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History

1984
10th February 1984
Wessington Cryogenics was established by Eddie Rowe and Brian Bennett-Cowell
2nd April 1984
Opened our very first factory, a 2,500 sq ft unit at 23 Phoenix Road in Washington, UK
10th May 1984
Received our very first sales order: PHV-2000 Liquid Nitrogen Road Transport Tank
4th June 1984
Received our first net zero order: a Bio LNG Fuel Tank
3rd October 1984
Received our first export order of DF Dewars to be shipped to the Netherlands
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1995
1st August 1995
Due to the demand for a higher capacity, Wessington moved into a 14,000 sq ft space within the Philadelphia Complex in Houghton-Le-Spring
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1997
3rd February 1997
Designed, developed and manufactured our first tanks for the well service industry: OSV-8000
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1999
15th November 1999
Designed, developed and manufactured the very first, world-leading ISOPACK 2000
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2000
10th January 2000
Expanded operations into a 40,000 sq ft space within the Philadelphia Complex to keep up with demand
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2001
5th June 2001
Designed, developed and manufactured the first CRYOPACK 3000
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2004
17th February 2004
Manufactured our largest tank to date: A 100,000 litre liquid nitrogen transport tank
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2007
8th September 2007
Updated our business logo to closer reflect our industry
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2010
4th January 2010
Once again relocated business to keep up with demand, this time moving into the 70,000 sq ft factory in Houghton-Le Spring, which we still operate in today
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2020
2nd July 2020
Designed and manufactured our first 20,000 litre liquid helium tank
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2nd November 2020
Rebranded once again to a more modern style logo
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2022
1st February 2022
Wessington Cryogenics was acquired by Colin Robertson, Robertson Campbell Investments
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1st June 2022
Designed and manufactured our very first liquid hydrogen tank
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2024
10th February 2024
Celebrating our 40th anniversary of doing business, with a special logo to commemorate the milestone
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12th February 2024
Our founder, Eddie Rowe, pays a visit to Wessington to celebrate the 40th anniversary with us, over a decade after retiring
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