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1967 [[Excelsior Motor Co]] acquired [[P. M. G. Thorpe]] and [[Notek Electric Co]]; already owned [[Britax (London)]] and [[Proctor Industries]]; O. A. Proctor was chairman of Excelsior; the new legislation was expected to boost demand for car safety belts and the factory had been extended to double capacity; sales of automatic belts were rising as was demand for control cables<ref>The Times Jan. 11, 1968</ref> | |||
c1969 Name changed to [[Britax]] Ltd | c1969 Name changed to [[Britax]] Ltd | ||
Revision as of 17:54, 8 August 2020
Britax (London) Ltd., a supplier of accessories for motorcycles and cars, of Maida Vale, London NW6
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1949-56 Maker of motorcycles
1956 Britax returned to the accessory business but took over the Cyclemaster line for a while.
By 1960 the company's address was Byfleet - presumably part of Proctor Industries by this time
1963 As part of a reorganisation the Britax safety belt business was injected into the Excelsior Motor Co; this led to a substantial turn-around in its commercial fortunes; the company's mechanism for safety belts had been accepted in Germany and Sweden[1]
1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Seat belts
1967 Excelsior Motor Co acquired P. M. G. Thorpe and Notek Electric Co; already owned Britax (London) and Proctor Industries; O. A. Proctor was chairman of Excelsior; the new legislation was expected to boost demand for car safety belts and the factory had been extended to double capacity; sales of automatic belts were rising as was demand for control cables[2]
c1969 Name changed to Britax Ltd
See Also
Sources of Information
- The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press 2004 ISBN 1 86126 674 X
- 1963 Motor Show
- The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle by Peter Henshaw. Published 2007. ISBN 978 1 8401 3967 9