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Douglas Engineering Co

Other Business Names:

  • Bendix Ltd
  • Bond Aircraft & Engineering Co Ltd
  • Westinghouse Bendix

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

  • Kingswood, South Gloucestershire, Avon, South West, England

Sectors:

  • Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal casting
  • Transport equipment production Motor vehicle engines & components production
  • Transport equipment production Motor vehicle production
  • Transport equipment production Motorcycle & components production

Notes:

Traced origins to Douglas Engineering Co established in 1882 to undertake blacksmith and foundry work. 1907 started production of motorcycles and briefly made cars. 1935 acquired by Bond Aircraft & Engineering Co Ltd when continued to make motorcycles but now, also, generators. 1955 acquired by Westinghouse Bendix and stopped motorcycle production in 1957

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