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Lockwood & Carlisle Ltd

Other Business Names:

  • Carlisle, William
  • Lockwood, William
  • Carlisle Brothers Ltd
  • Torday Ltd
  • Torday & Carlisle Plc

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

  • Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England

Sectors:

  • Fabricated metal products manufacture Cutlery, razors, scissors, etc, production
  • Mechanical engineering Engine & turbine production exc transport
  • Luxury / consumer goods production Ivory, horn, etc, working
  • Transport equipment production Marine engines & other marine equipment production
  • Transport equipment production Motor vehicle engines & components production

Notes:

Traced origins to 1828 when William Carlisle established a table knife making/ivory cutting business at Sheffield. 1876 Carlisle Brothers joined with William Lockwood to make piston rings for steam engines and this developed into a major business known as W Lockwood & C G Carlisle from 1877. Did a large business in providing rings for marine engines. 1898 incorporated as Lockwood & Carlisle Ltd (while the continuing ivory cutting business was incorporated as Carlisle Brothers Ltd until closed in 1938). Closed Sheffield plant in 1982 and merged with Torday Ltd to form Torday & Carlisle Plc

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