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1975 [[British Leyland]] acquired the [[Marshall, Sons and Co|Marshall-Fowler]] tractor factory at Gainsborough; the factory would be used to expand the [[Aveling-Barford]] business making earth moving and road construction equipment<ref>The Times, Sep 01, 1975</ref>. Presumably it was at this time that '''Aveling Marshall''' was formed as a subsidiary of [[Aveling-Barford|Aveling Barford Holdings]] | 1975 [[British Leyland]] acquired the [[Marshall, Sons and Co|Marshall-Fowler]] tractor factory at Gainsborough; the factory would be used to expand the [[Aveling-Barford]] business making earth moving and road construction equipment<ref>The Times, Sep 01, 1975</ref>. Presumably it was at this time that '''Aveling Marshall''' was formed as a subsidiary of [[Aveling-Barford|Aveling Barford Holdings]]. | ||
1979 Crawler tractor interests were sold to a local farmer, Charles Nickerson<ref>The Times Nov 21, 1979</ref>. Company closed | 1979 Crawler tractor interests were sold to a local farmer, Charles Nickerson<ref>The Times Nov 21, 1979</ref>. Company closed | ||
Latest revision as of 11:27, 31 May 2018
of Gainsborough, maker of crawler tractors
1975 British Leyland acquired the Marshall-Fowler tractor factory at Gainsborough; the factory would be used to expand the Aveling-Barford business making earth moving and road construction equipment[1]. Presumably it was at this time that Aveling Marshall was formed as a subsidiary of Aveling Barford Holdings.
1979 Crawler tractor interests were sold to a local farmer, Charles Nickerson[2]. Company closed
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