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1961 Designers, fabricators and sheet metal workers in aluminium and cuprous alloys, uranium, zirconium, tantalum, reinforced plastics and synthetic rubbers. Heat transfer specialists. Products include heat exchangers, pressure vessels, pipework, bursting discs, special purpose machines, industrial fans, flexible tanks for aircraft and bulk storage and transport of liquids. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref> | 1961 Designers, fabricators and sheet metal workers in aluminium and cuprous alloys, uranium, zirconium, tantalum, reinforced plastics and synthetic rubbers. Heat transfer specialists. Products include heat exchangers, pressure vessels, pipework, bursting discs, special purpose machines, industrial fans, flexible tanks for aircraft and bulk storage and transport of liquids. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref> | ||
1969 Part of [[IMI Group]] | 1965 Acquired [[Norman Isherwood and Co]]<ref>The Times , Mar. 7, 1966</ref> | ||
1966 part of [[Imperial Metal Industries]] when it was listed on the LSE. | |||
1967 Formation of [[Marston Radiators]] Ltd<ref>Companies house filing</ref>, | |||
1969 Part of [[IMI Group|Imperial Metal Industries]] | |||
1979 Renamed [[IMI Marston]]<ref>Companies House filing</ref> | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:15, 29 May 2022
of Wolverhampton and Leeds
1919 Excelsior Motor Radiator Co of Leeds was incorporated.
1943 The radiator business of John Marston Ltd, part of ICI Metals Division, was merged with another ICI subsidiary Excelsior Motor Radiator Co Ltd. of Leeds[1] to become Marston Excelsior.
WWII Manufactured parts for the De Havilland Mosquito. [2]
WWII Marston Excelsior made metal fuel tanks for Wellington Bombers and other aircraft; pioneered development of flexible non-metallic fuel tanks, and self-sealing covers through collaboration between ICI experts in dyestuffs, leathercloth, metals, paint and plastics[3].
1961 Designers, fabricators and sheet metal workers in aluminium and cuprous alloys, uranium, zirconium, tantalum, reinforced plastics and synthetic rubbers. Heat transfer specialists. Products include heat exchangers, pressure vessels, pipework, bursting discs, special purpose machines, industrial fans, flexible tanks for aircraft and bulk storage and transport of liquids. [4]
1965 Acquired Norman Isherwood and Co[5]
1966 part of Imperial Metal Industries when it was listed on the LSE.
1967 Formation of Marston Radiators Ltd[6],
1969 Part of Imperial Metal Industries
1979 Renamed IMI Marston[7]
See Also
Sources of Information
- AA. [2] Image courtesy of Aviation Ancestry