Acrow Engineers Ltd
Other Business Names:
- De Vigier, William A
- Crawley Agrimotor Ltd
- Storey, Thos, Ltd
- Bentall, E H, Ltd
- Adamson & Hatchette Ltd
- Heywood, S H
- Steel Group
- Coles Cranes Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bow, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Slough, Slough, Berkshire, South East, England
Sectors:
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Mechanical engineering
Construction equipment production inc steam rollers
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Mechanical engineering
Lifting & handling equipment production
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Structural metal products manufacture inc prefabricated buildings, bridges, gasholders, etc
Notes:
Traced origins to 1936 when established at Bow, London, by William A de Vigier, 1912-2004, to make innovative steel props for use as scaffolding in construction. Developed as a manufacturer of construction, lifting and handling, and structural equipment. 1938 relocated to Slough. Grew by acquisitions from 1940 including that of Crawley Agrimotor Ltd in 1940. Late 1940s diversified into materials handling equipment, especially cranes. Floated 1949. Acquired Thos Storey Ltd, Stockport, makers of bailey bridges, in 1960; E H Bentall Ltd, agricultural engineers, in 1961; Adamson & Hatchette Ltd, Dukinfield, in 1964; S H Heywood, crane makers at Reddish, in 1968; Steel Group, crane and construction equipment manufacturers including Coles Cranes Ltd, in 1972; etc. From 1970s in decline and 1985 in administration. Subsequently de Vigier reacquired various parts of Acrow, later disposing of them to management
Publications:
- Acrow, 1936-1953. 17 Years of Progress by Unknown
- Acrow. The success story of achievement through team spirit by Unknown
- Forty Years a Salesman. A personal memoir of 40 years in the sale of cranes and excavators worldwide from 1958 to 1998 by Lloyd, Dick
- Twenty-Eight Years of Progress, 1936-1964 by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- De Vigier, William A
- Crawley Agrimotor Ltd
- Storey, Thos, Ltd
- Bentall, E H, Ltd
- Adamson & Hatchette Ltd
- Heywood, S H
- Steel Group
- Coles Cranes Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bow, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Slough, Slough, Berkshire, South East, England
Sectors:
- Mechanical engineering Construction equipment production inc steam rollers
- Mechanical engineering Lifting & handling equipment production
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Structural metal products manufacture inc prefabricated buildings, bridges, gasholders, etc
Notes:
Traced origins to 1936 when established at Bow, London, by William A de Vigier, 1912-2004, to make innovative steel props for use as scaffolding in construction. Developed as a manufacturer of construction, lifting and handling, and structural equipment. 1938 relocated to Slough. Grew by acquisitions from 1940 including that of Crawley Agrimotor Ltd in 1940. Late 1940s diversified into materials handling equipment, especially cranes. Floated 1949. Acquired Thos Storey Ltd, Stockport, makers of bailey bridges, in 1960; E H Bentall Ltd, agricultural engineers, in 1961; Adamson & Hatchette Ltd, Dukinfield, in 1964; S H Heywood, crane makers at Reddish, in 1968; Steel Group, crane and construction equipment manufacturers including Coles Cranes Ltd, in 1972; etc. From 1970s in decline and 1985 in administration. Subsequently de Vigier reacquired various parts of Acrow, later disposing of them to managementPublications:
- Acrow, 1936-1953. 17 Years of Progress by Unknown
- Acrow. The success story of achievement through team spirit by Unknown
- Forty Years a Salesman. A personal memoir of 40 years in the sale of cranes and excavators worldwide from 1958 to 1998 by Lloyd, Dick
- Twenty-Eight Years of Progress, 1936-1964 by Unknown