communication devices, displays and control panels for elevators; Automatic door sensors manufactures sensors used on automatic doors in public and commercial buildings; Security sensors. The Industrial Safety sector makes products which protect property and people at work. It has four sub-sectors, namely, Bursting discs manufactures one time use pressure relief devices to protect large vessels and pipe work in process industries; Safety interlocks makes specialized mechanical, electrical and electromechanical locks which ensure that critical processes operate safely and prevent accidents; Gas detection manufactures portable instruments and fixed systems which detect flammable and hazardous gases; Asset monitoring makes products which monitor the condition of physical assets underwater using innovative sensor and communications technologies. Applications include monitoring of oil pipelines and telecommunications cables as well as vessel and harbour security. Halma was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Amersham, the United Kingdom.

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