Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- British Westinghouse Electrical & Manufacturing Co Ltd,
- Westinghouse Electric
- Vickers Ltd
- Metropolitan Carriage Wagon & Finance Co Ltd
- Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Co Ltd
- British Thompson Houston Co Ltd
- Associated Electrical Industries Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Trafford Park, Trafford, Greater Manchester, North West, England
Sectors:
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Transport equipment production
Aeroengines & components production
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Transport equipment production
Airframe production & repair
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Electrical & electronic engineering
Electrical & non electrical appliances inc sewing machines, etc, production
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Electrical & electronic engineering
Electrical generators, motors, transformers, etc, production
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Electrical & electronic engineering
Electricity control, distribution, etc, equipment production
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Electrical & electronic engineering
Radar equipment production
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Transport equipment production
Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
Notes:
Had its roots in the British Westinghouse Electrical & Manufacturing Co Ltd, established at Trafford Park, Manchester, in 1899 by Westinghouse Electric of USA. Made heavy electrical plant such as turbines and generators. In 1917 acquired jointly by Vickers Ltd and Metropolitan Carriage Wagon & Finance Co Ltd. Wholly owned by Vickers from 1919 as a result of its acquisition of MCW&F when renamed Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Co Ltd. 1928 merged with British Thompson Houston Co Ltd but the two businesses continued to trade under existing names until 1960. Acquired by Associated Electrical Industries Ltd in 1929. 1933 engineers working in Russia arrested for espionage. Well diversified manufacturer of electrical equipment including electric motors, generators, transformers, switchgear, railway electrical equipment, radar, aircraft during 1939-45, latterly domestic appliances such as stoves and refrigerators. AEI was acquired by GEC 1967
Publications:
- 1899-1949. Fifty years in brief by Unknown
- 1899-1949. Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Co Ltd by Dummelow, John
- A Great Electrical Concern. Some notes on its growth, products and services by Unknown
- Anatomy of a Merger. A history of GEC, AEI and English Electric by Jones, Robert, & Oliver Marriott
- Bridging the Gap. A brief outline of some of the activities of the research organisation of Metropolitan Vickers Co Ltd by Unknown
- Britain Confronts the Stalin Revolution. Anglo Soviet relations and the Metro Vickers Crisis by Morrell, Gordon W
- British Tramcar Manufacturers. British Westinghouse and Metropolitan Vickers by Voice, David
- Contribution to Victory. An account of some of the special work of Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Co Ltd in the Second World War by Rowlinson, Frank
- Determinants of competitive success in the interwar British radio industry by Scott, Peter
- Dudley Docker. The life and times of a trade warrior by Davenport-Hines, R P T
- Early development of scientific research in industry. The case of Metropolitan Vickers Ltd, 1901-1935 by Cooper, Tim
- Education for Industry by Unknown
- High Voltage Research Laboratory of Metropolitan Vickers Co by Unknown
- Images of Progress. Three episodes in the development of research policy in the UK electrical engineering industry by Niblett, C A
- Metropolitan Vickers. Arthur Fleming's influence on the origins and evolution of apprentice training and technical education, with particular reference to female college and student apprentices between 1945-1967 by Jackson, Veronica M
- Metropolitan Vickers, the Gas Turbine and the State. A socio technical history, 1935-1960 by Whitfield, Jakob
- Register of Ex-Apprentices and Ex-Trainees by Unknown
- Science-Industry Relationship. The case of electrical engineering in Manchester, 1914-1960 by Cooper, Tim
- The Moscow Trial by Cummings, A J
- Trafford Park Works of the Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Co Ltd by Unknown
- Training of the Professional Engineer by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- British Westinghouse Electrical & Manufacturing Co Ltd,
- Westinghouse Electric
- Vickers Ltd
- Metropolitan Carriage Wagon & Finance Co Ltd
- Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Co Ltd
- British Thompson Houston Co Ltd
- Associated Electrical Industries Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Trafford Park, Trafford, Greater Manchester, North West, England
Sectors:
- Transport equipment production Aeroengines & components production
- Transport equipment production Airframe production & repair
- Electrical & electronic engineering Electrical & non electrical appliances inc sewing machines, etc, production
- Electrical & electronic engineering Electrical generators, motors, transformers, etc, production
- Electrical & electronic engineering Electricity control, distribution, etc, equipment production
- Electrical & electronic engineering Radar equipment production
- Transport equipment production Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
Notes:
Had its roots in the British Westinghouse Electrical & Manufacturing Co Ltd, established at Trafford Park, Manchester, in 1899 by Westinghouse Electric of USA. Made heavy electrical plant such as turbines and generators. In 1917 acquired jointly by Vickers Ltd and Metropolitan Carriage Wagon & Finance Co Ltd. Wholly owned by Vickers from 1919 as a result of its acquisition of MCW&F when renamed Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Co Ltd. 1928 merged with British Thompson Houston Co Ltd but the two businesses continued to trade under existing names until 1960. Acquired by Associated Electrical Industries Ltd in 1929. 1933 engineers working in Russia arrested for espionage. Well diversified manufacturer of electrical equipment including electric motors, generators, transformers, switchgear, railway electrical equipment, radar, aircraft during 1939-45, latterly domestic appliances such as stoves and refrigerators. AEI was acquired by GEC 1967Publications:
- 1899-1949. Fifty years in brief by Unknown
- 1899-1949. Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Co Ltd by Dummelow, John
- A Great Electrical Concern. Some notes on its growth, products and services by Unknown
- Anatomy of a Merger. A history of GEC, AEI and English Electric by Jones, Robert, & Oliver Marriott
- Bridging the Gap. A brief outline of some of the activities of the research organisation of Metropolitan Vickers Co Ltd by Unknown
- Britain Confronts the Stalin Revolution. Anglo Soviet relations and the Metro Vickers Crisis by Morrell, Gordon W
- British Tramcar Manufacturers. British Westinghouse and Metropolitan Vickers by Voice, David
- Contribution to Victory. An account of some of the special work of Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Co Ltd in the Second World War by Rowlinson, Frank
- Determinants of competitive success in the interwar British radio industry by Scott, Peter
- Dudley Docker. The life and times of a trade warrior by Davenport-Hines, R P T
- Early development of scientific research in industry. The case of Metropolitan Vickers Ltd, 1901-1935 by Cooper, Tim
- Education for Industry by Unknown
- High Voltage Research Laboratory of Metropolitan Vickers Co by Unknown
- Images of Progress. Three episodes in the development of research policy in the UK electrical engineering industry by Niblett, C A
- Metropolitan Vickers. Arthur Fleming's influence on the origins and evolution of apprentice training and technical education, with particular reference to female college and student apprentices between 1945-1967 by Jackson, Veronica M
- Metropolitan Vickers, the Gas Turbine and the State. A socio technical history, 1935-1960 by Whitfield, Jakob
- Register of Ex-Apprentices and Ex-Trainees by Unknown
- Science-Industry Relationship. The case of electrical engineering in Manchester, 1914-1960 by Cooper, Tim
- The Moscow Trial by Cummings, A J
- Trafford Park Works of the Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Co Ltd by Unknown
- Training of the Professional Engineer by Unknown