Founded in 1977 Ambic started out life as a contract plastic moulding operation and during the last thirty years has built up significant expertise in the area of precision moulding and the design and manufacture of semi-technical plastic products.

The design and development of its own range of products for the dairy industry in the 1980’s saw Ambic become an expert in the development of products capable of withstanding the harsh operating environment of the dairy farm. In particular its close collaboration with the National Institute for Research in Dairying (NIRD) enabled it to develop mastitis prevention and detection into core competences.

First to market

In the area of mastitis prevention Ambic was first to market with a dip cup in mid 80s and first to market with its now famous non return dip cup in 1992 and first to market again with a foaming dip cup in 1995. It continues to innovate and lead the market in dip cup technology. Recent developments include the UniDipper and MultiFoamer projects.

Ambic’s Classic teat spray system was also the first teat spray system to market in the late 80s, followed by the development of its higher capacity Jetstream system which was developed to cater for larger herds and has become the industry benchmark for teat spraying.

World leadership

From its modest beginnings on the UK market Ambic has consistently grown and expanded its distribution so that today its products are sold and used by farmers in more than 55 countries around the world. Indeed Ambic has become the world leader in its chosen fields of mastitis prevention and mastitis detection.

Quality

Production takes place at its factory located in Witney on the edge of the picturesque Cotswold hills just west of Oxford. Facilities include a state of the art plastic moulding facility and lean manufacture assembly operation, which operate to ISO9000 quality standards.

Ambic Mould Shop

Ambic markets its products under its own brand name through a large network of respected distributors in all the world's established dairy markets. Its products are also the products of choice for the largest and most progressive milking machine manufacturers, who integrate the technology into their milking systems. Likewise some of the largest dairy chemical companies market Ambic’s products under their own label. These large and highly regarded companies have chosen to put their names on products manufactured by Ambic because they know they are the best.

The future

Since 2005 Ambic has broadened its scope. Whilst still focusing on products which add value for the farmer and contribute to his bottom line by improving productivity, Ambic is extending its reach beyond mastitis management to invest in the development of products for other livestock health management markets, including fertility management. Its vision is to become the world’s preferred supplier of non-pharmaceutical livestock health management products.