Page 12 - IS-Rayfast Catalogue - Issue 9, 2017

Company Profile

Company Timeline
1975 The company was originally founded as
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raychem
(now TE Connectivity).
1987 Rayfast Ltd became an independent
distributor for Raychem Electronics
Division (now TE Connectivity).
1994 Rayfast was acquired by the Diploma
Group, which enabled the introduction IS-Rayfast Headquarters and Warehouse in Swindon
and development of additional
franchises, to widen and strengthen the
product portfolio.
1998 Rayfast entered the European market
place, with its sister company Sommer IS-Rayfast has grown consistently over
Gmbh, to provide a platform for a the years and is now a multi-million pound
strong European presence. In the same market leading organisation, supplying high
year Rayfast was also appointed the performance, high quality harnessing and
European Master Distributor for TE electro-mechanical components and services.
Connectivity.
Employing over 80 people at our Swindon
2001 Rayfast re-branded and changed its headquarters, dedicated to sales, distribution,
name to IS-Rayfast to incorporate the technical support and customer service for an
wider range of products and services extensive and varied customer base across
offered. Also at this time the IS- Europe.
Group was formed to accommodate
IS-Rayfast as part of the IS-Group are actively
additional company growth, which now involved in the Aerospace, Defence, Energy,
incorporates IS-Cabletec, IS-Sommer, Industrial, Marine, Motorsport and Space
IS-Motorsport and IS-Connect, with
markets.
sites in Europe and USA.
The company continues to develop as a market
2012 To support the company’s continued
focused distribution company, offering a
growth, the company moved into new broad range of high performance, high quality
larger premises offering 30,000 sq ft, to
products and services from worldwide, brand
facilitate an increase in both warehouse
of leading manufacturers.
storage capacity and office space.
2016 Introduction of new wire and cable
franchises and product ranges including
Airbus Group and Boeing approved
Military and Aerospace wire and cable.

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