About Origo

 

 

 

 

 

Origo a wholly owned subsidiary of Sicon Ltd. started life in 1954 as the LMC Company and was based at the Sisk premises at Naas Rd, Dublin 12.  The company’s core activity for some years was the importation and distribution of heavy construction equipment together with ancillary activities.

John G. Sisk, the founding father of the building company, on a visit to the Cologne Hardware Show in the mid 1950’s acquired some Bosch tools for use in his business.  Subsequently the LMC Company was offered the distributorship of Bosch Power tools for the Republic of Ireland.  The acquisition of the Bosch brand was ultimately to determine the future direction of the company.

The company became known as Beaver Distribution Ltd. in the late 1960’s by which time the Bosch power tools business had grown substantially.  Throughout the early and mid 1970’s further products from the Bosch group were added to the Beaver Portfolio including Domestic Appliances, Automotive product and the Bosch owned Blaupunkt brand of Car Audio. 

With the continued growth of the business the Company moved in 1974 to a new distribution and service centre on the Greenhills Road in Tallaght.  This move allowed it to exploit the growing market for its ever expanding range of Bosch Products.  Very quickly Bosch Power tools and Blaupunkt Car Audio became market leaders in their respective brand segments, a position they hold to the present day.  In the late 1990s additional prestige brands such as Skil, Qualcast, Dremel, Stihl and Viking were added to the Company portfolio.

From small beginnings back in the 1950’s the company has grown dramatically.  It is now a major player in the market place across a diverse range of products from consumer goods and in-car multimedia through to power tools, forestry and construction equipment and automotive parts and components. 

In early 2002 a board decision was taken to acquire a site and build a state of the art distribution facility Magna Business Park in City West.  This move occurred in September 2003.

On January 1st 2006 the company was re-branded Origo. The new company name was chosen in a move that was synonymous with the company’s ambitious plans for growth. “ORIGO”, which translated from the Latin word for “Source”, was carefully chosen to strike a positive chord with the large customer base.

Origo has been going from strength to strength benefiting greatly from the purpose built state of the art premises in Magna drive and at last can set its sights on the broad horizons.