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 162,259 pages of information and 244,500 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.

Boss Trucks

From Graces Guide

After falling out with their supplier of fork lift trucks, the Bowman-Shaw brothers decided they could design a better vehicle themselves, on that would "Boss" the market[1]

1957 Tunny Cranes Ltd was incorporated.

1958 December: the first side loader was ready, having been assembled and tested at Slough.

1959 Manufacture started at Leighton Buzzard.

At some point the 2 parts of the Bowman-Shaws's business was brought together as Lancer Boss

1984 The Boss Cranes company had not traded during the year; the Bowman-Shaws were the only directors

By 1992 Part of the Lancer Boss Group

By 1995 was in the hands of the receiver

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times Aug. 28, 2015
  • Companies house filings