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On 30th August 2010 Design Environmental Ltd will be celebrating 25 years in the business of designing and manufacturing environmental test chambers. The company has developed over the last 25 years from a concept based in Kent, England to a UK market leader within the Schunk/Weiss Group.
Design Environmental was founded in 1985 with the prime objective of designing, manufacturing and servicing a range of standard and customised environmental test chambers and rooms, which provide accurately controlled temperature and humidity test conditions.
  To meet the expansion plans for the company, in April 1989 the business was relocated to a 1,000m² purpose built factory on the Rassau Ind Estate, Ebbw Vale, South Wales, UK.
Design Environmental was purchased by Schunk/Weiss in 1998 and were proud to become part of the largest group of environmental test equipment manufacturers in the World and one, which has always been a pioneer in the industry.
The site in South Wales has brought a valued manufacturing base in the UK to the Weiss group who has shown great commitment in supporting the company and overseeing its continued success and expansion.
Design Environmental enjoys an excellent workforce, many of whom have been with the company since the move to South Wales in 1989.
Steady growth in the company through development of a customised and standard range of test chamber solutions has also meant a growth in the numbers employed and an apprenticeship scheme is in place to pass on knowledge from the skilled design and manufacturing staff to the workforce of the future. The company believes in growing talent from within wherever possible.
Turnover has grown steadily year on year and the customer base although mainly in the UK, sometimes stretches throughout the rest of the World. In 2008 DEL doubled its production facility to approximately 2,000m² to meet demand and at the same time created additional jobs to take the number employed to a total of 55.
Since Design Environmental was formed the majority of equipment has been supplied to Aerospace, Automotive and Electronics companies. In more recent years, as the company's reputation has spread, the customer base has expanded into many more sectors including pharmaceuticals, food and particularly higher education where we have established a reputation as a provider of Exercise and Sports Science rooms to Universities and sporting institutions.
As a major provider of customised environmental test solutions new challenges present themselves on a regular basis and the company intends to carry on rising to meet those challenges and to continue as a market leader throughout the next 25 years and beyond.
We would like to thank all of our customers, past, present and future for their support and assure them all of our best attention at all times.
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