| 1986 |
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Production of the Talon Hinged Clips began in Strood, Kent - 2,000 sq ft |
| 1987 |
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1 millionth Talon Clip sold |
| 1989 |
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Launch of the Universal Spacer as well as the first sizes of Cover and Accessories |
| 1991 |
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Launch of Snap-in Open Clips, Nail-in Clips and Olive ranges |
| 1992 |
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Winner of Medway and Kent Small Business of the Year Award |
| 1993 |
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Move to new premises in Gillingham - 3,000 sq ft |
| 1994 |
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Launch of the first Talon Fixing Plugs |
| 1995 |
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Launch of the Talon Double Clips and the first sizes of Pipe Collars |
| 1996 |
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Expansion to second unit in Gillingham, doubling space to 6,000 sq ft |
| 1997 |
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Fire Protection products added to the range |
| 1999 |
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Company name changed to Talon Manufacturing Ltd
- Move to new premises in Chieftain Close, Gillingham – 11,500 sq ft
- Launch of the Snap-in Double Open Clips
- 100 millionth Talon Hinged Clip sold
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| 2001 |
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Awarded BS EN ISO9002:1994 certification. Launched Skirting Cover Range |
| 2002 |
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Awarded further BS EN ISO9001:2000 certification |
| 2003 |
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First Sundry Items (T-Seal etc) added to the range |
| 2004
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Open new Warehouse/Sales office in Strood, doubling space to 23,000 sq ft.
- Winner of the Medway Small Business of the Year
- Launch the Timber Clip range
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| 2005 |
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Winner of the Kent Small Business of the Year.
- Launch of the Box Cover range
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| 2006 |
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Launch of U-Box, Boiler Box and Snappit ranges |
| 2007 |
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Export division starts with first export to Italy. |
| 2008 |
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Launch of Metal Clip ranges |
| 2009 |
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Warehouse/Sales move to units 4&5 adjacent to production facility in Gillingham. Space remains as 23,000 sq ft |
| 2010 |
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The total number of Talon Hinged Clips sold reaches 500 million |
| 2011 |
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Boiler Flue Box Cover introduced |
| 2012 |
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Founder retires and the business sold to Davidson Holdings Limited Businesses in the group include:
- Cistermiser
- Salamander Pumps
- Keraflo
- Combimate
- Fuelstop
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Today Talon is acknowledged as the UK market leader in the supply of Pipe Clips, Fixings and Cover Profiles. It has a reputation for manufacturing high quality products, delivering on a next-day basis and offers excellent nationwide customer service with a full internal and external sales team. |
