Marshall Conveyors
of Billesdon, Leics (1963, 1965)
of Carlton, Nottingham (1965)
1951 An earlier advert - was this a predecessor: "Aim Trolleys in conjunction with Aim Conveyors and Elevators. A L. Marshall (Carlton) Ltd."[1]
1961 West of England Sack Holdings acquired A. L. Marshall (Carlton) Ltd[2]
1963 Marshall Conveyors applied for a patent on "Improvements in or relating to conveyor systems" invented by Noel Ambrose Lloyd Thorne and Donald Cecil Pilz.
By 1965 Marshall Conveyors had acquired T. and T. Works
1965 Patent on "Endless chain elevators" invented by Eric Leslie Wright, Noel Ambrose Lloyd Thorne and Donald Cecil Pilz.
1965 Patent on "Conveyor track mounting" invented by William John Warne.
1965 "Marshall Conveyors Ltd. have factories in Carlton and Billesdon. and newly acquired premises in Holland and Australia. ... the Stapleford factory that specialises in the orders for electronic control gear, equipment"[3]
1968 The company was making a loss and was sold by the new owners, Wiles Group[4] to Gordon Felber, a member of the Silver-Felber Group[5]
1975 The company was Sovex Marshall, a BBA Group company[6]