Electric Resistance Furnace Co
of 17 Victoria Street, London, SW1. Telephone: Abbey 4171 (7 lines). Telegraphic Address: Electrifur, Phone, London SW1
1930 Private company formed by the Electric Furnace Co to deal in industrial furnaces heated by electric resistance heating[1]
1937 Manufacturers of electric furnaces. [2]
1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Continuous Electrically-heated Kiln for Glazing Tiles. Suitable also for the Glazing and Decoration of Pottery. (Stand Nos. B.807 and B.718)
1939 See Aircraft Industry Suppliers
By 1940 was a subsidiary of Electric Furnace Co which later became Efco
1961 As the company now also made oil and gas-fired furnaces, the name was changed to Efco Furnaces Ltd[3]
1964 Had developed vacuum heat treatment which had attracted several orders[4]
1965 Developed gas-fired furnaces using radiant tubes[5]
1966 Supplied special furnace equipment for use with Pilkington Brothers new float glass process[6]
2013 EFCO Furnaces is part of the Solent Steel Engineering Group, located in Waterlooville, Hampshire[7]
See Also
Sources of Information
- 1937 British Industries Fair Page 358