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1981 Losses worsened; '''Negretti and Zambra''' was taken over by [[Western Scientific Instruments]].<ref>The Times Jan 30, 1981</ref> | 1981 Losses worsened; '''Negretti and Zambra''' was taken over by [[Western Scientific Instruments]].<ref>The Times Jan 30, 1981</ref> | ||
The original Negretti and Zambra Industrial Instrument business was renamed '''Negretti Automation''' Ltd. | |||
1982 An industrial controls systems company based in Aylesbury | 1982 An industrial controls systems company based in Aylesbury | ||
1982 Western Scientific acquire for Negretti Automation the Industrial Weighing Division of [[Fisher Controls]] which Fishers had acquired from GEC Elliott. | 1982 Western Scientific acquire for Negretti Automation the Industrial Weighing Division of [[Fisher Controls]] which Fishers had acquired from GEC Elliott. | ||
1985 After the takeover by [[Meggitt]], the Automation business had only c.70 employees. Meggitt Executives admit that they did not realise that Negretti Automation existed. They were only interested in the Aviation business. | |||
1985 Company acquired The Rubber & Polymer Test products of SPRI (Sondes Place Research Institute) making "Mooney Viscometers" and other equipment and then [[Rotheroe and Mitchell]] Ltd. of Ruislip who manufactured Air Sampling Equipment for Health & Safety at Work purposes, quite different activities from Negretti Automation’s Process Control and Weighing business. | |||
1992 Meggitt sold Negretti Automation to its directors plus additional investment by a Holding Company Tuncove Ltd. The books show a price of £430,000. Part of the arrangement meant that the company was able to move from its expensive site in Stocklake, Aylesbury to two cheaper units in Bicester Road. | |||
1996 The Environment Division was growing rapidly and needed more staff<ref>The Times November 14, 1996</ref> | 1996 The Environment Division was growing rapidly and needed more staff<ref>The Times November 14, 1996</ref> | ||
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[[Category: Town - Aylesbury ]] | [[Category: Town - Aylesbury ]] | ||
[[Category: Controls and Automation]] | [[Category: Controls and Automation]] | ||
[[Category: Weighing and Testing Machinery]] | |||
Revision as of 09:29, 25 January 2021
Negretti Automation of Aylesbury, part of Negretti and Zambra
1981 Losses worsened; Negretti and Zambra was taken over by Western Scientific Instruments.[1]
The original Negretti and Zambra Industrial Instrument business was renamed Negretti Automation Ltd.
1982 An industrial controls systems company based in Aylesbury
1982 Western Scientific acquire for Negretti Automation the Industrial Weighing Division of Fisher Controls which Fishers had acquired from GEC Elliott.
1985 After the takeover by Meggitt, the Automation business had only c.70 employees. Meggitt Executives admit that they did not realise that Negretti Automation existed. They were only interested in the Aviation business.
1985 Company acquired The Rubber & Polymer Test products of SPRI (Sondes Place Research Institute) making "Mooney Viscometers" and other equipment and then Rotheroe and Mitchell Ltd. of Ruislip who manufactured Air Sampling Equipment for Health & Safety at Work purposes, quite different activities from Negretti Automation’s Process Control and Weighing business.
1992 Meggitt sold Negretti Automation to its directors plus additional investment by a Holding Company Tuncove Ltd. The books show a price of £430,000. Part of the arrangement meant that the company was able to move from its expensive site in Stocklake, Aylesbury to two cheaper units in Bicester Road.
1996 The Environment Division was growing rapidly and needed more staff[2]
2000 Zambra Ltd (formerly Negretti Automation Limited) was wound up[3]
See Also
Sources of Information
- The Engineer 1982/01/28