Francis Ward - Manufacture, rental and service of reusable Intermediate Bulk Containers and drums  
Francis Ward - Manufacture, rental and service of reusable Intermediate Bulk Containers and drums Francis Ward - Manufacture, rental and service of reusable Intermediate Bulk Containers and drums
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The Company - History

Francis Ward has been a supplier of reusable chemical containers for almost half a century.

In the fifties the Company imported glass carboys for which it manufactured protective cages and cardboard contents identification labels. Francis Ward became an agent for Bowater Plastics in the sixties, supplying the ‘Polycrate’, a plastic bottle within a PVC coated cage.

In 1971 the adoption of the rotational moulding process led to the world’s first plastic free-standing carboy, the ‘Wardrum’. The ‘Wardrum’ was to become an industry standard and is still produced in large numbers today.

Increasing safety legislation in the eighties led to blow moulded double walled containers. Francis Ward responded in 1987 with an award winning design, the ‘Warboy’. More than 1 million Warboy’s have been manufactured to date.

More recently the drum range was enhanced with a pallet efficient square round container, the ‘Warlord’, which features a unique UN approved hand tight closure.

Francis Ward was voted BCDTA (British Chemical Distributor and Traders Association) Supplier of the Year in 2000, largely in recognition of its services to the UK chemical distribution industry.

In February 2003 Francis Ward acquired Bison IBC Systems Limited. The extensive range of range of intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) is now offered alongside the drum range creating a wide choice of reusable packaging options for hazardous and non hazardous materials transport and storage.

 

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