Crane Packing




Crane Packing Ltd. of Slough.
1923 Crane Packing Ltd was incorporated
Prior to World War II, Crane Packing of the USA sold its British-operations to Tube Investments
Also see Cranes Mechanical Seals
1987 Through a series of acquisitions and divestitures, the US company and the British company were reunited, this time under the name John Crane Inc. under the ownership of TI Group. The British had the name John Crane UK
1988 Disposed of its interests in gland packing
Beginning in the 1990s, John Crane applied non-contacting technology to pumps handling liquids that are hazardous to the environment.
2000 TI Group merged with Smiths Industries to form Smiths Group plc. John Crane became a subsidiary of the Smiths Group