Hilger and Watts
Hilger and Watts, makers of optical measurement instruments, Camberwell Road, London SE5.
Hilger Division - 98 St Pancras Way, Camden Road, London NW1
1948 Incorporated as a public company to acquire 3 old established firms engaged in theodolites, microscopes, etc[1] E. R. Watts and Son, Adam Hilger and James Swift and Son.
1959 Measurement devices across a wide spectrum of radiation ultra-violet through visible to infra-red and microwave; new development of use of spectrograph for measuring wear in engine bearings; development of digitising equipment had proved commercially successful; had collaborated with competitor Cooke, Troughton and Simms Ltd to develop a surveyor's automatic level; had acquired Collimator Cases Ltd[2].
1965 Proposal to acquire 40% of Grubb Parsons with view to collaborating on some activities[3]
1968 Queen's Award to Industry for Technological Innovation [4]
1968 Acquired by Taylor, Taylor and Hobson, part of Rank Precision Industries. Presumably it was at this point that James Swift was disposed of.
Board of Directors in 1951: Chairman and Managing Director: G. A. Whipple Directors: F Twyman, A C Menzies, R Stanley, V W H Towns, A H Campbell
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, 25 February 1948
- ↑ The Times, 1 April 1959
- ↑ The Times 20 August 1965
- ↑ The Engineer 1968/04/26 p650