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of Villa Street Works, Hockley, Birmingham.
1902 Company founded.
1920 Private company. 50 per cent acquired by W. and T. Avery.
1928 The balance of the shares were acquired by Averys.
1961 Manufacturers of automatic weighing and filling machines for use in the packaging industry. Makers of "High Speed" automatic tea, coffee, sugar and flour weighers. 150 employees. [1]
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