Festo Limited (Farnborough)

Company Profile

A Global Organisation: Festo is the largest and leading business of its kind in Europe with an annual turnover in excess of one billion pounds. Active for more than forty years, the company has 35 production facilities, 52 subsidiaries and is represented in over 170 countries. Through innovative design and manufacture of pneumatic components and the development of advanced control systems, Festo has a world-wide reputation for excellence. This is driven by a commitment to investment in R&D that stands at 7% of annual turnover to reflect the ever-changing needs of customers. This ongoing commitment continually strengthens Festo's international reputation for the development of new technology and the introduction of innovative products (over 13,000 standard catalogue products available).
Local Support: In 1968, Festo started in the UK and growth has continued. Today it has a total of 170 employees, three major distributors and a rapidly expanding network of 50 Premier stockists geared to give customers immediate access to local stock and support. The Applied Automation Centre in Northampton houses a rapid cylinder manufacture service (same day when required) and the systems department where turnkey solutions are designed, manufactured and tested to individual customer specification.
Quality: Internationally, Festo has accreditation to ISO 9001 and ISO 9002 and throughout the world, 97% of Festo products are sold via ISO 9000 certified companies. At the heart of Festo's Quality program is the desire to operate as a learning company, to achieve Total Quality. Festo has embraced the European Foundation for Quality Management in Business Excellence (EFQM) as a driver for continuous improvement projects within all aspects of the company.