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At some point presumably Marshalls acquired [[Reliance (Trucks)]] of Heckmondwicke. | At some point presumably Marshalls acquired [[Reliance (Trucks)]] of Heckmondwicke. | ||
1972 | 1972 [[Marshalls (Halifax)]] was a maker of aircraft ground support and airfield tractors; it acquired [[Mercury Truck and Tractor Co|Mercury Truck and Tractor]] and [[Mercury Airfield Equipment Co|Mercury Airfield Equipment]] businesses from the [[Hestair Group]]<ref>The Times, Sep 18, 1972</ref> | ||
1976 Reliance Mercury exhibited a range of vehicles for airport use including the RM 3000 tug powered by a British Leyland engine for operation on petrol or LPG.<ref>Commercial Motor archive [http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/21st-may-1976/28/road-transport-gives-air-cargo-a-lift]</ref> | 1976 Reliance Mercury exhibited a range of vehicles for airport use including the RM 3000 tug powered by a British Leyland engine for operation on petrol or LPG.<ref>Commercial Motor archive [http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/21st-may-1976/28/road-transport-gives-air-cargo-a-lift]</ref> | ||
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of Halifax, maker of tugs for ground-handling of aircraft.
Subsidiary of Marshalls (Halifax)
At some point presumably Marshalls acquired Reliance (Trucks) of Heckmondwicke.
1972 Marshalls (Halifax) was a maker of aircraft ground support and airfield tractors; it acquired Mercury Truck and Tractor and Mercury Airfield Equipment businesses from the Hestair Group[1]
1976 Reliance Mercury exhibited a range of vehicles for airport use including the RM 3000 tug powered by a British Leyland engine for operation on petrol or LPG.[2]
1984 Employed electronic controller designed and made by Sloan Power Electronics of Gateshead in its electric tractors[3]
1987 Marshalls sold Reliance-Mercury
By 1992 was part of Trinity Holdings[4], later renamed Dennis Group