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Celebrating 60 years of innovation
Owen Mumford, one of the UK’s largest manufacturers of specialist medical devices celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. Since 1952, innovation has been key to their success and designing revolutionary medical devices to improve people’s quality of life is their focus
The company’s heritage has its roots in Oxfordshire and dates back to 1952 when Ivan Owen, John Mumford and Ivan’s father, Thomas Owen, set up a small business from a lock-up garage owned by Thomas, in Oxford. Since then the company has grown from three to 600- plus employees with manufacturing sites in Oxfordshire and sales offices in Europe, the US and now, China.
Innovation is everything
Innovation has been the driver since the company began and in 1978, Owen Mumford designed, developed and manufactured the world’s first automatic blood glucose sampling device for use in diabetes monitoring. Autolet, as its name suggests, automated the earlier manual method of pricking a finger to obtain a blood sample, ensuring a consistent penetration depth, making lancing much more comfortable and easier for the patient.
Since then, Owen Mumford has gone on to manufacture a range of award-winning medical devices, each designed with patients’ comfort and safety in mind. The company recognises that compliance is key to successful medical treatment and this philosophy remains the backbone of their thinking.
Jarl Severn, managing director, says: “Despite challenging economic times, the company is expanding and in fact we’ve seen sales grow on average by 15% per year. Focusing on new product development is crucial and investment into R&D and industrialisation is a priority.
"We have an extensive range of Owen Mumford branded products and an enviable OEM portfolio with customers from the world’s top ten pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies who know they can rely on us to meet their exacting standards.”
In 2012, 60 years after Owen Mumford was founded, fathers and sons work for the company. From left: Ivan Owen, John Mumford, Mark Owen and Adam Mumford
Jarl Severn Three Queen’s Awards
Owen Mumford’s record for international trade is impressive. Over 85% of their product is exported, a success recognised by the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, when they won an Award for Export Achievement in 1999 and two Awards in 2008, for International Trade and Innovation.
Severn continues: “Our heritage is something to be proud of and the company’s founders, Ivan Owen and John Mumford are still very much involved in the business which is important to us.
"Sixty years of experience, a constant drive for innovation and sound financial investment have put Owen Mumford in a very strong position and I believe we are well on course to achieving the company’s growth strategy.”
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THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – THAMES VALLEY – JULY/AUGUST 2012
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