specialist ventilation equipment • fire resistant duct systems • duct cleaning specialists • enviromental monitoring • air conditioning

The Hotchkiss Group

The original Hotchkiss company was founded in 1885 in Eastbourne and worked as maintenance engineers in oil, gas, hydraulic and steam engines.

Over the years the style of work changed and the company became involved with structural steelwork and architectural metalwork. In due course, a sheet metalwork division was added leading to the formation of Hotchkiss Ltd. in 1965.

The current Group Chairman, Michael Ohly, joined the company in 1971 and whilst there is now no involvement with steelwork or architectural metalwork the business has grown and diversified into specialist areas connected to the construction industry.

The Hotchkiss Group now has interests in air conditioning and ventilation ductwork contracting, manufacture and distribution of specialist ventilation equipment, manufacture and installation of fire resistant duct systems, manufacture of fire resistant and acoustic coatings, environmental monitoring, duct cleaning and manufacturers and distributors of duct cleaning equipment, high pressure water cleaning equipment, dry ice manufacturing and cleaning equipment.