1951 Directory for the British Glass Industry: Suppliers L
Note: This is a sub-section of 1951 Directory for the British Glass Industry
LAIDLAW DREW & CO. LTD. Head Office and Works: 9/13 TOWER STREET, LEITH, EDINBURGH 6. T.A., "Ericlex, Leith". T.N., Leith 36876/7. London Office: CRAVEN HOUSE, 121 KINGSWAY, W.C.2. T.N., HOLborn 4949 and 1885. Limited 1926.
Supply and installation of liquid fuel firing equipment for all types of glass furnace and boiler; automatic combustion controls; automatic boiler feed water regulators and alarms.
Directors: A. B. S. Laidlaw (Managing); F. S. Matthew; A. K. West.
See Advertisement, page 32.
LANCASHIRE TAR DISTILLERS LTD. Head Office: P.O. Box No. 453, CHRONICLE BUILDINGS, 74 CORPORATION STREET, MANCHESTER 4. T.A., " Distillers, Manchester". T.N., BLAckfriars 2652/5 (4 lines). WORKS: BOOTLE; CADISHEAD; CHURCH; LITHERLAND; PRESTON; MILES PLATTING; WEASTE. Established 1929.
Refined coal tar; creosote; coal-tar pitch; water white naphthas, etc.
LANE (GEORGE) & SONS LTD. Head Office and Works: 70 DUKE STREET, BIRMINGHAM 4. T.A., "Wiaconveya, Birmingham". T.N., ASTon Cross 2836/7. Works: BRUETON STREET, BIRMINGHAM 4. Established 1878; Limited 1909.
Woven wire belts for annealing and decorating lehrs; wire conveyor belts for all purposes, including cullet washers.
Directors: W. H . Henman and I. St. L. Morris.
LANGFORD (O. C.), SANDHURST CARDBOARD BOX WORKS, 308 ALCESTER ROAD, MOSELEY, BIRMINGHAM 13. T.N., SOUth 2071/2.
Patent boxes, consisting of an inner box suspended in an outer, used for despatch of fragile articles by post or rail; all types of rigid and folding box, including fancy boxes and special display cases; vulcanized fibre boxes and special fittings.
LAPORTE CHEMICALS LTD., KINGSWAY, LUTON, BEDS. T.A., "Laporte, Luton". T.N., Luton 4390/5 (6 lines). Established 1888; Incorporated 1908.
Barium carbonate precipitated; blanc fixe (barium sulphate precipitated); barium chloride and other barium products; hydrogen peroxide; detergents; peroxygen compounds.
LAVINO (LONDON) LTD., 103 KINGSWAY, LONDON, W.C.2. T.A., "Lavinolo, Westcent, London". T.N., CHAncery 6137/9 (3 lines). Established 1925.
Beken Duplex mixing machinery.
Managing Director: A. E. Vann.
LEA RECORDER CO. LTD. Head Office: RECORDER HOUSE, CORNBROOK PARK ROAD, MANCHESTER 15. T.A., "Recording, Manchester". T.N., TRAfford Park 2213. Works: BURNSIDE WORKS, CORNBROOK PARK ROAD, MANCHESTER 15. London Office: PARLIAMENT MANSIONS, ABBEY ORCHARD STREET, WESTMINSTER, S.W.1. T.N. ABBey 4079.
Recorders for the measurement of boiler feed water, condensates, industrial liquids and trade effluents; coal meters for the measurement of mechanically-stoked coal and for coal passed down chutes; "cubi-meters" for measurement of coal and granular material passed a long conveyors, etc.
Managing Director: J. W. Horner, B.Sc., A.M.I.E.E.
Secretary: H. Coulton.
LEEDS FIRECLAY CO. LTD., WORTLEY, LEEDS 12. T.A., "Fireclay, Wortley, Leeds". T.N., Leeds 38021/4 (4 lines).
Refractories.
Trade Name: Best Wortley.
LENNOX FOUNDRY CO. LTD., TANTIRON FOUNDRY, GLENVILLE GROVE, LONDON, S.E.8. T.A., "Equifex, Green, London". T.N., TIDeway 2401/2. Established 1910.
Sand-drying equipment; electric blowers; chemical plant.
Directors: J. A. Reavell; B. N. Reavell; W. S. Knight.
LINER CONCETE MACHINERY CO. LTD. Head Office and Works: 149 PARK ROAD, GATESHEAD 8, Co. DURHAM. T.A., "Liner, Gateshead". T.N., Gateshead 72501/7 (7 lines). London Office: "LINER" HOUSE, 149 ABBEY ORCHARD STREET, VICTORIA STREET, WESTMINSTER, S.W.1. T.A., "Linascreen, 6185 Abbey, London". T.N., ABBey 6185/6. Established 1915; Incorporated 1947.
Suppliers of plant and machinery for the glass industry: batch mixing machines, batch loaders and concrete mixers.
Trade Name: Cumflow.
Managing Director: J. C. Harrison.
Secretary: A. Harrison.
LISTER (R. A.) & CO. LTD., DURSLEY, GLOS. T.A., "Machinery, Dursley". T.N., Dursley 2371. London Office: IMPERIAL HOUSE, 15 KINGSWAY, W.C.2. T.N., TEMple Bar 9681. Established 1867.
Petrol and Diesel engines; electric generating plant; industrial trucks.
Directors: Sir P. Lister; F. H. Lister; R. B. Lister; G. A. Lister; A. C. Lister.
LIVERPOOL BORAX CO. LTD. Head Office: MAXWELL HOUSE, ST. PAUL's SQUARE, LIVERPOOL 3. T.N., CENtral 1783/5 (3 lines). Works: BORAX STREET, RATHBONE ROAD, LIVERPOOL 13. T.N., STOneycroft 3889. ANCHOR WORKS, HALTON ROAD, RUNCORN, CHESHIRE. T.N., Runcorn 2685. London Office: FENTON HOUSE, 112/ 113 FENCHURCH STREET, E.C.3. T.N., ROYal 3060. Established 1875.
Water-softening plants; chemicals; borax; boric acid.
Managing Director: H. W. Bannister.
LOCKER (THOMAS) & CO. LTD., CHURCH STREET, WARRINGTON. T.A., "Lockers, Warrington". T.N., Warrington 910. London Office: 35 NORFOLK STREET, STRAND, W.C.2. T.A., "Lockers, Estrand, London". T.N., TEMple Bar 8559. Established 1879.
Woven wire; perforated metals; wire work.
Trade Name: Locker Durite.
LOCKERS (ENGINEERS) LTD. For Address, etc., see THOMAS LOCKER & Co. LTD. (Parent Company).
Locker-Tray for electric vibrating screens, feeders and conveyors; Locker "Rotex" screeners; Locker-Titan balanced mechanical screens; Locker mechanical handling plant.
Trade Names: Locker-Traylor; Locker "Rotex"; Locker-Titan.
LODDER (W.), RUSHENDEN ROAD, QUEENBOROUGH, KENT. T.A., "Lodder, Queenborough, Kent". T.N., Sheerness 2722. Established 1912.
Nickel-chrome moulds; cast-iron moulds and equipment for the making of glass bottles, jars and food containers of all descriptions; bottle machine and lehr castings.
Director: Mrs. A. S. Lodder (T/A. W. Lodder).
LODGE-COTTRELL LTD., GEORGE STREET PARADE, BIRMINGHAM 3. T.A., "Lodcotlim, Birmingham". T.N., CENtral 7714. Established 1913; Limited 1919.
Electrostatic precipitation plant.
Joint Managing Directors: H. D. Cook and D. H. Richards.
Secretary: J. E. Cawley.
LYNCH INTERNATIONAL LTD., ROCKWARE AVENUE, GREENFORD, MIDDLESEX. T.A., "Lil, Greenford". T.N., WAXlow 1141. Founded 1950.
Manufacturers of glass forming machines.
Directors: T. C. Werbe, Sen. (U.S.A.); R. G. Bailey; I. M. Bailey; J. W. J. Moir; J. B. Livingston; M. H. Prendergast (U.S.A.).