Weston-Evans (Holdings)
of Clifton, engineers to the paper-making and textile industries
Makers of Rotabelt suction unit for high speed paper making
1956 Public company incorporated
1957 First general meeting; J. Weston-Evans was chairman; plans to erect a factory in USA[1]
1959 Trade Lubricants Ltd was a subsidiary[2]
1960 Acquired Thomas Bradford and Co, laundry engineers of Salford; [3]
1961 The Thomas Bradford plant was moved to Clifton; the lubricants activity was closed[4]. Acquired Holgate, Fishwick and Leather, which was in the same type of business, and the Les-Val Corporation of USA, with which the US subsidiary W. P. Evans and Son was already associated[5]
1963 Acquired F. E. Callow (Engineers) makers of automated plant for the bulk handling of cattle food, flour, plastics, and chemicals[6]
1968 Acquired Tom Smith and Clarke of Swansea, lifting gear engineers[7]
1969 Acquired Ernest Turner (Salford), makers of textile machinery[8]