Tidied repeated references← Previous revisionRevision as of 03:27, 17 October 2026 Line 25: Line 25: ==History== ==History== Eland Cables was established in 1975. During its early history the company was owned by various corporate entities, including Unidare plc, before a management buy-out in 2005 returned the company to private ownership.{{Cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/unidare-wind-up-closer-with-5-9m-eland-cables-sale-1.1286705 |title=Unidare wind-up closer with €5.9m Eland Cables sale |date=2005-12-13 |access-date=2024-05-01 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |last=Monaghan |first=Gabrielle}}{{Cite web |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01229226 |title=Eland Cables Limited |website=[[Companies House]]}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisoncoleman/2025/05/18/the-electrifying-entrepreneurs-behind-the-drive-for-clean-energy/ |title=The Electrifying Entrepreneurs behind the drive for Clean Energy |date=2025-05-18 |access-date=2026-01-12 |website=[[Forbes]] |last=Coleman |first=Alison}} Eland Cables was established in 1975. During its early history the company was owned by various corporate entities, including Unidare plc, before a management buy-out in 2005 returned the company to private ownership.{{Cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/unidare-wind-up-closer-with-5-9m-eland-cables-sale-1.1286705 |title=Unidare wind-up closer with €5.9m Eland Cables sale |date=2005-12-13 |access-date=2024-05-01 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |last=Monaghan |first=Gabrielle}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisoncoleman/2025/05/18/the-electrifying-entrepreneurs-behind-the-drive-for-clean-energy/ |title=The Electrifying Entrepreneurs behind the drive for Clean Energy |date=2025-05-18 |access-date=2026-01-12 |website=[[Forbes]] |last=Coleman |first=Alison}} Its executive director, Jean-Sebastien Pelland, moved to London from [[Montreal]] in 2001, advising the company in its MBO before joining the board in 2008.{{Cite web |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/business/the-cables-that-keep-london-running-eland-jeansebastien-pelland-b1118488.html |title=Jean-Sébastien Pelland wasn't thinking about cabling when he arrived in London from Montreal as a young finance graduate in 2001 |date=2023-11-06 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=[[Evening Standard]] |last=Tobin |first=Lucy}} In the early 2000s, the company expanded its operational capacity with the opening of a distribution centre in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, to support increased product range and demand. Its executive director, Jean-Sebastien Pelland, moved to London from [[Montreal]] in 2001, advising the company in its MBO before joining the board in 2008.{{Cite web |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/business/the-cables-that-keep-london-running-eland-jeansebastien-pelland-b1118488.html |title=Jean-Sébastien Pelland wasn't thinking about cabling when he arrived in London from Montreal as a young finance graduate in 2001 |date=2023-11-06 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=[[Evening Standard]] |last=Tobin |first=Lucy}} In the early 2000s, the company expanded its operational capacity with the opening of a distribution centre in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, to support increased product range and demand.