W. H. A. Robertson and Co
of Bedford, makers of machinery for production of tubes, wires, sheets and rods.
1907 Private company.
1909 Electrical engineers, Lynton Works, Bedford
1912 Exhibitor at the Non-Ferrous Metals Exhibition at the Royal Agricultural Halls.[1]
1929 Constructed a cold rolling machine for the research department of Sheffield University.[2]
1952 Rolling mill equipment.
1961 General mechanical and electrical engineers. 1,000 employees. [3]
1965 Part of "one of the largest groups in the UK".[4]
1966 Won order for a rolling mill for extra-thin plate for Steel Company of Wales to design by Loewy Engineering.[5]
1966 Amalgamation with another TI heavy engineering subsidiary, Loewy Engineering Co, to form Loewy Robertson Engineering.[6]
The small parts division, with the Wharco trademark, was retained by Tube Investments and later became TI Robertson.[7]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, 19 June 1912
- ↑ Engineering 1929/12/06
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ Ampthill & District News 27 April 1965
- ↑ The Times, 1966
- ↑ The Times, Nov 23, 1966
- ↑ Bedfordshire Times and Independent 01 May 1986