Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,719 pages of information and 247,131 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Oil Well Engineering Co

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1959 Chicksan Loading Arm. Photo by W. Rhodes Marriott.
1958 Drilling Equipment. Photo by W. Rhodes Marriott.
1959 Oil Hydraulic Marine Loading Arm. Photo by W. Rhodes Marriott.
Group alongside the test rig for an N815 swivel. Photo by W. Rhodes Marriott.

of Stockport

1866 Company founded.

1910 Private company.

1935 See Oil Well Engineering Co:1935 Review

1943 J. Cuthill, the general manager, awarded OBE.[1]

1952 The Burmah Oil Co holds some shares as a 'trading investment' in the company.[2]

1961 Manufacturers and suppliers of well drilling machinery and all oil field requirements. 900 employees. [3]

1964 Awards large contract to AEI for motor and control gear for a North Sea offshore drilling platform.[4]


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, Monday, Jan 04, 1943
  2. The Times, Saturday, Jul 05, 1952
  3. 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
  4. The Times, Thursday, Dec 31, 1964