Bull Motors
of Bull Motors Ltd, Stowmarket, Suffolk.
Also of Grey Friar Works, Ipswich (1937)
1898 Herbert Wilson joined Herbert Napier Prentice at Stowmarket where 'Bull' silent running electric motors were first made.
1924 Making, erecting and testing electric motors and dynamos at Stowmarket.
c.1926 Bull Motors was taken up by E. R. and F. Turner, part of AGE - Agricultural and General Engineers, who turned over most of St. Peter's Works to their manufacture.
During the Agricultural and General Engineers era, the company traded as AGE Electric Motors, making electric lighting sets, electric motors, dynamos and controlling gear, etc. The company supplied motors to Richard Garrett and Sons for their electric vehicles.
1932 AGE was wound up. Bull Motors continued as part of E. R. and F. Turner
1937 Manufacturers of standard and special electric motors and dynamos. [1]
Bull Motors later had their main factory at Ipswich, Suffolk
1969 E. R. and F. Turner sold its grain-handling and feed milling interests; planned to concentrate on making Bull Electric motors and Turn-Tuf chilled iron rollers[2]
1977 It American owners, A. O. Smith, transferred part of the product range to a subsidiary in Ireland. Bull Motors was the largest British maker of electric motors. Acquired by the National Enterprise Board.[3] Renamed Bull Motors (Ipswich) Ltd
Bull continued to manufacture specialist DC electric motors in Ipswich until at least early 2000 when much manufacturing was transferred to the Birmingham area.
1986 Bull Motors was renamed Bull Electric Ltd; Bull Electric was renamed Bull Group Ltd.[4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ The Times, January 14, 1969
- ↑ The Times Oct. 11, 1977
- ↑ 1985 Annual report
- [1] Paxman History Pages