In 1986 Henry Ilsen and his son Michael successfully took their company Dialene International Limited to the Aims market prior to selling it to Bunzl PLC. Henry founded Strata Products in 1987 and in 1989 he was joined by Michael when the Company started trading. Henry retired in 1994 when Michael took over the running of Strata.
Strata’s initial success was with its range of storage boxes as the first company to launch a range of user-friendly storage boxes with snap-on lids. Whilst supplying a range of storage boxes to toy and baby retailers in 1994, Strata saw an opportunity to launch its range of baby bath-time products.
The Company is now a major supplier of such products in the UK market.
In 2001 Strata bought the business and assets of the ‘Ward’ brand and with that acquisition became one of the leading suppliers in the UK of watering cans, water butts, compost bins and planters.
