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Hidria

State of the art glow plug production

S ITUATED IN the town of Tolmin, Slovenian company Hidria has created a state of the art production and research development facil¬ity, placing them at the forefront of the glow plug industry. Established in 1955, Hidria arewell known in the European and worldwide market but are now looking to move into the UK. Their products are used in the automotive and industrial markets with sales worldwide of £180 million. The chances are your diesel car already contains their product, with Hidria provid¬ing OEM glow plugs to many of the leading manufacturers. A recent tour of their head¬quarters revealed a company proud of their product, their heritage and accomplish¬ments, winning the prestigious European Business Award for Innovation in 2015. Hidria have designed and built their own assembly lines and have devel¬oped their own processes for making the internal coil, the heart of the glow plug. This plac¬es them in the unique position to quickly change and develop their product due to customer demands. Every glow plug that comes off their production line has been individually tested, meeting their high standards before shipment.