Hordern-Richmond
of Haddenham, Bucks
of 125 Bristol Road, Gloucester.
1937 Company founded - see Horden-Richmond Aircraft Co
1944 Edmund Hordern left the company.
The company was later taken over by Rotol.
1947 Hordern-Richmond Ltd was put into voluntary liquidation[1]
1947 Private company.
1954 Horden-Richmond, Ltd. Manufacturers of the Aeromatic airscrew (under licence of the Everel Propeller Corporation, U.S.A.), compressed wood variable-pitch airscrew blades, fixed-pitch airscrews, helicopter rotor blades, test and cooling fans and “Hy-du-lignum” for rubber press tools, router templates, jigs and fixtures. Directors'. L. W. Robson, F.C.A., F.C.W.A. {Chairman), J. G. H. Barton; G. de la Fregonniere {French), E. W. Percival, F.R.Ae.S., M.S.A.E., A.F.I.Ae.S.; R. S. Anker Simmons; S. H. C. Piercey. Senior Executive: D. H. Hill, A.S.A.A. {Secretary); D. R. P. Booth {Sales Director, Harden-Richmond {Sales) Ltd.). Head Office and Works: Hy-du-lignum Works Haddenham, Bucks. T.: Aylesbury 1100-1102. T.A. and Cables: Winstix, Aylesbury Bucks.[3]
1961 Manufacturers of hydulignum and laminated compressed wood used by aircraft and general engineering industries. Also manufacture main and tail rotors for helicopters. 900 employees. [4]
1982 Hordern-Richmond (Sales) Ltd was removed from the register of companies[5]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The London Gazette 15 August 1947
- ↑ The Times, Sep 23, 1954
- ↑ 1954 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The London Gazette 17 September 1982