Luxfer Cylinders

SALFORD, England (April 27, 2011)--Luxfer Group, international manufacturer of high- pressure gas cylinders and high-performance materials and the parent company of Luxfer Gas Cylinders, has secured a £110-million refinancing package from a consortium of three banks, plus Pricoa (Prudential Company of America).

Luxfer Gas Cylinders, the world’s largest manufacturer of high-pressure aluminum and composite cylinders, has launched a completely redesigned, all-new website at www.luxfercylinders.com.

Following the tsunami in Japan, electricity shortages have meant that oxygen therapy patients who would usually use concentrators are unable to do so. This has created a desperate need for oxygen cylinders as an alternative mode of therapy.

NOTTINGHAM, England (Sept. 9, 2010)—Luxfer Gas Cylinders will introduce IOS™, its new easy-to-use, highly portable Intelligent Oxygen System, at the European Respiratory Society Annual Congress in Barcelona Sept. 18-22.

CORAL GABLES, Florida (May 12, 2010)—Luxfer Gas Cylinders was the recipient of two important Compressed Gas Association (CGA) awards at an awards banquet April 27, held in conjunction with the 97th Annual CGA Meeting.

NOTTINGHAM, England (4th December 2009)—BOC Healthcare has announced the introduction of its ultra-lightweight l-litre, 300-bar oxygen cylinders that weight just 1.55 kg at full capacity. The new BOC product features Luxfer’s Odyssey-L7X® composite cylinders, which include liners made from Luxfer’s patented L7X aluminium alloy wrapped with aerospace-grade carbon fibre.

August 12, 2009 - Luxfer position concerning life extension of DOT CFFC carbon composite cylinders.

NEW DELHI, India (20 February 2009)—Luxfer Gas Cylinders, the world’s largest manufacturer of high-pressure aluminium and composite cylinders, and Uttam Air Products, a leading gas manufacturer in India, have signed a joint venture agreement to manufacture aluminium cylinders in India.

NOTTINGHAM, England (March 28, 2008)—Rettmobil 2008, one of Germany’s leading trade shows for emergency and rescue sectors, will be the next stop on Luxfer’s 2008 exhibition calendar when delegates co-host a stand with Dehas, Luxfer’s German distributor, from May 14-17 in Fulda, Germany.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (March 28, 2008)—Luxfer Gas Cylinders has introduced a new medical cylinder TradeUp program to replace the company’s cylinder refurbishment business. Luxfer announced on January 8 that it would exit its refurbishment business as part of a comprehensive restructuring of manufacturing operations around the world.

NOTTINGHAM, England (Dec. 14, 2007)—Members and supporters of British Lung Foundation (BLF) Breathe Easy groups recently held a fundraising event in Nottingham’s Broadmarsh Centre in support of the 6th annual World COPD Day.

NOTTINGHAM, England (Dec. 9, 2007)—Luxfer Gas Cylinders will exhibit its state-of-the-art, lightweight Luxfer Medical gas cylinder range at Arab Health 2008, a major international hospital, medical equipment and services exhibition to be held Jan. 28-31 in Dubai, UAE, at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

NOTTINGHAM, England (Oct. 5, 2007)— Hundreds of members of the British Lung Foundation (BLF) and its Breathe Easy support groups attended a series of conferences in September and October that provided information and advice to people affected by lung disease from across the UK.

NOTTINGHAM, England (Aug. 10, 2007)--Medical Gas Solutions (MGS) has successfully completed implementation of a five-year contract with the East Midlands Ambulance Service by supplying Luxfer’s 300-bar, 2-litre Odyssey™ and 10-litre Excursion™ cylinders under the MGS brand name “New Vision”.

FAIRFORT ROYAL AIR FORCE BASE, England (July 17-18)—Visitors to the annual Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT), the world’s largest military air show, were in safe hands thanks to revolutionary medical gas equipment provided by Medical Gas Solutions (MGS) and equipped with Luxfer Medical lightweight oxygen cylinders.

NOTTINGHAM, England (July 16, 2007)—Medical Gas Solutions have recently been awarded a Department of Health contract to supply National Health Service Trusts with the revolutionary MPU multi-patient oxygen delivery system, which incorporates Luxfer’s 300-bar ExcursionTM cylinders, part of the Luxfer Medical product range.

BREMEN, Germany (May 21, 2007) — As part of an exclusive contract with DEHAS, the Bremen Fire Department & Rescue Services will use Luxfer’s lightweight Voyage 2-litre cylinders made from Luxfer’s patented, higher-strength L7X aluminium alloy.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (April 30, 2007) - The recent EMS Today conference and tradeshow in Baltimore showcased new Luxfer Medical 3,000-psi Voyage™ and Odyssey™ cylinder product lines to a record-breaking number of visitors.

NOTTINGHAM, England (March 27, 2007) — Luxfer Europe will be amongst the sponsors of the Breast Cancer Haven’s annual Blush Ball to be held at the Natural History Museum in London on May 3, 2007.