Fleet Cycle Co
of Selly Oak, Birmingham
1897 The Fleet Cycle Co was formed and negotiated an agreement with Accles to supply cycle manufacturing equipment to Fleet; eventually it was decided the 2 companies should merge.
1898 The agreement had not been signed by the time Accles went into liquidation[1]. The Lu-mi-num Manufacturing Co, in liquidation later that year, had previously placed a large order with Accles for cycle frames; the Accles' receiver had written to shareholders in Lu-mi-num Manufacturing Co that he had taken possession of the business but this did not include Fleet Cycle Co Ltd [2]. The Fleet Cycle Co was later wound up [3].
1901 The Fleet Cycle Company Limited was registered, with capital of £2,000, to carry on the business of cycle, motor carriage and general manufacturers and merchants, mechanical engineers, machinists, fitters, millwrights, founders, tube makers, metallurgists, saddlers, galvanisers, japanners, annealers, enamellers, electro-platers, painters, and packing case makers.[4]