In June 2001, PHS Group plc began trading on the London Stock Exchange in what was one of the biggest flotations of the year.  At flotation, the company was valued at £414 million.  In September 2001 it was admitted to the FTSE 250 index.

On September 16th 2005 the PHS Group was de-listed from the Stock Market, reverting to private ownership by Norfolk Acquisition plc (a company formed at the direction of Charterhouse General Partners) in an acquisition valued at £600 million plus PHS’ net debt of £139m.

Key facts and Figures

• We employ almost 5,000 staff.
• We have a wide network of 90 regional service branches, strategically located throughout the UK.
• We take care of around 250,000 customers at over 300,000 locations throughout the UK.

• Our annual turnover, for the year ending March 2009, was £355.6m – a 16.3% increase on the previous year.

PHS growth continued overseas too.  In 2009 our Washrooms division opened new branches throughout Spain and France, whilst our Waterlogic division are planning new branches in Holland and Belgium shortly.

We like to think we are big because we are good, not good because we're big!