Venner
Venner Ltd, electro-mechanical engineers, of New Malden.
1906 Business founded by R. Venner.
1911 Business incorporated as Venner Time Switches Ltd, a private company.
1937 Venner Time Switches was launched as a public company. [1]
By 1953 the parent company had adopted the name of Venner Ltd; Venner Electronics was a wholly-owned subsidiary; accumulator development was progressing; the company had been responsible for most of the "Belisha Beacons" installations in the UK; foreseeing an opportunity in the UK, the company had acquired exclusive rights to an American design of parking meter. [2]
1961 Manufacturers of automatic electrical switchgear and scientific apparatus, including time-switches, parking meters and electronic instruments. 1,200 employees. [3]
1970 Acquired by AMF International.[4]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, Jul 21, 1937
- ↑ The Times , Jul 01, 1953
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times, Mar 14, 1970