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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>. | 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 | 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. | 1971 APE's business was not profitable so some subsidiaries were closed or sold. | ||
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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