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Reyrolle is still situated on the original site where it was first established in Hebburn, Tyne & Wear, where it has operated for over 100 years. 

Reyrolle is part of the Siemens Transmission & Distribution Services group.  For a general overview of how the Services group has helped the worldwide transmission and distribution industry over recent years, please see the following promotional video (approx 42mb in size)

VIDEO for download - Siemens Transmission & Distribution Services - One Team, Multiple Locations

Several of the key highlights in the history of the company are documented below:


1901

A Reyrolle & Co. established on Tyneside.

1906

Worlds first metalclad switchgear

1926

First UK 66kV metalclad switchgear

1945

First UK 132kV air blast circuit breaker

1964

First 400kV air blast circuit breaker approved for use on UK supergrid

1965

Reyrolle produces its first SF6 product

1982

First Reyrolle 420KV GIS in UK

1985

First Reyrolle 420kV SF6 circuit breaker using only two breaks

1986

First Reyrolle 550kV open terminal SF6 circuit breaker

1991

Reyrolle installs the worlds first fully integrated UHF Partial Discharge Monitoring Systems for GIS

1999

Commissioning of 9009, one of the worlds largest 420kV GIS substations

2002

Transfer of Holec Products to Reyrolle Hebburn

2004

Welcomed to the Siemens Family

2011

Reyrolle continue to offer innovative solutions for all your substation requirements, past, present & future