Company Profile
Dixons Surgical Instruments Ltd was founded in November 1948 by Frank W Dixon in
Caledonian Road, London. It's aim was to supply the major UK Trade
Houses with high quality surgical instruments.
The present Managing Director,
John P Dixon, joined the company in 1960 and trained in all aspects
of the business. On the death of his Father, Frank, in 1979 he took
control of the business and was joined by his wife,
Joan Dixon, who is currently the Financial
Director. Their son Jay Dixon joined
the company in 1990. He trained as an instrument maker for five years before
moving into the office to train in all the other aspects of the business. He is
currently the Technical Director responsible for running the
ISO9000 Quality System and the Information Technology side of the business.
He is also the WebMaster for Dixons Web Site.
Roman Court - Wickford
The company has steadily expanded over the years and in 1989 it became
necessary to move to larger premises. A purpose built factory of 550sq
meters - Roman Court - was erected in Wickford, Essex approximately 50 Km
east of London.
In 1990 an opportunity to break into the scientific market arose when
Dixons purchased the exclusive manufacturing rights to the range of
portable autoclaves marketed under
the 'Express' brand. These autoclaves have been known over the years as
'The Arnolds Autoclave', 'The Portable Autoclave', 'The HM&S Autoclave'
and 'The Macarthy Autoclave'. These autoclaves were previously manufactured by
Arnold & Sons, Basildon (owned by the McCarthy Group). On the closure
of the Basildon operation, seven of their top skilled instrument makers
joined Dixons. Their skills included ENT, Ophthalmic, Orthopaedic and
Neurosurgical instruments.
Again in 1994 Dixons Surgical extended their
range to include operating table accessories.
In 2006 the surgical instrument range was extended to
include reusable needles which had previously been manufactured by Bignell Surgical.
The company currently employs a workforce of 19 people.
The company realises that quality and performance are paramount and have
a policy of continuous development. Dixons were one of the first
British surgical instrument manufacturers to gain accreditation to BS5750
(now BS EN ISO9001) in July 1993. CE Marking is being applied to the
autoclaves in accordance with the PED and EMC Directives,
and to the surgical instruments in
accordance with the Medical Devices Directive.
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Frank Dixon
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1948
Company formed in Caledonian Road - London
1960
John P Dixon joins the company
1979
John P Dixon becomes Managing Director
1989
Move to Roman Court - Wickford
1990
Jay Dixon joins the company
1990
Purchase manufacturing rights to 'Express' range of Portable Autoclaves
1993
Gain accreditation to BS 5750
1994
Manufacture of Operating Table Accessories begins
1998
Purchase first Laser Marker
1998
Launch of 'Dixons' brand Surgical Instruments
2006
Take over range of reusable needles from Bignell Surgical
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