S. Russell and Sons
of Bath-Lane, Leicester, iron and non-ferrous founders, mechanical and structural engineers, and machine tool makers.
1864 Company founded as a brass foundry by Samuel Russell[1]
Expanded into iron founding.
1883 Moved to the Bath Lane site.
Russell's sons expanded the business into structural and mechanical engingeering.
1927 April: purchased the goodwill of the metal sawing machine department of the Isaac Hill and Son Ltd. and secured the services of Mr D. M. J. Hill late of that firm.[2]
1931 Private company incorporated to acquire the business.
1937 Structural and general engineers. "Nicrosilal" Alloy Irons. "Ni-Hard" and "Ni-Resist" Alloy Irons. "Silal" Alloy Irons. [3]
1948 Company made public.
1961 Ironfounders, mechanical and structural engineers, handling high grade iron castings and S.G. (Ductile) iron castings. Mechanical engineers producing metal sawing machinery including the "Hydrofeed" range of heavy circular metal sawing machines. Specialists in steel framed buildings, quarry plant structures and fabricated steel machinery components. 675 employees. [4]
1964 S. Russell and Sons (Ironfounders) Ltd was incorporated to carry on the ironfounders part of the business.
1965 Acquired Jewel Engineering (Leicester).[5]
1966 B. Elliott and Co bid for S. Russell[6], founders and engineers, maker of metal sawing machinery under the "Hydrofeed" trade-mark...[7]
1979 The Iron Foundry Division, Bath Lane, Leicester, advertised for staff.[8]
1982 The name of S. Russell and Sons (Ironfounders) Ltd was changed to Russell Castings Ltd; AGM held in Harrow, Middx.
1986 S. Russell & Sons Ltd, Bonchurch Street, Leicester. A MEMBER OF THE B ELLIOTT GROUP OF COMPANIES ...[9]
1988 "... years ago the two parts of S Russell and Sons started trading under separate names. The nearby Russell Castings in Bonchurch Street is still part of the B Elliott group and was not included in the sale. Mr Berry said Russell Engineering makes ...[10]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times July 14, 1948
- ↑ The Engineer 1927/04/29
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ Automobile Engineer: 1965/07
- ↑ The Times, Dec 17, 1966
- ↑ The Scotsman 10 November 1966
- ↑ Coventry Evening Telegraph 23 April 1979
- ↑ Kent Evening Post 16 October 1986
- ↑ Leicester Daily Mercury 10 November 1988