1910
The company has its origins as far back as 1910, when, as Holland and Brewill, it was first established as a general engineering and machining company by Mr Israel Holland.

1946
The decision was made to concentrate on the tabletting industry and it has since grown from the original two-man operation to one of the largest manufacturers and suppliers of tablet compression tooling in the world.

1964
The first 'hobbed tips' were produced as a result of work carried out by a local company, Goodacre Engraving.

1966
I Holland and Goodacre Engraving were run together under a board of 3 Directors, Paul Juffs, John Higton and Raymond Hopcroft. From there on, I Holland Ltd began its longest period of sustained growth and development. The following years saw major changes and investments.

1967
Between 1967 and 1970 hobbing press capacity was increased, an ICI Heat Treatment plant was installed and experiments in cold forming punch heads resulted in I Holland patenting the process. The number of employees had risen to 40 and exports started to increase.

1970
I Holland moved to its current premises on Meadow Lane, Long Eaton and in the same year exhibited for the first time at a major pharmaceutical exhibition, Interphex '70, London.

1971-75
During the next 5 years, a third extension was built on the premises and investment was made in the first computerised order processing system, computer-aided machines, CNC lathes and a wire EDM machine.

1984
Mike Glover and Trevor Higgins were appointed to the Board of Directors.

1987
The company achieved ISO 9002 quality accreditation, one of the first companies to do this.

1990
Steve Deakin and Geoff Barton were appointed Directors, and the company's Equipment Division was established to satisfy the growing demand for I Holland associated products. The range includes C50 tablet hardness testers, Approve punch and die computerised measuring system and Vali-scan, punch and die validation system, and many more.

1992
Paul Juffs, John Higton and Raymond Hopcroft retired and a successful management buyout by the remaining directors, supported by NatWest Venture Capital and NatWest Bank was completed. Also the acquisition of Pinder Versatool a UK company manufacturing punch and die storage cabinets, which are now supplied world-wide.

1993
Introduction and development of a Machinery Division to produce a range of replacement parts for tablet presses, such as feed frames and turrets.

1994
The first agents seminar took place.

1998
The company re-financed, with the previous share holding of NatWest Ventures, now acquired in full by the newly restructured board. The Board also acquired new responsibilities : G.P. Fothergill, Chairman; M.A Glover, Managing (Marketing) Director; Steve Deakin, Sales Director; Trevor Higgins, Manufacturing Director and G.P. Barton, Finance Director.

1999
Launch of 'Initiative 2000' Process re-engineering.

2000
The second agents seminar was held at the purpose built training and conference facility at I Holland where almost 40 of our agents from around the world were updated on new developments in tablet tooling. This had been an extremely successful venture and will be held again on a regular basis.

2003
Fruition of 'Initiative 2000' using robotics, automation and focussed management. Chris Prideaux joined the company as replacement Managing Director. David Hinds brought in as Finance Controller.

2004
Mike Glover retired and handed over the M.D. role to Chris Prideaux. David Hinds joined the Board of Directors as Finance Director. Further robots and automated systems implemented.

2005
Janette Handley was appointed as Senior Sales Manager, Mike Massey as Quality Manager and Clare Horsley as Marketing Manager helping to strengthen the company's focus on delivery and customer service. The Product Support Group was also formed in order to drive this.

2006
In September 2006, to mark its 60th year in business, I Holland hosted an agent’s seminar at its headquarters. Over 30 representatives from around the globe attended the three day event that included technical seminars, practical training sessions and an extensive tour of the manufacturing facilities on site. Positive feedback was received from everyone who attended the seminar and the request for further future events was expressed.

2007
May 2007 marked the launch of the I Holland ‘Tablet Compression Tooling from Start to Finish’ Seminar. The event was held at the I Holland site over two days, giving a comprehensive overview of the entire tableting process, from tablet design through to the maintenance and aftercare of punches and dies. The seminar ran again in November 2007 and dates have already been set for 2008.

The Future
Whilst we are considered 'World Class' by the industry we serve, we continue to drive for even higher levels of all round excellence.

Our commitment to investment in new manufacturing technologies, E-commerce and people training is absolute, all with the objective of ensuring even greater levels of satisfaction to our customers, both now and in the years to come.