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[[image:Im19360508EE-Scholes G H.jpg|thumb| May 1936.]]
[[image:Im19370305EE-Scholes.jpg|thumb| 5th March 1937.]]
[[image:Im19410322EE-Wylex.jpg|thumb| 22nd March 1941.]]
[[Image:Im19450323ER-Scholes.jpg|thumb| March 1945. ]]


* 1897 Company founded.
of Wylex Works, Wythenshawe, Manchester


* 1910 Private company.
Makers of [[Wylex]]


* 1955 Company made public.
1897 Company founded by [[George Hamer Scholes]].


* 1961 Manufacturers of electrical fuse gear, switches, cooker control units, plugs and sockets.  601 employees.
1910 Private company.


==Sources of Information==
1934 Built the Wylex Works at Wythenshawe.
* [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]
 
1955 Company made public.
 
1961 Manufacturers of electrical fuse gear, switches, cooker control units, plugs and sockets.  601 employees.<ref>* [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref>
 
1988 After turning down a bid from Delta Metals, acquired wiring and lighting group [[H. and L. Appleby]]<ref>The Times Feb. 23, 1988</ref> and [[Metron (Calne)]], a maker of enclosures.  The company was restructured into 2 divisions - [[Wylex]] and Appleby<ref>The Times Aug. 19, 1988</ref>
 
 
== See Also ==
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== Sources of Information ==
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[[Category: Town - Wythenshawe]]
[[Category: Electrical Engineering - Light]]

Latest revision as of 16:10, 6 September 2022

May 1936.
5th March 1937.
22nd March 1941.
March 1945.

of Wylex Works, Wythenshawe, Manchester

Makers of Wylex

1897 Company founded by George Hamer Scholes.

1910 Private company.

1934 Built the Wylex Works at Wythenshawe.

1955 Company made public.

1961 Manufacturers of electrical fuse gear, switches, cooker control units, plugs and sockets. 601 employees.[1]

1988 After turning down a bid from Delta Metals, acquired wiring and lighting group H. and L. Appleby[2] and Metron (Calne), a maker of enclosures. The company was restructured into 2 divisions - Wylex and Appleby[3]


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ * 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
  2. ↑ The Times Feb. 23, 1988
  3. ↑ The Times Aug. 19, 1988
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