W. E. Sykes
of Manor Works, Staines, Middlesex.
1921 'ENGINEERING CONFERENCE, MARINE GEARED TURBINES. OIL ENGINES FOR SHIP PROPULSION. .....DISCUSSION.
The discussion made it clear that most of the difficulties in connection with the double reduction type have been solved, although the question was raised by Mr. Sykes, who is associated with the manufacture of gears, whether with larger ratios of reduction which are now the subject of experiment, it may not be possible to achieve with single gears all that can be effected by double reduction. .... A question was raised as to the need or otherwise of a floating frame as in the Melville-MacAlpine system, but the view taken by the meeting was that this was an unnecessary refinement, and that equally good results could be obtained with accurately cut gears of the rigid type. Those taking part in the discussion included Mr. Summers Hunter, Mr. S. B. Freeman, Engineer Captain Anstey, Mr. J. Hamilton Gibson, and Mr. W. E. Sykes, of the Power Plant Company.'[1]
1925 Company founded by William Edwin Sykes
1928 Private company.
1940 Description of the Sykes gear tooth comparator.[2]
1952 Name changed.
1956 Company made public.
1959 Acquired Kendall and Gent.[3]
1961 Manufacturers of gear shaping, generating machines, vertical and horizontal, gear spline and worm wheel universal hobbing machines; gear shaving and finishing machines, gear shaping cutters, ground form hobs and special form cutters; master ground gears; special machine tools, shell moulding machines; shell core making machines and gear oil testing equipment. [4]
1966 Acquired by the 600 Group.[5]
Presumably linked to Sykes Machine Tool Co.