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 164,583 pages of information and 246,144 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.

SP Industries

From Graces Guide

1975 British Leyland was formed. The Special Products division was one of the four divisions formed by British Leyland

1975 Acquisition of Marshall-Fowler tractors, to expand Aveling-Barford construction and earth moving equipment in the Gainsborough factory. Presumably formed Aveling Marshall.

1978 BL was reorganised by Michael Edwardes[1] with one of the main divisions being Special Products, renamed SP Industries.

David Abell was managing director; the division included Prestcold refrigeration, Coventry Climax engines, Alvis engines, Aveling-Barford construction equipment; results were expected to be well below plan[2].

1978 Several of these companies were moved to BL Commercial Vehicles

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, Feb 02, 1978
  2. The Times, Aug 24, 1978