Vygon SA was founded in
Écouen by
Belgian engineer Pierre Simonet in 1962. In 1968 Vygon SA opened the first subsidiary in
Germany, and in 1970 more manufacturing sites were opened in France, Germany and Belgium. Vygon (UK) Ltd was founded in 1973 with its headquarters in
Cirencester, Gloucestershire. It opened another two sites in
South Cerney, Gloucestershire in 2009, before relocating the whole business to the former
Motorola Groundwell building in
Swindon. Vygon renamed its new premises The Pierre Simonet Building, in honour of Vygon's original founder. Vygon is run by Stephane Regnault, husband of Pierre Simonet’s granddaughter. At present, the Vygon group as a whole has 26 branches, 11 production facilities and approximately 2,780 employees. The group produces around 210 million medical products annually and markets them in 120 countries worldwide. In the 2024 fiscal year, Vygon achieved global revenue of €417.9 million. In the United States, Vygon is among the tenants of manufacturing and office facility in
Worcester, Pennsylvania. ==Environmental==