William Flexon

Charter Ltd. manufactures welding, cutting and other industrial machinery. The company owns two international engineering businesses, one focussed on welding, cutting, and automation ('ESAB'), and the other on air and gas handling ('Howden'). The company is the subsidiary of Charter International Plc. Charter was founded in August 1993 and is located in London, UK.

ESAB Holdings Ltd. engages in the research, development, and manufacture of welding consumables and equipment for welding and cutting processes and applications. It offers manual welding and cutting equipment, welding consumables, welding automation solutions, production equipment, and mechanized cutting systems, as well as tools and accessories for welding, cutting, and general engineering applications. The company was founded by Oscar Kjellberg in 1904 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Enovis Corp., Howden Holdings Ltd. is a holding British company that operates subsidiaries manufacturing air and gas handling equipment. The company is based in London, UK.

Part of ESAB Corp., ESAB Group (UK) Ltd. is a leader in welding and cutting equipment and consumables. The company is based in Upshire, UK. ESAB Corporation is dedicated to nurturing ideas and propelling people into action. The British company offers a complete line of products that can provide a complete workflow solution for various industries. The company was founded in 1904 by Oscar Kjellberg.

Part of ESAB Corp., Ember Overseas Holdings Ltd. functions as an investment holding British company. The company is based in London, UK.

Part of ESAB Corp., ESAB Group Russia Ltd. operates commercial banks.

Part of ESAB Corp., Charter Central Services Ltd. provides administrative services. The company is based in London, UK. Founded in 1958.

Part of Enovis Corp., James Howden & Co. Ltd. is a manufacturer of fans, heaters, compressors, blowers, and steam turbines. The company is based in Renfrew, UK and is a leader in air and gas handling, steam turbines, and hydrogen compression solutions. The British company excels as part of a network of experts and specialists, providing power plant outage services. The company provides air and gas handling solutions to support a cleaner future and suppliers are key to their vision to be the world's leading application engineer. Founded in 1915, the company offers new equipment sales, engineering, and lifetime services.

Howden Compressors designs and manufactures rotary screw compressors that are used for a variety of demanding gas compression and refrigeration duties. At its manufacturing plant in Glasgow they produce bare-shaft screw compressor units that are supplied globally to its partner packagers. This allies its engineering expertise with local knowledge, and enables strong support to be provided to clients. They serve the refrigeration and process gas handling markets, as well as supplying units for boosting gas turbines' fuel gas pressure and a variety of other applications. Over the years they have supplied 35,000 screw compressor units worldwide. Having taken the first ever license for screw compressor technology from Svenska Rotor Maskiner in 1939, they pioneered the commercialization of the screw compressor technology, and today still remain at the forefront of its development.

Howden Group Ltd. designs, engineers, and supplies air and gas handling equipment, including industrial fans, process gas compressors, and rotary heat exchangers. Its products include axial fans, centrifugal fans, compressors and blowers, heaters, and other ventilation fans. The firm also offers services for key industries including power generation, petrochemical, mining, steelmaking, and cement manufacture sectors. Its brands include Aeolus, American Blower, Bryan Donkin, Canadian Blower, and Wolf Fans. The company was founded by James Howden in 1854 and is headquartered in Renfrew, the United Kingdom.

Part of ESAB Corp., Colfax UK Finance Ltd. is a holding company that operates subsidiaries which manufacture gas and fluid handling and fabrication technology products. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2011.

Founded in 1964, Charter Consolidated Ltd. is a British company that engages in mineral exploration services. The company is based in London, UK and is a part of ESAB Corp.

Founded in 2005, H UK Engineering Ltd. is a subsidiary of ESAB Corp. that manufactures industrial compressed air blowers and waste water treatment machines. The company is based in Renfrew, UK.

Part of ESAB Corp., Charter Central Finance Ltd. provides investment services. The company is based in London, UK. Founded in 1952.