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The BOC Group - Definition and Overview |
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The BOC Group is the official name of the multi-national industrial gas company more commonly known as BOC. As of 2003, BOC has over 44,000 employees on six continents, with sales of over £4.3 billion. BOC is also the company's stock symbol on the London Stock Exchange.
Business units
The BOC group has expanded beyond the original industrial gas business, and now operates under the following names.
- BOC Gases - the core industrial gas business. The Process Gas Solutions (PGS) line of business supplies large product volumes by pipeline, on-site generation or cryogenic tanker, while the Industrial and Special Products (ISP) line of business provides packaged gas, chemicals and related products and services typically in high pressure cylinders.
- BOC Edwards - industrial vacuum, semiconductor, advanced materials and coating technology equipment
- Gist - logistics design, management and operation in a number of sectors including food, beverage and fashion retail
- Afrox Healthcare - hospitals and managed healthcare
History
Brin's Oxygen Company, Ltd. was formed in 1886 by Arthur and Leon Brin. In the early days they provided oxygen for limelight light sources used in magic lanterns and theatre lighting. 23 years later in 1903 the new oxyacetylene welding process provided a new market for the company, and they changed their name to the British Oxygen Company in 1906. In 1975 the company become BOC International Ltd, reflecting its success in developing business outside of Britain, and in products beyond oxygen.
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