J. and S. Engineers

Precision engineers including centrifugal pumps

1963 Consolidation of the board functions of the company and its subsidiaries^[1]

1966 Mr G. C Harte of J. and S. Precision and Mr P. L. Somlo of J. and S. Pumps were appointed to the board of J. and S. Engineers^[2]

1967 Planned to seek Stock Market quotation this year^[3]

1967 Winner of the Queen's Award to Industry^[4]

Constructed a new factory in Barnstaple; Stock Market float postponed until 1971 ^[5]

1972 Still a private company when it completed a reverse take-over of Cray Electronics, orchestrated by its majority shareholder Spey Investments. A large part of the work of this company was on Government contracts^[6]

1983 Subsidiaries of Cray Electronics included:^[7]

J. and S. Electronics Ltd of Crawley
J. and S. Marine Ltd of Barnstaple
J. and S. Precision Ltd of Crawley

Sources of Information

↑ The Times Feb. 9, 1963
↑ The Times Sept. 29, 1966
↑ The Times Dec. 16, 1966
↑ The Times Apr. 21, 1967
↑ The Times Dec. 8, 1969
↑ The Times June 7, 1973
↑ 1983 Annual report

[1] The Times Feb. 9, 1963

[2] The Times Sept. 29, 1966

[3] The Times Dec. 16, 1966

[4] The Times Apr. 21, 1967

[5] The Times Dec. 8, 1969

[6] The Times June 7, 1973

[7] 1983 Annual report

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Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

J. and S. Engineers

See Also

Sources of Information