Ferranti: Transformers
Note: This is a sub-section of Ferranti
of Hollinwood, near Oldham, and New Moston, Manchester (same place?)
1905 After the reorganisation of the company, its focus was on Switch Gear, Transformers and Instruments.
1921 A separate Transformer Division was set up, rebuilding the transformer business which had languished over the past decade.[1]
1926 The Central Electricity Board was created to construct the national grid, something Sebastian Ferranti had advocated for a long time. Ferranti Ltd won the largest single share of the orders for large three-phase transformers, having persuaded the commissioners to use this type of equipment in place of the planned single-phase equipment.
1930 Large contracts were in hand to supply transformers and meters for the Central Electricity Board. The company had customers all over the world[2]
1957 The Distribution Transformers Department was set up
1959 Photos of New Moston works here and here[3]
1967 Closure of the Distribution Transformers Department.
1974 the Transformer Division ran into financial difficulties, which led to the Company accepting help from the National Enterprise Board and a reduction in the Ferranti family shareholding.
1975 The Transformer Division was closed.
1982 Transformer sales were handled by the Professional Components Division (see advert)