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1927
In The Beginning
Dron & Dickson incorporated by Mr Alan Dron & Robert Dickson originally selling explosives to the mining industry.
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1972
Family business
Norman & Alan Jr, sons of Alan Dron, begin selling flameproof lighting, cable and equipment to the distillery and shipbuilding sectors.
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1984
Growth
Arthur Rowley joins Dron & Dickson forming a formidable sales team alongside Mr Charles Smith.
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1988
New Industry
We win our first oil & gas contract.
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1993
An industry first for Dron & Dickson
We were awarded our first ex maintenance and inspection management contract.
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1994
New Company Capabilities
Dron & Dickson’s engineering services division is introduced to complement sale of equipment as revenues continue to grow.
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2007
Management Buy Out
Colin Rowley along with Gerry Lafferty & Colin Maver take over the business via an MBO.
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2019
New Leadership
A new board is formed, led by Colin Rowley which includes Bruce McHattie, Tom Irwin, Lenny Collins, John Strang and supported by Non-Executives Directors June Walker & Doug Sedge.
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2021
New Ventures
New UK branch opens in Runcorn to add to offices in Aberdeen, Stirling, Hull & Lowestoft.
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2022
Company Expansion
We acquired Cable Solutions Worldwide Limited, a company with unrivalled experience in cable design and supply.
