Corporate History:

Surgical Instrument Group Holdings Ltd (SIGH) is a full service Surgical Instrument Company. Founded in 1995 by David Peddy to consolidate some of the many small companies in the Instrument and Instrument repair business. SIGH made their first acquisitions in 1997 by purchasing Baker & Thomson and Caterham Surgical Supplies Ltd. This provided the basis for manufacture and repair whilst SIGH was already the UK distributor for MICRO FRANCE Laparoscopic instruments.

In March 1999 SIGH acquired the distribution business of VALEPLAN (formerly FROUD) and moved it from Colchester to Croydon.

In March 2001 SIGH acquired the business of MEDICAL INNOVATIONS (SERVICE CENTRE) LTD and moved their repair business from Mitcham to Croydon.

In June 2006 ,SIGH acquired the business assets of Osborn & Simmons, a well known and highly respected British manufacturer of Ophthalmic Instruments.

We continue to search for acquisition opportunities

About Us:

The Company has grown in the last ten years by organic growth as well as acquisition and is now approximately four times larger than the original acquisitions. SIGH employs seven people full time and another six on a part–time basis.

SIGH manufacture BIPOLAR & DIATHERMY forceps and scissors; we reinsulate these, Laparoscopic and other instruments such as Skids, Cuscos & Sims, Thudicums and Retractors.

We repair all types of Surgical and Medical equipment which includes sharpening, realigning, new T.C inserts, recalibration of Sphygs. and the repair of Flowmeters.

SIGH represents a number of major instrument suppliers including MICRO FRANCE Laparoscopic instruments; CUDA Light leads; SHARN cleaning brushes and through our sister company CATERHAM SURGICAL SUPPLIES LTD we also represent LAWTON, BOWA & LANDANGER.

We have enjoyed great success with MICRO FRANCE, LAWTON, BOWA & LANDANGER instruments in the UK.

We are the U.K distributor of Asico Ophthalmic instruments, including the popular Akashoki 2mm cataract surgery instruments.

We are actively seeking overseas distributors to represent our Bipolar, Diathermy and Ophthalmic ranges.

We would be pleased to hear from principals who are dissatisfied with their present UK distributor, or who have an established business they wish to develop further. Please contact David Peddy in the first instance.