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 167,645 pages of information and 247,064 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.

Norbro Engineering

From Graces Guide

of Bolney, Sussex

presumably the company of the Norris Brothers - Eric, Kenneth and Lewis

Makers of pneumatic actuators, sold by Worcester Controls Corporation worldwide

1973 Won a Design Council award for a torque unit (torque meter?)[1]

1973 Acquired by Worcester Controls Corporation of USA[2]

Presumably subsequently renamed Worcester Controls.

1978 Worcester Controls Corporation was acquired by BTR.[3]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times Apr 27, 1973
  2. The Times, Jun 26, 1973
  3. The Engineer July 1978