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* 1934 T. N. Cole, managing director of [[Lissen]] Ltd, left that company sometime after it had been taken over by [[Ever Ready Co (Great Britain)|Ever-Ready]], purchased Burndept radio company and set up the [[Vidor]] battery company, in direct competition with Lissen/Ever-Ready<ref>http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/Engineering/Electronics/EverReady/EverReady.htm</ref>. | * 1934 T. N. Cole, managing director of [[Lissen]] Ltd, left that company sometime after it had been taken over by [[Ever Ready Co (Great Britain)|Ever-Ready]], purchased Burndept radio company and set up the [[Vidor]] battery company, in direct competition with Lissen/Ever-Ready<ref>http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/Engineering/Electronics/EverReady/EverReady.htm</ref>. | ||
* [[Vidor]]'s name came from the initials of Thomas's two daughters, Valerie and Denise, and his wife Rebecca. As a concession to '''Ever Ready''' and his agreement with the company, he did not run Burndept and [[Vidor]] himself but employed Mr. R.P. Richardson as Managing Director. | |||
* 1935 Thomas brought an action appealing against the agreement with '''Ever Ready'''. An out of court settlement was made and from that time on, relations between '''Ever Ready''' and [[Vidor]] were strained, not helped by popularity of Vidor batteries with radio dealers because their competitive prices<ref>http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/Engineering/Electronics/EverReady/EverReady.htm</ref>. | |||
* 1939 [[Vidor]] portable radio shown at National Radio Exhibition<ref>The Times, 24 August 1939</ref>. | * 1939 [[Vidor]] portable radio shown at National Radio Exhibition<ref>The Times, 24 August 1939</ref>. |
Revision as of 18:07, 26 August 2010
Battery and radio manufacturer
of Erith for radio manufacture
of Dundee and South Shields for batteries (1965)
- 1934 T. N. Cole, managing director of Lissen Ltd, left that company sometime after it had been taken over by Ever-Ready, purchased Burndept radio company and set up the Vidor battery company, in direct competition with Lissen/Ever-Ready[1].
- Vidor's name came from the initials of Thomas's two daughters, Valerie and Denise, and his wife Rebecca. As a concession to Ever Ready and his agreement with the company, he did not run Burndept and Vidor himself but employed Mr. R.P. Richardson as Managing Director.
- 1935 Thomas brought an action appealing against the agreement with Ever Ready. An out of court settlement was made and from that time on, relations between Ever Ready and Vidor were strained, not helped by popularity of Vidor batteries with radio dealers because their competitive prices[2].
- 1947 - 1958 Various models of radio were manufactured[4]
- 1962 Royston Industries acquired Vidor[5] using large amounts of money borrowed from bank[6].
- 1963 Royston Industries reorganized its Vidor battery company[7].
- 1963 Started exporting battery manufacturing plant
- 1965 Large contract from India, the 6th for battery manufacturing plant in the past 2 years[8].
- 1965 Contract signed with ITT to supply battery manufacturing plant for a chain of factories around the world; the project would be handled by STC[9].
- 1967 Receiver appointed to Royston Industries after losses[12].
- 1968 Crompton Parkinson purchased the Vidor and Burndept (installer of battery making factory) subsidiaries of Royston Industries[13].
- 1969 Licence to manufacture dry batteries granted to company in Argentina; Vidor would supply battery making equipment and have a substantial stake in Vidor Argentina[14].
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/Engineering/Electronics/EverReady/EverReady.htm
- ↑ http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/Engineering/Electronics/EverReady/EverReady.htm
- ↑ The Times, 24 August 1939
- ↑ Vidor: http://www.portabletubes.co.uk/sitefiles/pthistory.htm
- ↑ The Times, 19 October 1962
- ↑ The Times, 10 October, 1962
- ↑ The Times, 29 October 1963
- ↑ The Times, 28 June 1965
- ↑ The Times, 7 December 1965
- ↑ The Times, 18 April 1966
- ↑ The Times, 24 October 1966
- ↑ The Times, 8 December 1967
- ↑ The Times, 13 February 1968
- ↑ The Times, 4 August 1969