MK Electric Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Arnold, Charles
- Belling, Charles
- Heavy Current Electrical Accessories Co Ltd
- Belling & Co Ltd
- MK Electric Holding Co Ltd
- Caradon MK Electric Ltd
- Honeywell International
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Basildon, Essex, Essex, East of England, England
- Edmonton, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Electrical & electronic engineering
Electricity control, distribution, etc, equipment production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1919 when established by Charles Arnold with Charles Belling at Edmonton as Heavy Current Electrical Accessories Co Ltd, Both were connected with Belling & Co Ltd. Subsequently renamed MK Electric Ltd. Noted for its innovative plug and socket designs from 1920s. Floated 1966 as MK Electric Holding Co Ltd. Sometime known as Caradon MK Electric Ltd. By 2005 owned by Honeywell International and in 2014 continues as a manufacturer of electrical accessories at Basildon, Essex
Publications:
- [Presentation Book for Charles L Arnold] by Unknown
- A Visit to MK in 1960 by Unknown
- Arnold Family, Tower House by Dunmayne, Alan
- Seventy Five Years of MK by Unknown
- Tower House, 66 the Ridgeway, Enfield, Middx. Home of Charles Leonard Arnold, founder of MK Electric Ltd by Arnold, Julia
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Arnold, Charles
- Belling, Charles
- Heavy Current Electrical Accessories Co Ltd
- Belling & Co Ltd
- MK Electric Holding Co Ltd
- Caradon MK Electric Ltd
- Honeywell International
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Basildon, Essex, Essex, East of England, England
- Edmonton, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Electrical & electronic engineering Electricity control, distribution, etc, equipment production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1919 when established by Charles Arnold with Charles Belling at Edmonton as Heavy Current Electrical Accessories Co Ltd, Both were connected with Belling & Co Ltd. Subsequently renamed MK Electric Ltd. Noted for its innovative plug and socket designs from 1920s. Floated 1966 as MK Electric Holding Co Ltd. Sometime known as Caradon MK Electric Ltd. By 2005 owned by Honeywell International and in 2014 continues as a manufacturer of electrical accessories at Basildon, EssexPublications:
- [Presentation Book for Charles L Arnold] by Unknown
- A Visit to MK in 1960 by Unknown
- Arnold Family, Tower House by Dunmayne, Alan
- Seventy Five Years of MK by Unknown
- Tower House, 66 the Ridgeway, Enfield, Middx. Home of Charles Leonard Arnold, founder of MK Electric Ltd by Arnold, Julia