Westool
of Westool Works, Putney Bridge Road, London
of St. Helen's Auckland, Co. Durham.
1923 Westminster Tool and Electric Co Ltd was incorporated to acquire the business of Arthur Pirrie Haslam, Arthur Luscombe Tester and Jack Williams of similar name at Putney Bridge Road, London
1937 Name changed to Westool Ltd
1948 Moved to St. Helen's Auckland, Co. Durham.
1954 Westool Ltd. Designers and manufacturers of solenoids and electrical coils; coil winding machines; special purpose grinders; high frequency vibrating equipment; sealed transformers; magnetic amplifiers and electro-magnetic devices; manufacturing and sales concessionaires for the Warner electric brakes and clutches. A.I.D. and A.R.B. approved. Directors: B. A. Williams {Chairman)*, G. R. Hook and A. L. Hunking {Managing)*, Capt. J. Fox- Williams; Col. C. E. MacKellar. Head Office: St. Helen’s Auckland, Co. Durham. T.: West Auckland 317-9. T.A,: Solenoid West Auckland.[1]
1957 Manufacturer of Westool Solenoid actuators and Warner Electric brakes and clutches[2]. Supplied control systems for the Dounreay Fast Breeder Reactor[3]
Warner Electric Brake and Clutch owned 34.6 percent of the company
1970 Endura Electrical Industries acquired a controlling interest in Westool[4]
1970 Part owner Westforth Electrical and Automation would compensate holders of the shares in Westool for a shortfall in profits against projection; the other half of the shares were held by Warner Electric of USA[5]
1978 Westool Ltd renamed as Warner Electric Ltd
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Sources of Information
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