Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 174,148 pages of information and 250,321 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Balmforth Engineering

From Graces Guide

of Precision Works, Luton.

1964 Three Star (Luton) changed its name to Balmforth Engineering.[1]

By 1964 was owned by General and Engineering Industries.[2]

1970 Had developed a more advanced design of night storage heater and extended the range of library shelving.[3]

1973 Transport and Chemical Engineering acquired Balmforth Engineering of Luton.[4].

1973 Sold surplus land at Luton. Had decided to get out of textile machinery so would sell the 80 percent interest in Adamson Machines of Leeds.[5]

1984 Supplied library shelving to the University of Exeter.[6]

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Sources of Information

  1. Birmingham Mail - 18 December 196
  2. The Times, Jan 22, 1965
  3. The Times, Jan 21, 1970
  4. The Times, Feb 21, 1973
  5. The Times, Oct 18, 1973
  6. The Times, Nov 09, 1984