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The B.M.B. President was the largest tractor in the B.M.B. range. It was manufactured by [[Brockhouse Engineering (Southport)|Brockhouse Engineering at Southport]] between 1950 and 1956. | The B.M.B. President was the largest tractor in the B.M.B. range. It was manufactured by [[Brockhouse Engineering (Southport)|Brockhouse Engineering at Southport]] between 1950 and 1956. | ||
1956 Name changed. | 1955 The Southport factory had not been profitable since WWII and was closed; a new machine shop was established at West Bromwich to manufacture hydraulic transmissions | ||
1956 Name changed - [[Brockhouse Engineering]]. | |||
1961 Manufacturers of automatic hydraulic transmission system incorporating hydraulic torque converters for use in various industrial appliances. Makers of automatic hydraulic transmission systems. 220 employees.<ref>* [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref> | 1961 Manufacturers of automatic hydraulic transmission system incorporating hydraulic torque converters for use in various industrial appliances. Makers of automatic hydraulic transmission systems. 220 employees.<ref>* [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:39, 12 April 2013
Subsidiary of J. Brockhouse and Co
of Victoria Works, West Bromwich, Staffordshire
General
1930s British Motor Boat Manufacturing Co of London (and later of Banbury) made the two-wheeled B.M.B. Cult-Mate, Hoe-Mate, and Plow-Mate garden tractors powered by JAP engines.
1936 Established as a private company.
1938 Name changed.
The B.M.B. President was the largest tractor in the B.M.B. range. It was manufactured by Brockhouse Engineering at Southport between 1950 and 1956.
1955 The Southport factory had not been profitable since WWII and was closed; a new machine shop was established at West Bromwich to manufacture hydraulic transmissions
1956 Name changed - Brockhouse Engineering.
1961 Manufacturers of automatic hydraulic transmission system incorporating hydraulic torque converters for use in various industrial appliances. Makers of automatic hydraulic transmission systems. 220 employees.[1]
1964 Maker of hydraulic transmissions. Factory extended[2]
List of Models
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ * 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times, Nov 27, 1964
- [1] Tractor Data