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* 1948 Production of small and heavy engines increased, sold under the Petter trade mark; costs reduced through redesign since the end of WW2. Plans underway to acquire [[Mirrlees Bickerton and Day]] Ltd (Stockport), and [[J. and H. McLaren]] Ltd (Leeds) which made diesel engines in complimentary sizes to the Petter range.<ref>The Times, 28 January 1948</ref>. | * 1948 Production of small and heavy engines increased, sold under the Petter trade mark; costs reduced through redesign since the end of WW2. Plans underway to acquire [[Mirrlees Bickerton and Day]] Ltd (Stockport), and [[J. and H. McLaren]] Ltd (Leeds) which made diesel engines in complimentary sizes to the Petter range.<ref>The Times, 28 January 1948</ref>. | ||
* 1949 Company meeting told about working arrangement with [[W. G. Bagnall]] Ltd of Stafford to enable delivery of complete diesel-electric locomotives from one source. Manufacture of small diesel engines was transferred to [[McLaren]]'s plant at Staines from Loughborough. Manufacture of large diesel engines to be transferred to [[Mirrlees]] plant at Stockport which made engines of similar size. Medium size diesels manufactured at [[McLaren]]'s plant at Leeds. Heavy engines produced at Loughborough and Stockport<ref>The Times, 16 May 1949</ref>. | |||
* 1951 Private company. | * 1951 Private company. |
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- 1880 Company established under the title of "The Anglo-American Brush Electric Light Corporation" to work the patents of C. F. Brush of Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
- 1889 Acquired the assets of Henry Hughes and Co and was incorporated under the present title.
- 1890 One of two contractors providing the lighting for the Edinburgh exhibition. The other was King-Brown and Co. [1]
- 1900 June. Tramways and Light Railways Exhibition at Islington. Exhibited a tramcar. [2]
- 1911 Electrical Exhibition. Steam turbo-generating set of the Brush-Parsons type. [3]
- 1914 Specialities: electrical machinery and apparatus, steam engines and turbines, railway and tramway rolling stock, electric traction and supply contractors. Employees 2,750. [4]
- WWI Manufacturer of aeroplanes.
- 1937 Engineers. [5]
- 1938/9 Purchase of Petters oil engine production plant and business; transfer from Yeovil to Loughborough[6] in exchange for shares in Brush. The name Petters was to be made available to Brush together with the goodwill once Petters have held the necessary EGM[7].
- 1945 Acquired Oil Engines (Coventry) Ltd from Lagonda Ltd as part of Brush's plans to extend their range of diesel engines[8].
- 1947 Licenced South African subsidiary to manufacture the Petter and Brush ranges of diesel engines[9].
- 1948 Production of small and heavy engines increased, sold under the Petter trade mark; costs reduced through redesign since the end of WW2. Plans underway to acquire Mirrlees Bickerton and Day Ltd (Stockport), and J. and H. McLaren Ltd (Leeds) which made diesel engines in complimentary sizes to the Petter range.[10].
- 1949 Company meeting told about working arrangement with W. G. Bagnall Ltd of Stafford to enable delivery of complete diesel-electric locomotives from one source. Manufacture of small diesel engines was transferred to McLaren's plant at Staines from Loughborough. Manufacture of large diesel engines to be transferred to Mirrlees plant at Stockport which made engines of similar size. Medium size diesels manufactured at McLaren's plant at Leeds. Heavy engines produced at Loughborough and Stockport[11].
- 1951 Private company.
- 1954 Name changed.
- 1961 Electrical and mechanical engineers specialising in turbines, transformers and heavy generating equipment for power stations. [12]
- 1968 Four 7,000 hp electic motors to Sulzer Brothers for circulating water at the CEGB Cottam Power Station. Brush are part of Hawker Siddeley. [13]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer of 2nd May 1890. p351
- ↑ The Engineer of 29th June 1900 p667
- ↑ The Engineer of 6th September 1911 p362
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ The Times, 2 August 1939
- ↑ The Times, 9 September 1938
- ↑ The Times, 10 July 1945
- ↑ The Times, 15 January 1947
- ↑ The Times, 28 January 1948
- ↑ The Times, 16 May 1949
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Engineer of 12th January 1968 p114
- Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) by J. M. Bruce. Published 1982 ISBN 0-370-30084-x
- British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816