- Eminox
Eminox Limited is an English firm which designs and manufactures high performance
stainless steel exhaust and emission control systems for bus, truck, rail and off-highway vehicles. The company was started in1978 and is based inGainsborough, Lincolnshire ,England .The name 'Eminox' is derived from the initials of two founders, Norman Emerson and David Milles, and 'Inox' which refers to "
stainless steel ".Eminox is tuned to low to medium volume requirements with particular expertise in aftermarket and retrofit solutions, and the company uses advanced manufacturing techniques and adheres to
Six Sigma methodologies. Eminox'sSweden -based sister company,Swenox , undertakes high-volume manufacturing for OEMs.Products
Eminox's exhaust products include the following:
*Diesel Particulate Filter Systems
*Fuel Borne Catalyst System
*Diesel Oxidation Catalyst Systems
* Spark Arrestors
* Stainless Steel Stacks
* Electronic Monitoring SystemsHistory
Eminox was formed on the 28th January 1978 in Lincoln, and consisted of David Milles, Norman Emerson and one additional employee. An early order for a redesigned bus exhaust system for the local bus company led to orders from other national bus companies. The aim of the company was, and still is, to produce an exhaust system that would last for the lifetime of the vehicle, but that would also meet the requirements of the chassis/body configuration as well as the operating conditions.
In early 1979, Nocorrode, a local company that manufactured replacement stainless steel exhaust systems for cars and fire engines, went into receivership. Eminox purchased the company from the receiver, thus tripling its workforce from 5 to 15. With the purchase came Nocorrode's premises in Tillbridge lane, which became the new home for Eminox.
In 1985, the company opened its first standalone fitting facility for vertical exhausts systems, or 'Stacks' as the became known. In 1989, Eminox also opened a new fitting facility in
Stoke-on-Trent .In 1987, the Tillbridge Lane site was at capacity, so an alternative site was identified in
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire . Initially the new premises had no offices, but within 3 years a 4,000sq ft purpose-built office complex was completed.mounting system for vertical stacks - the distinctive visual appeal of these units has since become synonymous with Eminox.
In 1990, Eminox established a relationship with Erland Nilson AB which provided access to the Swedish bus market, and in 1992 Eminox began to expand into the Dutch market. In 2005, Eminox branches were opened in
Paris ,France andGothenburg ,Sweden .By 1994, Eminox was becoming increadingly aware of the growing environmental pressure to clean up diesel exhaust systems; in conjunction with
Johnson Matthey , a leading chemical and catalyst technology company - Eminox developed the CRT (Diesel Particulate Filter ) system which could filter out 90% of particulate matter.In 2001, a sister company, Swenox AB, was acquired from Raufoss Engineering AB. Swenox supplies line-fit exhaust systems to European truck and bus OEMs.
In 2002, Eminox was awarded accreditation to TS 16949, the global automotive quality standard, which was derived from
Currently Eminox employees in the region of 250 staff in Gainsborough, and elsewhere in the UK.
External links
* [http://www.eminox.com/ Eminox website]
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