Hamworthy Engineering Co
The Hamworthy Engineering Company of Hamworthy, Poole
1911 Company founded by Percy Hall (when he returned to the UK from Mexico where he had been involved in looking for oil) as Hall’s Engineering - a marine engine and boat repair business.
1913 Percy was joined by his brother Sidney Zaleski Hall who had been the chief design engineer at Petters
By 1914 The company name was changed to Hamworthy Engineering Company Limited following its incorporation as a limited company. It had 6 employees.
1918 Hamworthy set up its own foundry to guarantee a supply of high quality castings.
1920 May. Issued catalogue on oil engines [1]
1920 Showed an oil engine applied to winch work at the Darlington Royal Agricultural Show. They also showed lighting and pumping sets with the same oil engine. [2]
1921 The company opened an office at 22, Dean-street, Newcastle and appointed Phillip E. Brittain as the Northern sales manager.[3]
1924 Opened a branch office at 103, West Regent-street, Glasgow.[4]
1927 Opened a branch office at 50 Grainger Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.[5]
1936 A fire at the main pattern shop effectively ended the production of Hamworthy engines.
WWII Carried on production of pumps and compressors, much of which was used either directly or indirectly in the war effort.
Post-WWII Started manufacturing gear pumps and hydraulic valves for Ruston-Bucyrus, the bulldozer and excavator manufacturer
1953 Ruston-Bucyrus took over the manufacture of the products themselves.
1954 Hamworthy Engineering became a licensee of the Hydreco Division of the US company New York Air Brake. Hamworthy Hydraulics was formed from this association as a 50percent-owned subsidiary of Hamworthy Engineering.
1955 Company renamed as Hamworthy Engineering Ltd; moved to new premises at Fleets Corner, where 2000 staff were employed.
1962 Powell Duffryn acquired Hamworthy Engineering Co including its 50 percent share of Hamworthy Hydraulics[6].
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer 1920/05/07 p488
- ↑ The Engineer 1920/07/20
- ↑ The Engineer 1921/03/18
- ↑ The Engineer 1924/08/22
- ↑ The Engineer 1927/03/25
- ↑ The Times, Aug 24, 1962