British Timken Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Wolseley Motors Ltd
- Vickers Ltd
- Timken Roller Bearing Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Duston, Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Bearings production
Notes:
UK subsidiary of a USA business established in 1899 to make roller bearings, later axles,etc. 1909 licensed production of its products in UK to Vickers Ltd when production based at Birmingham. 1920 British Timken Ltd established as a subsidiary of Wolseley Motors Ltd, a Vickers' connection. 1927 Vickers disposed of their interest. Increasingly supplied the motor trade. Emerged as the UK's leading producer of tapered roller bearings. 1940s relocated from Birmingham to Duston, Northamptonshire, and later opened a plant at Daventry. By 1959 fully owned by Timken Roller Bearing Co of USA. Production closed in UK in 2002
Publications:
- From Missouri to Mars. A century of leadership in manufacturing by Pruitt, Bettye H
- History of the Timken Company by Unknown
- The Inside Story. British Timken by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Wolseley Motors Ltd
- Vickers Ltd
- Timken Roller Bearing Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Duston, Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Bearings production
Notes:
UK subsidiary of a USA business established in 1899 to make roller bearings, later axles,etc. 1909 licensed production of its products in UK to Vickers Ltd when production based at Birmingham. 1920 British Timken Ltd established as a subsidiary of Wolseley Motors Ltd, a Vickers' connection. 1927 Vickers disposed of their interest. Increasingly supplied the motor trade. Emerged as the UK's leading producer of tapered roller bearings. 1940s relocated from Birmingham to Duston, Northamptonshire, and later opened a plant at Daventry. By 1959 fully owned by Timken Roller Bearing Co of USA. Production closed in UK in 2002Publications:
- From Missouri to Mars. A century of leadership in manufacturing by Pruitt, Bettye H
- History of the Timken Company by Unknown
- The Inside Story. British Timken by Unknown