Mining Engineering Co
From Graces Guide
See also Meco.
of Worcester
1906 First Meco closed-circuit breathing apparatus for mine rescue was made[1]
1909 Private company founded in Sheffield.
1911 Awarded a silver medal by the Society of Arts for the Meco compressed-oxygen system for breathing in noxious atmospheres[2]
1925 Purchased several acres of land at Worcester and erected works there to cope with the expansion of the business. Transferred the business to Worcester.[3]
1929 Introduced the Meco E.22 Electric Shaker Conveyor
1961 Mining machinery manufacturers. 650 employees. [4]
1968 Dowty acquired Higgins Boughton Industries and its principal subsidiary Mining Engineering Co (Meco) of Worcester[5].
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