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Edbro (Holdings) Ltd

Other Business Names:

  • Edwards Brothers Ltd
  • JOST

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

  • Bolton, Bolton, Greater Manchester, North West, England

Sectors:

  • Mechanical engineering Lifting & handling equipment production
  • Transport equipment production Motor vehicle bodies production inc trailers, caravans, etc

Notes:

Traced origins to Edwards Brothers Ltd of Bolton, incorporated in 1919, manufacturers of tipping hoists for commercial vehicles. 1952 Edbo (Holdings) Ltd formed to effect an amalgamation of like businesses including Edwards Brothers. Its core activities developed as design, manufacture and sale of tipping gear, associated hydraulic goods and truck bodies. 2012 acquired by JOST of Germany

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