
ABOUT US
Denchi Group has its roots in a number of industrial organisations including the Atomic Energy Authority, Duracell Inc. and Oldham & Son Ltd. and has a rich heritage in innovation, engineering and manufacturing.
Our vision is to build on this heritage to create a dynamic 21st century organisation with a long-term perspective, a UK Mittelstand.
OUR HISTORY
DENCHI POWER HISTORY
1954
Atomic Energy Authority (AEA) formed to manage the UK’s nuclear activities1979
AEA sponsored research at Oxford University leads to the demonstration, by Professor Goodenough, of lithium cobalt oxide as a high energy density cathode1980
AEA licenses lithium cobalt
oxide IP to Sony1991
Sony commercialises lithium-ion cells1996
AEA’s commercial activities packaged into AEA Technology and privatised1998
AEA Technology plc acquires UK battery pack manufacturer DSB Special Batteries Ltd and changes DSB’s name to AEA Technology Battery Systems Ltd2004
AEA Technology Battery Systems awarded £47m Bowman contract to supply lithium-ion battery packs and chargers to UK armed forces2005
AEA (A) Technology Battery (B) Systems (S) Ltd (L) name changed to ABSL Power Solutions Ltd2005
ABSL Power Solutions acquired by secondary private equity group Nova Capital Management2014
ABSL Power Solutions’ defence business sold to private investors and rebranded Denchi Power
DURACELL HISTORY
1920s
Samuel Ruben and Philip Mallory start a collaboration that ultimately leads to the creation of Duracell Inc.1989
Duracell Special Battery Division (DSB) established in the UK1993
Management buyout of DSB1998
DSB acquired by
AEA Technology plc.
OLDHAM HISTORY
1865
Oldham & Son founded1911
Oldham & Son produces its first battery powered mining lamp1926
Oldham & Son starts producing automotive batteries1971
Carlton Industries acquires
Oldham & Son1981
Hawker Siddeley takes
control of Carlton Industries1992
BTR acquires Hawker Siddeley Group1999
BTR merges with Siebe
to form Invensys2002
Invensys sells Hawker Battery Group (including Oldham) to EnerSys2016
EnerSys sells Oldham Mining Lamp business to Denchi Power
Vision and Mission
Our Mission is to supply our customers with high reliability products and services within the fields of batteries, energy storage and power management.
Our Vision is to create a world class organisation aligned with the characteristics of a Mittelstand business: long-term focus, investment in the workforce, flexibility, nimbleness, continuous improvement, lean hierarchies, collaboration, innovation, customer focus, social responsibility and strong geographic ties.
If you’d like to know more or discuss business opportunities, please get in touch.
