International Electrolytic Plant Co
of Queensferry
of Sandycroft, Chester.
1927 Advertisement for sale of machinery at International Electrolytic Plant Co Ltd, works, Queensferry[1]
1927 The International Electrolytic Plant Company, Limited, of the City Electricity Works, Chester, whose productions we describe below, occupy a prominent position among the manufacturers of plant for the generation of hydrogen and oxygen. The chief works of the company are at Queensferry, near Chester, but they have a manufacturing branch establishment in Italy. The first Knowles plant of the type manufactured by the firm was built for Messrs. Lever Brothers at Bromborough in 1912, while plants were installed for the same firm at Durban, Natal, Kobe, Japan, and Sydney before the war. Since 1923, the company has completed several large installations in England, India, France, Italy, Switzerland, Chile and the United States. The electrolytic cells, patented under the name of their managing director, Mr. A. Edgar Knowles, are claimed to have a high efficiency with a low cost of upkeep, which are secured by a combination of novel constructional features. In this article we propose to describe the cells and general features, and, in particular, the installation of 800 cells which the firm completed in 1926 at Pierrefitte, in the French Pyrenees, for the Société des engrais azotés et composés. The 2,200 cub. m. of hydrogen which these cells can supply per hour, are utilized for a synthetic ammonia plant at Pierrefitte. .... In the cells, a gas pressure of 1/2-in. water gauge is maintained. For filling the hydrogen gasholders, this pressure has to be raised to 10 in., and the booster plant used for this purpose, was supplied by the [[Bryan Donkin Co|Bryan Donkin Company], Limited, of Chesterfield....'[2] [3]
1930 'Owing to the increased demand for Knowles cells, Messrs. The International Electrolytic Plant Company, New Crane-street, Chester, have taken the works formerly occupied by Messrs. The Sandycroft Foundry Company, Limited, Sandycroft, near Chester. In the near future the factory and offices will be transferred to the new premises.[4]
1956 "... blaze at atomic plant factory. Six fire-fighting appliances and 40 firemen dealt with a blaze In the main workshop at Sandycroft (Flintshire) of the International Electrolytic Plant Co. Ltd.. manufacturers of ...[5]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Northwich Chronicle 02 July 1927
- ↑ Engineering 1927/04/22
- ↑ Engineering 1927/04/29
- ↑ Engineering 1930/08/15
- ↑ Bradford Observer 09 January 1956