Dewhurst plc is an independent supplier of quality
components to the lift, keypad and rail industries. The company was
founded in 1919 and the Dewhurst Group now has sales of around US $50
million and employs over 300 people in locations around the world.
Dewhurst is probably best known for its range of
high quality pushbutton products (often sold under the Dupar brand).
Although we have been making pushbuttons for a long time, a breakthrough
was made in 1971 with the launch of the US81 Original Pushbutton. This
really was a unique design, which began a styling of chrome surround
with a stainless pressel that has been imitated by many others.
Following on from the success of the US81 the company has since focused
heavily on pushbuttons and fixture products and now has a wide and very
popular range of Braille and EN81-70 buttons.
As well as having a significant presence in the
lift industry, Dewhurst is also a major player in the keypad industry
and supplies a wide range of keypad products for the ATM industry.
Our manufacturing plant, located on the
outskirts of London, is full of the latest machine tools, and as a
company we invest heavily each year on new production equipment. Our
Research and Development facilities are also located in the same
building and we boast the latest Computer Aided Design equipment as well
as test equipment such as shadowgraphs, endurance test equipment,
environmental and dust chambers.
The focus that we have on pushbutton and
switches has ensured that we truly are specialists in this field with
extensive knowledge of hertzian stress design, QTC switch technology,
pushgate switch technology, membrane enhancements to name a few! We also
have extensive knowledge of LED illumination, which is critical for the
business that we are in.
Dewhurst is an Investor in People company and we
have a highly skilled workforce who are able to give the company a
great deal of vertical integration. We are also accredited with ISO
9000/2000.
Our aim at Dewhurst is ‘Fast and Fit’, we are
keen to develop and supply our product ‘Fast’ as the industry we work in
is constantly demanding shorter lead-time, as well as ‘Fit’, it is
fundamental that the products we supply are ‘Fit’ for the job.
Subsidiary Companies
Dewhurst have a number of subsidiary companies around
the world. If you are located where we have a subsidiary, then please
contact that company. If there is not a subsidiary, please contact us in
the UK.
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