M. L. Engineering Co
Research, design development and production engineers in mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering
1934 Private company incorporated, Wrightson Aircraft Sales Ltd
1940 Sir Noel Mobbs was appointed chairman
1946 M. L. Aviation formed
1958 Change of name to M. L. Holdings which owned a newly formed company M. L. Engineering Co Ltd and Crown Foundry Co Ltd. Three other subsidiaries were Pytchley Autocar Co, Electric Welders (Slough) Ltd, who were agents for M. L. Engineering, and Pytchley Ltd (which never traded).
1960 New subsidiary formed to manufacture commercial products in the ML Group: M.L. Engineering (Plymouth) Ltd; a new factory was constructed at Plymouth[1]
1961 Agreement with L. M. Ericsson of Sweden for M.L. Engineering (Plymouth) to be the sole representative in the UK for railway signalling and associated equipment. Also agreement with Stal Refrigeration AB of Sweden to represent their industrial refrigeration equipment in the UK.
1981 65 percent of group business was defence-related; although Crown Foundry was loss making the company hoped for a turn-around[2]
1986 Acquired Slingsby Aviation[3]
1987 Acquired Wallop Holdings[4]
1997 Cobham plc acquired M. L. Aviation from M. L. Holdings which would concentrate on distribution of electrical and electronic components[5]
See Also
Sources of Information
- The Times Dec 01, 1958