Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,717 pages of information and 247,131 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Fisher-Bendix

From Graces Guide
February 1968. Fisholow.
January 1969.

of South Boundary Road, Kirkby, Liverpool.

1966 Fisher and Ludlow linked with Parkinson Cowan who were seeking new products and capacity; Fisher-Bendix was formed to bring together the manufacturing and marketing operations; Hugh Barker, chairman of Parkinsons, became chairman of Fisher-Bendix too [1].

1968 Parkinson Cowan purchased Fisher-Bendix.

1971 Continuing losses at Fisher-Bendix contributed to Parkinson Cowan being taken over by Thorn, becoming part of Thorn Gas Appliances

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, 24 February 1971