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History of Hydraulic Equipment Supermarkets
1965
The company formed in Cheltenham, before moving to a larger unit in Gloucester in 1966
1967
Started selling Dowty Pumps, who became Ultra Pumps, then Commercial Pumps and are now manufactured by Parker
1968
Name changed from Hydraulic Services to Hydraulic Equipment Supermarkets and appointed as distributors for Hall and Hall (now Hallite Seals) and UCC (now Parker)
1969
Appointed as a distributor for Wika
1970
The second branch opened in Leeds
1971
Became an official distributor for Fairey Filtration, who became Fairey Arlon and now Parker Filtration
1976
The third branch in Birmingham opened
1979
Appointed as official distributors for Hydraulic Projects’ (Hy-Pro) range of hydraulic control valves
1980
Became official distributors for Webtec, formerly known as T. Webster and Tektro Webster
1982
The fourth branch opened in Gateshead
1984
Appointed as an official distributor for Danfoss, who became Sauer Danfoss and are back to Danfoss again now.
1991
Became the official UK distributor for Duplomatic Oleodinamica
1994
First mail order catalogue released, followed by a CD catalogue in 1998
1998
The Gateshead branch moved to Durham
1999
Became official distributors for Parker
2000
CD2 catalogue was launched
2005
Leeds branch was moved to a new, improved site
2011
2013
Appointed as Tier One Sales and Service Partner for Danfoss
2015
New website launched in line with 50th Anniversary celebrations
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