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Britannia Batteries Ltd

Other Business Names:

  • Edison Accumulators Ltd
  • Edison Co
  • Accumulatoren Fabrik AG
  • Chloride Electrical Storage Co Ltd
  • Alkaline Batteries Ltd
  • Chloride Alcad

Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:

  • Redditch, Worcestershire, Hereford & Worcester, West Midlands, England

Sectors:

  • Electrical & electronic engineering Accumulator production

Notes:

Traced origins to 1913 and establishment of Edison Accumulators Ltd by Edison Co of USA to import and market batteries made in USA. Acquired in 1928 by Accumulatoren Fabrik AG of Germany and renamed Britannia Batteries Ltd. Started to manufacture batteries at Redditch including alkaline ones in 1930s. 1936 acquired by Chloride Electrical Storage Co Ltd and in 1947 merged with another of its subsidiaries, Nife Batteries Ltd, to form Alkaline Batteries Ltd. Later known as Chloride Alcad

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