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1951 Company founded by [[Cyril Frederick Taylor]] as a sheet metal business. | |||
1957 Mr C. F. Taylor head of C. F. Taylors Ltd of Wokingham.<ref>Wokingham Times - Friday 29 March 1957</ref> | 1957 Mr C. F. Taylor head of C. F. Taylors Ltd of Wokingham.<ref>Wokingham Times - Friday 29 March 1957</ref> | ||
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1978 [[Electrical and Industrial Securities]] acquired the aircraft pump subsidiary of [[Weir Group]], [[C. F. Taylor]], which strengthened its aircraft components activities<ref>The Times, Jan 12, 1978</ref> | 1978 [[Electrical and Industrial Securities]] acquired the aircraft pump subsidiary of [[Weir Group]], [[C. F. Taylor]], which strengthened its aircraft components activities<ref>The Times, Jan 12, 1978</ref> | ||
1979 Name changed to [[Zwicky Engineering]].<ref>Wokingham Times - Thursday 08 February 1979</ref> | |||
1998 Acquired by [[TI Group]]; the aircraft galley business was then sold to an American company; the airfame components business was integrated into [[Dowty Aerospace]]<ref>The Times Sept. 5, 1998</ref> | 1998 Acquired by [[TI Group]]; the aircraft galley business was then sold to an American company; the airfame components business was integrated into [[Dowty Aerospace]]<ref>The Times Sept. 5, 1998</ref> | ||
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Aircraft equipment specialist
1951 Company founded by Cyril Frederick Taylor as a sheet metal business.
1957 Mr C. F. Taylor head of C. F. Taylors Ltd of Wokingham.[1]
1967 Acquired by G. and J. Weir which already owned two-thirds of the shares[2]
1978 Electrical and Industrial Securities acquired the aircraft pump subsidiary of Weir Group, C. F. Taylor, which strengthened its aircraft components activities[3]
1979 Name changed to Zwicky Engineering.[4]
1998 Acquired by TI Group; the aircraft galley business was then sold to an American company; the airfame components business was integrated into Dowty Aerospace[5]
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