How did they come about? Well, there lived a man called Marcel Desoutter, an English aviator who had a very big interest in planes. His indescribable passion for aeronautics made him famous. Born in January 1894, his life came to change in 1913. It happened when he was flying his aircraft, he lost the control of the plane and it crashed. The accident happened during a meeting that got held at Hendon, the cause of the accident was due to the control stick slipping through his hands and the aircraft crashed to the ground. The accident left him with a broken his leg. His knee was badly damaged to the point that he had to be amputated from above the knee area. He was given an artificial leg, but the prosthetic leg was wooden and he couldn’t perform well with it. His brother, who also had a big interest in working with tools, made him a metal prosthesis using metal scraps and aircraft materials. With a better handmade leg gave him the ability to fly again. The artificial leg, though, was made of metal was light weight and easier to use.
After one year, Desoutter and his brother formed a company, named, ‘Desoutter Brothers, Limited’. This company started manufacturing Desoutter tools; they initially concentrated on manufacturing artificial limbs (prosthetics) and pneumatic portable tools for aircrafts. One of the first Desoutter tools was prosthetic legs. They were made to be fitted with belts so that they will be attached to the body suitably. Desoutter’s company manufactured the legs at Hendon. And it was that year in 1914 where Desoutter tools started getting into shape. Together with his brother, they continued improving on the product. With this first tool, they made huge profits.
They built and stuck to their vision and mission, which stated, ‘to be the strategic assembly solution provider’. This helped a lot facing the market and positioning their products through creating competitive advantage which made it possible to introduce more and more products in the market. Through this, they offered a lot of support in terms of global presence, product innovation, project expertise and alternate support.
The Desoutter tools came about after successful business transitions and it even gave them the chance to franchise their products. The company was growing offering a wide range of products. It has been said to be doing well when they began incorporating electric systems and pneumatic tools in their products. The company started focusing on industrial solutions like advanced drilling materials, electric screwdrivers and air motors making them in all dominating the market. The company was also a leader in manufacturing vehicles and aerospace auto motives. In the recent years, more than 200, 000 Desoutter tools started getting delivered to clients annually. Currently, these products are now available in more than 50 countries and the number is constantly growing.
A century in the business, there has been numerous and innovative ideas and it started offering alternatives to pneumatic tools to sound and secure ergonomics as well as innovation meant to energy saving therefore decreasing the maintenance cost.
After one year, Desoutter and his brother formed a company, named, ‘Desoutter Brothers, Limited’. This company started manufacturing Desoutter tools; they initially concentrated on manufacturing artificial limbs (prosthetics) and pneumatic portable tools for aircrafts. One of the first Desoutter tools was prosthetic legs. They were made to be fitted with belts so that they will be attached to the body suitably. Desoutter’s company manufactured the legs at Hendon. And it was that year in 1914 where Desoutter tools started getting into shape. Together with his brother, they continued improving on the product. With this first tool, they made huge profits.
They built and stuck to their vision and mission, which stated, ‘to be the strategic assembly solution provider’. This helped a lot facing the market and positioning their products through creating competitive advantage which made it possible to introduce more and more products in the market. Through this, they offered a lot of support in terms of global presence, product innovation, project expertise and alternate support.
The Desoutter tools came about after successful business transitions and it even gave them the chance to franchise their products. The company was growing offering a wide range of products. It has been said to be doing well when they began incorporating electric systems and pneumatic tools in their products. The company started focusing on industrial solutions like advanced drilling materials, electric screwdrivers and air motors making them in all dominating the market. The company was also a leader in manufacturing vehicles and aerospace auto motives. In the recent years, more than 200, 000 Desoutter tools started getting delivered to clients annually. Currently, these products are now available in more than 50 countries and the number is constantly growing.
A century in the business, there has been numerous and innovative ideas and it started offering alternatives to pneumatic tools to sound and secure ergonomics as well as innovation meant to energy saving therefore decreasing the maintenance cost.