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History of The Casella Group
Cesare Tagliabue established the original company in Holborn, London in 1799 during the reign of King George III. Within just a few years Louis Pascal Casella joined Cesare in a partnership and the new Casella name was born. In the early years the product ranges being exported around the world included exploration, navigation, photographic, meteorological and medical research instruments. Our early customers included Charles Darwin and Dr. Livingstone who used many of the early Casella products on their travels of discovery.
Inside of the early Casella shop opened in London in 1848 to supply the adventurous traveler.
The store front of the Charles Frederick Casella Company in London in the early 1900's
Casella in the 19th Century
During the 19th century, the product range continued to grow and Casella exhibited instruments including theodolites and surveying equipment at the first 'Great Exhibition' held in the Crystal Palace, Hyde Park London in 1851.
An example of a Casella "Travellers' Transit Theodolite" field unit is shown here. This was used by the British Admiralty and the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey in the 1880's. Further details may be found at this link to the Smithsonian Museum.
Casella in the 20th Century
As the two great World Wars of the last century raged, our expertise in optics, compasses and photogrammetry equipment was put to good use by the military. By the 1950's Casella had designed and built a significant amount of dust monitoring equipment for the deep mining industry, including a number of industry standard products.
Casella in the 21st century
In 2006 Casella Measurement including Casella USA was purchased by
Ideal Industries of Illinois from the previous holding company.
Situated in Sycamore, IL Ideal manufacture a wide range of quality
products for the electrical market. The long term strategy is to continue
the growth of Casella Measurement as a provider of high quality
instruments for the industrial and environmental markets around the world.
The first new product to arrive following the purchase is the exciting all
new CEL-350 Micro
Noise Dosimeter. A small, lightweight badge style noise dosimeter with
many of the features of the earlier generation of dosimeters but in a much
smaller package making it "ideal" for the busy industrial hygienist.
CEL HISTORY
CEL Instruments have been manufacturing high quality instrumentation for the measurement of noise and vibration since the early 1970's. Originally formed from the company Computer Engineering Limited, a British company specializing in the design and manufacture of computer related equipment, CEL rapidly became well known for designing state-of-the-art noise products in the UK.
In 1998, Casella acquired CEL Instruments, manufacturers of innovative noise monitoring equipment. The natural synergy formed from this integration allows the combined new company, Casella CEL, to offer a broader and more comprehensive product range to both the occupational and environmental market sectors.
Dust
Heat stress
The future for Casella CEL
To keep one step ahead of an ever-changing market, Casella CEL is committed to an extensive program of ongoing research and product development. The development program involves considerable integration with Industry and Research bodies, to ensure the utilization of the latest techniques and technologies available. It is this commitment that has enabled us to build an impressive portfolio of measurement products, allowing us to focus on the following areas:
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Air Quality - Dust and particulates
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Indoor Air Quality - Heat stress
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Noise - Occupational hygiene and community
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Professional Meteorology - Weather stations
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Recreational Meteorology - Other items
Noise
Weather
From our modern facilities in the UK we work continuously in over 20 physical locations with over 800 staff to improve and expand our business. Our products are now exported world-wide through an extensive network of distributors and agents.
With measurement division offices in both North America (in New Hampshire) and Spain (in Madrid), and with further expansion planned, this confirms Casella CEL as a truly International organization.
The Casella Group headquarters in Bedford, United Kingdom
Copies of our ISO certification
number 051824 are available here in Acrobat pdf format.
Casella CEL ISO 9001:2000 Certificate
Copies of our ISO 14001 certification number 072609 are available here in Acrobat pdf format.
Casella CEL ISO 14001 Certificate
Casella CEL in the United Kingdom
Casella CEL is part of Casella Measurement - A division of Ideal Industries. This part of the group is responsible for designing and developing the instruments and measurement tools that will be used by our customers worldwide. Manufacturing is centered in Bedford just to the north of London and within easy reach of the main London airports and railway links.
Casella USA in North America
Casella USA is the trading name of Casella CEL in North America. CEL Instruments originally began trading with its first office in the Troy, Michigan area and then moved to Severna Park, Maryland securing numerous contracts with government organizations in the late 1980's and early 1990's. More recently, the business relocated to New Hampshire and is close to the southern border with Massachusetts and the transportation system centered on Boston. All sales, service and instrument recalibrations are carried out in the Amherst office by factory trained engineers. The office covers all sales in Canada, the USA and Mexico. Extensive inventory is held there and customers and approved distributors are supported by the Casella USA team who are always ready to help whenever necessary.
'We have a commitment to you the customer to provide a 'total' service, which exceeds your expectations'