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of Kelvin Works, Hackbridge, Surrey, manufacturer and suppliers of cable to public utilities and commercial undertakings | of Kelvin Works, Hackbridge, Surrey, manufacturer and suppliers of cable to public utilities and commercial undertakings | ||
1917 Incorporated as a private company. | |||
1917 Company made public. | |||
1939 Work on fuel injection equipment for diesel engines, which had been carried out for 2 years and was a significant drain on the company's finances, ceased at the outbreak of war. | |||
1947 Acquired [[Bryce Electric Construction Co]] and '''Mitcham Motor Co''', haulage contractors<ref>The Times, 13 September 1948</ref>. | |||
1948 '''Hackbridge Cable Holdings''' Ltd formed as a public company to acquire [[Hackbridge Cable Co]]<ref>The Times, 13 September 1948</ref>. | |||
1955 Acquired '''Bryce-Siemens'''<ref>The Times 26 September 1955</ref>. | |||
1956 Hackbridge Cable Holdings changed its name to Hackbridge Holdings<ref> The Times (London, England), Friday, Aug 31, 1956</ref> | |||
1961 Cable makers and electrical engineers. | |||
1967 [[AEI]] took over the company at the same time as [[English Electric Co|English Electric]] was also acquiring a company involved in transformers<ref>The Times, 13 May 1967</ref>. | |||
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Revision as of 09:06, 30 January 2015
of Kelvin Works, Hackbridge, Surrey, manufacturer and suppliers of cable to public utilities and commercial undertakings
1917 Incorporated as a private company.
1917 Company made public.
1939 Work on fuel injection equipment for diesel engines, which had been carried out for 2 years and was a significant drain on the company's finances, ceased at the outbreak of war.
1947 Acquired Bryce Electric Construction Co and Mitcham Motor Co, haulage contractors[1].
1948 Hackbridge Cable Holdings Ltd formed as a public company to acquire Hackbridge Cable Co[2].
1955 Acquired Bryce-Siemens[3].
1956 Hackbridge Cable Holdings changed its name to Hackbridge Holdings[4]
1961 Cable makers and electrical engineers.
1967 AEI took over the company at the same time as English Electric was also acquiring a company involved in transformers[5].