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[[Image:Im09DSF-Merp67.jpg|thumb| 1951. Reg No MLL 476. ]] | [[Image:Im09DSF-Merp67.jpg|thumb| 1951. Reg No MLL 476. ]] | ||
of Northgate House, 19, London Road, Gloucester, Industrial Truck and Tractor Manufacturers, | of Northgate House, 19, London Road, Gloucester, Industrial Truck and Tractor Manufacturers, | ||
1960 Listed as suppliers of baggage handling equipment and tractors for airfield use<ref>Commercial Motor archives[http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/13th-may-1960/52/suppliers-of-airport-mobile-equipment]</ref> | |||
1964 This and other Mercury companies were acquired by [[Dennis Brothers]]<ref>The Times Apr. 8, 1964</ref> | 1964 This and other Mercury companies were acquired by [[Dennis Brothers]]<ref>The Times Apr. 8, 1964</ref> |
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of Northgate House, 19, London Road, Gloucester, Industrial Truck and Tractor Manufacturers,
1960 Listed as suppliers of baggage handling equipment and tractors for airfield use[1]
1964 This and other Mercury companies were acquired by Dennis Brothers[2]
1970 Order from the Ministry of Technology for ground-handling air tugs for use by the RAF based on a design developed with the Ministry of Defence[3]
Dennis was acquired by Hestair which sold Mercury to Marshalls (Halifax) in 1972
Marshalls presumably combined Mercury with Reliance (Trucks) to form Reliance-Mercury