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| Formerly | Bodycote International p l c (1953–2008)[1] |
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| Company type | Public |
| LSE: BOY FTSE 250 component | |
| Industry | Engineering Services |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Headquarters | Macclesfield,Cheshire, United Kingdom |
Key people | |
| Revenue |  £757.1 million (2024)[2] |
| £37.9 million (2024)[2] | |
| £20.7 million (2024)[2] | |
Number of employees | 5,000 (2025)[3] |
| Website | bodycote |
Bodycote plc is a supplier ofheat treatments,metal joining,hot isostatic pressing andcoatings services. Based inMacclesfield,United Kingdom, it is listed on theLondon Stock Exchange and is a constituent of theFTSE 250 Index.
The Company was founded by Arthur Bodycote inHinckley in 1923 as atextile business under the name ofG.R. Bodycote Ltd.[4] It was acquired bySlater Walker in 1951 and demerged from them in 1973.[4]
It refocused on its present activities in the 1970s, particularly inbullet-proof andflame retardant clothing in the specialist materials sector. From 1979 onwards it made a series of acquisitions, the first of which was Blandburgh, aheat treatment business.[5] In 1980, it went on to buyZinc Alloy Rust Proofing Ltd, which was the beginning of its metallurgical coatings business.[6]
In 1990, Bodycote acquiredMetallurgical Testing Services Ltd (MTS) ofEdinburgh from Murray International plc, laying the foundations for what would become Bodycote'smaterials testing business. In 2008, the materials testing division was sold to private ownership, leading to the founding of the testing companyExova.[7] In 1991, it boughtHIP Ltd, a leading Hot Isostatic Processing business.[8] In December 2000, the company boughtLindberg Corporation, the largestheat treatment business in theUnited States.[9] The company changed its name from Bodycote International plc to Bodycote plc in April 2008.[10]
The Company has two divisions:[11]