Formed in 1970, Olympus KeyMed in Southend-on-Sea has grown from a staff of four to become firmly established as an internati ... onal leader in the manufacture and supply of specialised medical and industrial equipment. Today, the Olympus KeyMed Group employs 1,200 people at its purpose-built headquarters in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England and subsidiaries in Plymouth, Bolton and Dublin. Olympus is recognised around the world as a manufacturer of high-quality electro-optical products, such as cameras, audio, microscopes and endoscopic instrumentation, for both medical and industrial applications. Since 1988, Olympus KeyMed has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Olympus Corporation, Japan, and as such is an important part of the global Olympus network, with specific responsibility for the development and manufacture of medical equipment and industrial products for distribution worldwide. Olympus KeyMed, as one of the global business centres for Olympus endoscopy products, is the exclusive distributor and service centre for the entire Olympus range of flexible and rigid medical and industrial endoscopes, accessories and ancillary products in Great Britain, with Olympus Ireland handling sales and service in the Republic of Ireland. read more