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of Kelvin Works, Hackbridge, Surrey, manufacturer and suppliers of cable to public utilities and commercial undertakings | |||
1917 Incorporated as a private company. | |||
1917 Company made public. | |||
1939 Work on fuel injection equipment for diesel engines, which had been carried out for 2 years and was a significant drain on the company's finances, ceased at the outbreak of war (presumably this refers to [[Bryce]] Ltd, also at this address). | |||
Post-WWII Acquired the cable factory at Woolwich which had been seized from [[Siemens Brothers and Co|Siemens]] during the war; gave an undertaking not to resell the Siemens name for 20 years<ref>The Times, Feb 05, 1968</ref> | |||
1947 Acquired [[Bryce Electric Construction Co]] and [[Mitcham Motor Co (of Hackbridge)|Mitcham Motor Co]], haulage contractors<ref>The Times, 13 September 1948</ref> | |||
1948 '''Hackbridge Cable Holdings''' Ltd formed as a public company to acquire [[Hackbridge Cable Co]]<ref>The Times, 13 September 1948</ref>. | |||
Post-WWII Acquired the [[Siemens Brothers and Co|Siemens]] cable factory at Woolwich | |||
1955 Acquired '''Bryce-Siemens'''<ref>The Times 26 September 1955</ref>. | |||
1956 Hackbridge Cable Holdings changed its name to '''Hackbridge Holdings'''<ref> The Times, Aug 31, 1956</ref> | |||
1961 Cable makers and electrical engineers. | |||
1961 Formed new subsidiary [[Kelvin Metal Industries]] to carry out metal fabrication for the group and outside customers<ref>The Times Sep 29, 1961</ref> | |||
1967 [[AEI]] took over the company at the same time as [[English Electric Co|English Electric]] was also acquiring a company involved in transformers<ref>The Times, 13 May 1967</ref>. | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:17, 5 September 2023
of Kelvin Works, Hackbridge, Surrey, manufacturer and suppliers of cable to public utilities and commercial undertakings
1917 Incorporated as a private company.
1917 Company made public.
1939 Work on fuel injection equipment for diesel engines, which had been carried out for 2 years and was a significant drain on the company's finances, ceased at the outbreak of war (presumably this refers to Bryce Ltd, also at this address).
Post-WWII Acquired the cable factory at Woolwich which had been seized from Siemens during the war; gave an undertaking not to resell the Siemens name for 20 years[1]
1947 Acquired Bryce Electric Construction Co and Mitcham Motor Co, haulage contractors[2]
1948 Hackbridge Cable Holdings Ltd formed as a public company to acquire Hackbridge Cable Co[3].
Post-WWII Acquired the Siemens cable factory at Woolwich
1955 Acquired Bryce-Siemens[4].
1956 Hackbridge Cable Holdings changed its name to Hackbridge Holdings[5]
1961 Cable makers and electrical engineers.
1961 Formed new subsidiary Kelvin Metal Industries to carry out metal fabrication for the group and outside customers[6]
1967 AEI took over the company at the same time as English Electric was also acquiring a company involved in transformers[7].