F. Pratt and Co
From Graces Guide
of 20 to 22 Winding Road, Halifax, Yorkshire
- 1886 Company founded by Frederick Pratt at Halifax.
- 1891 London office opened.
- 1897 Private company.
- 1914 Engineers and machine tool makers. Specialities: machine tools and workshop equipment for engineers, shipbuilders, boilermakers, bridge builders, dockyards, bolt and nut making, wood working etc. [1]
- 1953 Company made public.
- 1961 Manufacturers of lathe chucks, hydraulic equipment, pneumatic cylinders and fixtures. 600 employees. [2]