anniversary

Global battery giant EnerSys is celebrating its 125th anniversary.

“The EnerSys family is proud of its rich heritage. From our humble beginnings in Philadelphia in 1888 to the International Space Station circling the Earth today, EnerSys develops and manufactures highly regarded energy solutions for our global markets,” said John Craig, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer at EnerSys.

He puts the success down to a combination of hiring the best employees, producing technologically advanced products and providing excellent customer service.

Begun in 1888, the company is currently the largest manufacturer of industrial batteries — with sales exceeding US$2.3 billion in 2012 — it has global facilities for manufacturing, assembling and distributing its batteries to customers in more than 100 countries.

Since 2000 EnerSys has acquired 24 companies, remarkable through the years of worldwide economic turbulence.