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 162,240 pages of information and 244,492 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.

Joseph Bradbury and Sons

From Graces Guide
May 1913.
June 1923.
1927.
December 1934.
March 1939.
Jan 1945.
October 1949.
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October 1955.
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of Braintree, manufacturer of lifting gear, jacks and other equipment for the transport service equipment.

1896 Joseph Bradbury founded a business as manufacturer and supplier of accessories for the motorcycle and cycle industries[1]

1927 Private company incorporated and acquired the business of Archibald Douglas Powell

1937 Manufacturers of servicing equipment for aeroplane engines and bodies.

1963 Public company incorporated

1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Garage equipment.

1970 Tube Investments acquired the company[2]. Became part of Tube Investments' Machine Tools Division[3].

1983 FKI Electricals acquired 4 transport equipment companies including TI Bradbury[4]

1994 Wellman acquired several businesses from FKI including Bradbury[5]


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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, Dec 09, 1963
  2. The Times Jan 24, 1970
  3. The Times, 28 July 1970
  4. The Times, Nov 13, 1985
  5. The Times, July 19, 1994