A STRIX product is used more than one billion times every day around the world by approximately 20% of the world's population! Making Isle of Man based STRIX the world's leading manufacturer of controls and cordless interfaces for kettles, jugs and a wide range of water boiling appliances. The literal translation of the Latin word "Strix" is "screeching owl", our logo. The symbolism relates to wisdom, hence the "Innovative Technology" which is our watchword. More than 25 years ago John Taylor (the company's recently retired chairman) developed the first kettle control with automatic steam switch-off, a device which has subsequently protected millions of kettles against accidental dry switch-on or boiling dry. Today the company he founded is the market leader in kettle design technology using thermostatic controls.