Staff and guests came together at Polyhose UK, an energy conveyance products wholesaler in Christchurch, to celebrate 40 years in business. 

Guests included Ian Girling, Chief Executive of Dorset Chamber; Oliver Mclaggan of Lloyds Banking Group; Brian Rymer from R&G Fluid Power Group Ltd; other local business partners; and past and present employees.

Polyhose UK Limited was founded in 1985 as Exitflex UK, selling paint spray hoses and accessories for surface coating. The company moved to Christchurch in 1986 and was built on a strong family foundation, with several generations working within the business over the past 40 years.

In 2009, the company was acquired by Polyhose India and, in 2015, officially changed its name to Polyhose UK Ltd. Since then, sales have grown significantly as the company has engaged with new industry sectors. 

In 2025, Polyhose UK opened its new warehousing facility in Christchurch to increase its UK stock holding and provide an even better customer and staff experience. 

From their dedicated warehouse and distribution site in Christchurch, Dorset, Polyhose supplies customers across the UK with world-class Thermoplastic, PTFE, Rubber Hydraulic, Industrial, Composite, Stainless Steel, Flexible hoses and Fluid Connectors, and Exitflex surface finishing products.

Speaking at the event, Marc Whibley, Managing Director at Polyhose UK, said: “I am very proud of reaching this milestone of 40 years and grateful to everyone who came to celebrate with us. Teamwork and dedication are the backbone of success. Our success is due to the dedication of every member of staff and to teamwork over the years. 

I want to thank all current and former employees for their hard work and their loyalty, including several who have been with us for over 10 years. I also want to thank our loyal customers, some of whom have been with us since the 1980s. It’s a testament to the quality of the Exitflex and Polyhose brands that they continue to buy our products to this day.

Looking ahead, we are proud to be part of the Polyhose Group, which has over 7,500 employees worldwide and manufactures thermoplastic, industrial, hydraulic, medical, and metallic hoses and fittings, plus formed tubes, steel fabrication, and acrylic sheeting. Their scale and culture of innovation provide us with immense scope to grow our UK market in the years to come.” 

With customers in Dorset and across the UK, Polyhose products are used in all kinds of fluid transfer applications, including hydraulic systems in manufacturing, construction, agriculture, automotive, marine, rescue equipment and industrial applications such as water jetting, sewer cleaning, high pressure blasting and painting and fire suppression systems, as well as LPG and high-pressure industrial gas transfer. 

Their culture of excellence means highly engineered fluid conveyance products that industries can trust to perform every time.

Polyhose UK has been consistently accredited to ISO9001:2015 for sales and distribution, assembly and testing of thermoplastic, PTFE and rubber hoses and associated fittings and components for over 27 years. It has been a member of the Dorset Chamber for more than 30 years and is a member of the BFPA, the UK’s only trade body for the Hydraulic and Pneumatic Industries.