Sheffield blade manufacturer Durham Duplex celebrated its centenary in May this year. But its vintage belies a progressive, export-driven sales strategy, recently improved financial management and expansion into Asia. Most of all, as a leader of the regional business brand, it is proud to be ‘Made in Sheffield’. Will Stirling and Lorenzo Spoerry report.
Very few companies can claim to have 100 years’ experience in a single manufacturing sector. Durham Duplex is one. The one-time razor blade manufacturer began a modernisation drive in 1974, a journey which continues to this day as it exploits the worldfamous “Made in Sheffield” guarantee of high quality manufacture. Today the company exports 50%…
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