Wessington Cryogenics, as a company, was born in April 1984 – from a small 2,500sq.ft. factory in Washington, near Sunderland in the UK.
At the helm was current Director Eddie Rowe, who along with one other employee, accomplished everything at the company – from blue-print creations, to welding and manufacturing. Staff numbers and company size began to expand quickly, according to Managing Director Paul Rowe – who began working for his father’s company in February 1985.
“Wessington began as a small operation – but with a reasonable portfolio,” recalled Paul, adding, “but when I joined in February 1985 the numbers on the floor had already begun increasing.”
“About two years after I begun employment at Wessington we did the thing lots of small businesses, who are expanding, do. We bought the space next door, knocked the separating wall down, and doubled our floor space.”
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