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1968 Merger of [[W. H. Allen, Sons and Co]] and [[Belliss and Morcom]]; new holding company known as The [[Amalgamated Power Engineering|Amalgamated Power Engineering Company Ltd]] (APE) would be owned 60:40 by Allen's, and Belliss's shareholders<ref>The Times, 17 February 1968</ref>. | |||
1968 [[Crossley Brothers]] taken over. | |||
1968 Agreement with '''Cooper-Bessemer''' that the company would manufacture plant for gas treatment which Cooper-Bessemer would sell in its worldwide activities. Manufacturing of various types of compressors would be in Manchester, Birmingham, Pershore and Bedford<ref>The Times, 6 November 1968</ref>. | |||
1969 APE acquired the industrial pumps business of [[Vickers]] based in Barrow in Furness; this took place through APE's '''Allen Gwynnes Pumps''' subsidiary<ref>The Times, 30 October 1969</ref>. | |||
1971 APE's business was not profitable so some subsidiaries were closed or sold. | |||
1981 APE's parent company became [[NEI]] | |||
1989 October: [[NEI]] was taken over by [[Rolls-Royce]] plc | |||
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Revision as of 16:42, 29 January 2013
of Bedford
1968 Merger of W. H. Allen, Sons and Co and Belliss and Morcom; new holding company known as The Amalgamated Power Engineering Company Ltd (APE) would be owned 60:40 by Allen's, and Belliss's shareholders[1].
1968 Crossley Brothers taken over.
1968 Agreement with Cooper-Bessemer that the company would manufacture plant for gas treatment which Cooper-Bessemer would sell in its worldwide activities. Manufacturing of various types of compressors would be in Manchester, Birmingham, Pershore and Bedford[2].
1969 APE acquired the industrial pumps business of Vickers based in Barrow in Furness; this took place through APE's Allen Gwynnes Pumps subsidiary[3].
1971 APE's business was not profitable so some subsidiaries were closed or sold.
1981 APE's parent company became NEI
1989 October: NEI was taken over by Rolls-Royce plc