About Us
Our Story A little more about who we are, what we do and how we do it.
Some years ago (see our historical timeline), someone outside the building industry asked me “What does Medem do?” I replied, “We design and manufacture a range of electronic control panels for the built environment in gas safety, indoor environment monitoring and energy monitoring.” That’s not all we do but I didn’t want to bore them into an unconscious state so left it at that. This inspired the thinking about the best way to describe our company for our website. So I think the beginning is a good place to start.
Some years ago our chairman and company founder, Nigel Thornley, identified a problem with all gas pressure proving systems in that they were prone to nuisance isolating of the gas supply in school laboratories. Nigel developed and patented the solution (See differential pressure proving) and so Medem UK came to be in 1984.
Today we are a company with all the skills necessary employed within it to develop new ideas to help the building industry meet the ever-growing demands for increased safety and energy management. We have a continuing research and development program in operation and we invest heavily in the latest production equipment on a regular basis. Also, operating an intensive training program in which our youngest colleagues are currently working towards their HND 2 level and our operations manager his BSc.
I hope I’ve painted a small picture here of what we are all about If you would like to phone us, test us, specify us or join us and find out that we’re really interested in the industry and you.
Chris Dearden
Managing Director
We’re interested in you!
Whether you’re a consultant or specifier, installation engineer or end user, we’re interested in what you want and how we can best provide it.
At Medem we design, manufacture and support our products, as such, we involve ourselves in the entire process. This keeps our products up to date and relevant in a changing market.
We are members of several organisations managing and promoting technical standards. We have an in-depth knowledge of the technical and mandatory requirements in regard to the application of our products. We can, therefore, guide our clients on the interpretation of standards and the correct products.
With our own Gas Safe and 17th edition qualified engineers we can be on site as part of the commissioning process and with our 24-hour telephone line we’re there for the end user providing whatever support they require.
Gas Safety Case Studies
We take pride in our portfolio of projects across various industry sectors. While we strive to showcase our control panel expertise through case studies, it is important to note that a significant portion of our work is confidential. If you have any specific questions about our capabilities or would like to discuss how we can meet your unique needs, please do not hesitate to contact us.
