Barford & Perkins Ltd

Sectors:

  • Mechanical engineering Agricultural, forestry & garden machinery, implements, etc, production
  • Mechanical engineering Construction equipment production inc steam rollers
  • Mechanical engineering Engine & turbine production exc transport

Notes:

Established as blacksmiths in 1860. Manufactured at different times steam engines and agricultural and construction machinery including road rollers and mowers. 1919 merged with 13 other agricultural/construction engineering businesses to form Agricultural & General Engineers Ltd in which continued to trade separately. Following AGE collapsed in 1932, in 1934 merged with Aveling & Porter Ltd to form Aveling & Barford Ltd of Grantham, manufacturers, inter alia, of steam rollers. Frank Perkins, pioneering manufacturer of diesel engines in F Perkins Ltd, was a family member.

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