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1933 Private company formed as South Priming Pumps & Engineering Co. Ltd.
1933 Private company formed as South Priming Pumps & Engineering Co. Ltd.


1957 Acquired by [[Pulsometer Engineering Co]]<ref>The Times, Apr 14, 1958</ref>
1957 Acquired by [[Pulsometer Engineering Co]].<ref>The Times, Apr 14, 1958</ref>


1958 Name changed.
1958 Name changed.


1961 Precision engineers, manufacturing fuel pumps and fuel system equipment for aircraft and vehicles. Also wedged key split bushes. 520 employees.
1961 Precision engineers, manufacturing fuel pumps and fuel system equipment for aircraft and vehicles. Also wedged key split bushes. 520 employees. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref>


Subsidiary of [[Pulsometer Engineering Co]] when it was acquired by '''Booker McConnell''' and '''Weir'''<ref>The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Sep 13, 1961</ref>
Subsidiary of [[Pulsometer Engineering Co]] when it was acquired by '''Booker McConnell''' and '''Weir'''.<ref>The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Sep 13, 1961</ref>


1962 [[Booker McConnell|Booker Group]] sold the company to [[Plessey Co]]<ref>The Times, Jun 12, 1962</ref>
1962 [[Booker McConnell|Booker Group]] sold the company to [[Plessey Co]].<ref>The Times, Jun 12, 1962</ref>


==See Also==
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* [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]
 
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Latest revision as of 16:17, 24 November 2016

of Slough.

1933 Private company formed as South Priming Pumps & Engineering Co. Ltd.

1957 Acquired by Pulsometer Engineering Co.[1]

1958 Name changed.

1961 Precision engineers, manufacturing fuel pumps and fuel system equipment for aircraft and vehicles. Also wedged key split bushes. 520 employees. [2]

Subsidiary of Pulsometer Engineering Co when it was acquired by Booker McConnell and Weir.[3]

1962 Booker Group sold the company to Plessey Co.[4]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, Apr 14, 1958
  2. 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
  3. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Sep 13, 1961
  4. The Times, Jun 12, 1962