Company Overview
AMS was founded in 1991 in Winsford, Cheshire. It floated on the USM in 1994 and moved to a full LSE listing in 1996. In 2002 the Company moved to the AIM market and acquired Medlogic Global Holdings Ltd based in Plymouth, Devon. This provided the Group with technology in cyanoacrylate ('superglue') based medical adhesives and a direct UK sales force.
In May 2008, AMS acquired a 49.4% stake in hydrophilic polyurethane manufacturer Corpura BV, based in the Netherlands, and then, in October 2009, acquired the remaining 50.6%.
At the end of 2011 the Group further expanded acquiring Resorba Wundversorgung GmbH & co KG a long established wound care and wound closure business headquartered in Germany with direct sales presence in Germany, Czech Republic and Russia.
Today the Company has a global customer base, is manufacturing out of 4 countries and employs over 400 people.