London Hydraulic Power Co Ltd

Sectors:

  • Utility services Hydraulic power services

Notes:

Established in 1882 as General Hydraulic Power Co Ltd to acquire Wharves & Warehouses Steam Power & Hydraulic Pressure Co and Liverpool Hydraulic Power Co. The former had been formed in 1871 and in 1884 was renamed London Hydraulic Power Co. Supplied power for operating lifting equipment, eg cranes, lifts, etc, initially in docklands and latterly across central London. Post 1882 expanded significantly. 1961 renamed GHP Group Ltd. Acquired in 1977 by Low & Bonar Group Ltd by which time power provision had ceased

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