Castell Celebrates 90 Years of Industrial Safety

Castell Celebrates 90 Years of Industrial Safety PR Newswire MUMBAI, November 29, 2012 MUMBAI, November 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Industrial safety specialist Castell (www.castell.com) has celebrated 90 years of protecting people and assets worldwide. Photo: http://halmapr.com/castell/90th-anniversary.jpg (Photo caption: (L-R) Sheena Shah, Kishore Pisavadia, Chris McDonald, Mike Ganesh, Neil Thakor and Jim Dilks with their long-service awards) When James 'Harry' Castell formed the company in 1922, the health and safety industry was in embryonic form; it would be another 52 years before the UK would see the passing of the Health and Safety at Work Act. The electrification of London provided the catalyst for Harry to focus on safety at work. Electrical systems offered workers little protection, leading to many accidents and deaths. Taking the concept of interlocks from the railways, Harry applied the technology to electrical systems and electrical trapped key interlocking was born. Castell's headquarters stand on the same north-London site that has served as home for the vast majority of the company's life. Castell is still protecting people in the workplace, although the company's reach has increased dramatically. With operations throughout the world - from Shanghai to Chicago and Chennai to Cologne - the business is now truly global.