Bratby and Hinchliffe
of Pott Street and Sandford Street, Ancoats, Manchester.
of Gorton Lane, Manchester.
Manufacturer of machinery for the soft drinks industry.
The name is often misspelt as 'Bratby and Hinchcliffe' - note the additional 'c' is not required
1864 Company founded
1883 Advertising as makers of soda water machinery and soluble essences for soft drinks. Agents for James Galloway (Bolton).[1]
1889 Became public company
1894 Brewer’s Exhibition. Steam Cork Bottling Machine [2]
1929 Company made private
By 1930 two of the directors were also partners in Barnett and Foster
1950 Acquired by Barfos Ltd[3]
1961 Bottlers' engineers manufacturing soft drink and mineral water bottling machines and equipment. 300 employees. [4]
1964 photo of Gorton Lane factory here.
1969 Head of a consortium which won a contract to supply a new national non-alcoholic drink for Egypt; other companies involved were Barnet and Foster, John C. Carlson, J. Harrison Carter, Crown Cork Manufacturers (Ford Finsbury)[5]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ [1] The Chemist and Druggist, March 15, 1883
- ↑ The Engineer 1894/11/02 p388
- ↑ The Times, Jun 28, 1950
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times, August 11, 1961