British Electric Transformer Co

March 1921. Tricity.

Exhibit at Amberley Working Museum.

Exhibit at Amberley Working Museum (detail).

Feeder pillar transformer at Audenshaw, Manchester.

Feeder pillar transformer at Audenshaw, Manchester.

1924.

December 1929.

1933.Transformer Regulator.

1934. The Works at Hayes.

July 1944.

January 1945.

June 1945.

November 1945.

1947.

British Electric Transformer Co of Hayes, Middlesex.

1903 Public company. The company was registered on 10 February, to take over and extend the business of the British Electric Transformer Manufacturing Co

1912 Having earlier acquired an interest in Berry Construction Co Ltd which owned the Tricity patents, acquired the whole company on 1st April 1912

1912 Demand for Tricity cookers had doubled since the previous 6 month period.

1912 Share issue. The company's main product was the Berry transformer invented by Mr A. F. Berry who was technical adviser to the company and a member of the board of directors; Mr Berry had also invented the Tricity cooker.

1914 Manufacturing electrical engineers and contractors. Specialities: Berry transformers, series gear, Tricity cookers and utensils.

1926 On 23rd December Mr J. Roothaan possible director of the company?? passed away.

1929 Central Electricity Board placed contracts for 66kV transformers for the South East of England with Hackbridge Electric Construction Co and British Electric Transformer Co. British Electric Transformer also received contracts for 132 kV transformers for Central England and North-West England.

1932 Acquired by Crompton Parkinson.

1961 Electrical engineers and manufacturers of electrical equipment.

By 2002 was part of Hawker Siddeley Marine Ltd when it was liquidated

See Also

• 1908 Stock Exchange Year-Book: Miscellaneous Companies: B
• 1914 Whitakers Red Book: E
• 1914 Who's Who in Business: Company B
• 1919 British Scientific Products Exhibition
• 1922 Who's Who In Engineering: Company B
• 1923 Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Visits to Works
• 1924 British Empire Exhibition
• 1926 British Industries Fair
• 1927 British Industries Fair
• 1950 British Industries Fair: Companies B
• 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
• Arthur William Berry (1901-1962)
• Berry Construction Co
• British Electric Transformer Manufacturing Co
• Crompton Parkinson
• Engineering 1935 Jan-Jun: Index: General
• Engineering 1942 Jul-Dec: Index: General
• Engineering 1948 Jan-Jun: Index: Paragraphs
• Engineering 1950 Jul-Dec: Index: Paragraphs
• Frank Parkinson
• Frederick Francis Trill
• Frederick George Ticehurst
• Hackbridge Electric Construction Co
• Herbert William Miller
• John Francis Albright
• John Vivian Daniel
• Joseph Goodman
• The Basic Industries of Great Britain by Aberconway: Chapter XXII
• The Engineer 1900/05/04
• The Engineer 1904/01/15
• The Engineer 1904/12/30
• The Engineer 1908/08/21
• The Engineer 1908/11/20
• The Engineer 1911/06/09
• The Engineer 1916/01/28
• The Engineer 1917/09/28
• The Engineer 1918/03/01
• The Engineer 1918/10/25
• The Engineer 1919/07/11
• The Engineer 1923/05/18
• The Engineer 1924/05/23
• The Engineer 1925/03/20
• The Engineer 1926/01/01
• The Engineer 1926/01/08
• The Engineer 1926/01/15
• The Engineer 1926/04/30
• The Engineer 1926/08/06
• The Engineer 1926/08/20
• The Engineer 1927/03/11
• The Engineer 1929 Jul-Dec: Index
• The Engineer 1933 Jul-Dec: Index
• The Engineer 1935 Jan-Jun: Index
• The Engineer 1935 Jul-Dec: Index
• The Engineer 1940 Jan-Jun: Index
• The Engineer 1942 Jan-Jun: Index
• The Engineer 1947 Jan-Jun: Index
• The Engineer 1948 Jan-Jun: Index
• The Engineer 1950 Jan-Jun: Index
• The Engineer 1950 Jul-Dec: Index
• The Engineer 1953 Jan-Jun: Index
• Thomas Rolls Renfree
• Tricity