Hall, J & E, Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Hall, John, & Sons
- Hesketh, Everard
- P&O Group
- Thermotank Ltd
- APV Holdings Ltd
- Hall Thermotank Ltd
- Dartford Iron Works
- Daikin Group
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Dartford, Kent, Kent, South East, England
Sectors:
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Mechanical engineering
Engine & turbine production exc transport
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Chemical production
Explosives & fuses production
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Mechanical engineering
Food processing machinery production
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Heating, cooling, refrigerating & ventilating equipment inc central heating boiler & radiator production
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Transport equipment production
Motor vehicle production
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Mechanical engineering
Paper production & paper packaging machinery production
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Paper & paper products manufacture
Paper production inc wood pulp
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Transport equipment production
Shipbuilding & repairing exc small craft
Notes:
Established 1785 by John Hall, d1836, and developed into a general engineering business. Early on specialised in papermaking machinery but also, inter alia, printing, shipbuilding and food canning machinery, steam engines, boilers, etc. Sometime known as John Hall & Sons and, from 1836, as J & E Hall. Associated with Richard Trevithick and Bryan Donkin. John Hall also made gunpowder at Faversham and paper at Horton Kirby. From late 1870s renewed by Everard Hesketh as manufacturers of refrigeration plant, especially for ships and brewing industry, using carbon dioxide making machinery. In this emerged as an industry leader. Incorporated 1888 and converted to public company 1900. c1906 started lorry manufacture until c1926. From 1920s P&O Steam Navigation Co was a major shareholder. 1959 merged with Thermotank Ltd of Glasgow, leading marine air conditioning equipment manufacturers, and designers to form Hall Thermotank Ltd. 1976 acquired by APV Holdings Ltd to form its Hall Thermotank Division. In 2020 continues as JEH Group, a division of Daikin Group
Publications:
- 100 Years Cold. Hall Thermotank's contribution to a century of refrigeration and its resources for the future by Unknown
- 50 Years of Social Welfare at J & E Hall Ltd, 1910-1960 by Weeks, Helen
- Halls of Dartford, 1785-1985, Founded in the Industrial Revolution, Pioneer of Refrigeration. Halls of Dartford celebrate 200 years of progress by Miller, Harry
- History of Dartford Iron Works Presented on the Occasion of the Dartford Industrial Exhibition and Pageant, 1932 by Unknown
- J & E Hall Ltd, 1785 to 1935 by Hesketh, Everard
- Souvenir Programme of the 150th Anniversary Celebrations Held at Dartford on ... June 22nd 1935 by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Hall, John, & Sons
- Hesketh, Everard
- P&O Group
- Thermotank Ltd
- APV Holdings Ltd
- Hall Thermotank Ltd
- Dartford Iron Works
- Daikin Group
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Dartford, Kent, Kent, South East, England
Sectors:
- Mechanical engineering Engine & turbine production exc transport
- Chemical production Explosives & fuses production
- Mechanical engineering Food processing machinery production
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Heating, cooling, refrigerating & ventilating equipment inc central heating boiler & radiator production
- Transport equipment production Motor vehicle production
- Mechanical engineering Paper production & paper packaging machinery production
- Paper & paper products manufacture Paper production inc wood pulp
- Transport equipment production Shipbuilding & repairing exc small craft
Notes:
Established 1785 by John Hall, d1836, and developed into a general engineering business. Early on specialised in papermaking machinery but also, inter alia, printing, shipbuilding and food canning machinery, steam engines, boilers, etc. Sometime known as John Hall & Sons and, from 1836, as J & E Hall. Associated with Richard Trevithick and Bryan Donkin. John Hall also made gunpowder at Faversham and paper at Horton Kirby. From late 1870s renewed by Everard Hesketh as manufacturers of refrigeration plant, especially for ships and brewing industry, using carbon dioxide making machinery. In this emerged as an industry leader. Incorporated 1888 and converted to public company 1900. c1906 started lorry manufacture until c1926. From 1920s P&O Steam Navigation Co was a major shareholder. 1959 merged with Thermotank Ltd of Glasgow, leading marine air conditioning equipment manufacturers, and designers to form Hall Thermotank Ltd. 1976 acquired by APV Holdings Ltd to form its Hall Thermotank Division. In 2020 continues as JEH Group, a division of Daikin GroupPublications:
- 100 Years Cold. Hall Thermotank's contribution to a century of refrigeration and its resources for the future by Unknown
- 50 Years of Social Welfare at J & E Hall Ltd, 1910-1960 by Weeks, Helen
- Halls of Dartford, 1785-1985, Founded in the Industrial Revolution, Pioneer of Refrigeration. Halls of Dartford celebrate 200 years of progress by Miller, Harry
- History of Dartford Iron Works Presented on the Occasion of the Dartford Industrial Exhibition and Pageant, 1932 by Unknown
- J & E Hall Ltd, 1785 to 1935 by Hesketh, Everard
- Souvenir Programme of the 150th Anniversary Celebrations Held at Dartford on ... June 22nd 1935 by Unknown