APV Co Ltd

Sectors:

  • Mechanical engineering Food processing machinery production
  • Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal tanks, reservoirs, baths, sanitary goods, etc, production

Notes:

Established in Wandsworth, London, in 1910 by Richard Seligman as Aluminium Plant & Vessel Co Ltd which made fabricated containers, especially for brewing and vegetable oil industries. Diversified into stainless steel and process engineering/plant manufacture, especially for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Floated 1946. Changed name to APV Co Ltd 1948. Reorganised under APV Holdings Ltd 1962. Relocated to Crawley early 1950s. Latterly developed an international presence and expanded through acquisition including Baker Perkins Ltd in 1987. 1997 acquired by Siebe Plc which in 1999 merged with BTR Plc to form Invenys Plc

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