S.S.E Pipefittings Ltd

Profile

The company was formed in 1935 by Mr. Arthur Bate under the name of Staffordshire Service Engineering Co. Ltd. In the late 1940’s the company moved to its present day site of Pedmore Road Dudley, the early years saw the company’s primary business based around general machining and engineering. During the 1950’s the company was approached by John Thompsons who were a main contractor to the newly formed United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority ( UKAEA) and from research and testing started to diversify from the standard engineering disciplines to forming and manipulating pipe into special pipe fittings in stainless steel for the new “Atomic Industry”. Over the following years the company experimented in producing branches and stubs on pipe work with various methods including explosives. By the early 1970’s the company had established itself as the country’s largest manufacturer of cold-formed stainless steel pipe fittings. In the mid 70’s Mr. Bate made a decision to retire and sell the company. Under new ownership a decision was made to change the name of the company to S.S.E Pipefittings Ltd to reflect the product to which it had now become associated. After investigation into the market requirements it was decided that the company should invest in a hydraulic press that was capable of mass producing stainless steel Equal and Reducing Tees as this was seen to be an area of the market to capitalize on. In 1978 the company purchased the Wellman Tee forming press.