Skefko Ball Bearing Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Svenska Kullager Fabriken
- SKF (UK) Ltd
- Sheffield Twist Drill & Steel Co Ltd
- AMPEP Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Luton, Luton, Bedfordshire, East of England, England
Sectors:
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Bearings production
Notes:
A subsidiary of a pioneering Swedish ball bearing manufacturing business, Svenska Kullager Fabriken, established at Gothenburg in 1907. Established Skefko Ball Beraring Co Ltd in 1910 and opened factory at Luton in 1911. 1936 50% of UK subsidiary floated on London Stock Exchange. 1973 name changed to SKF (UK) Ltd. 1975 acquired Sheffield Twist Drill & Steel Co Ltd. 1988 acquired AMPEP Plc. Continues in 2012
Publications:
- A Factory Went to War by Unknown
- Skefko celebrates jubilee. Fifty years in Luton by Unknown
- Skefko Ltd. The first fifty years. Skefco 50 jubilee, 1910-1960 by Unknown
- Story of SKF by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Svenska Kullager Fabriken
- SKF (UK) Ltd
- Sheffield Twist Drill & Steel Co Ltd
- AMPEP Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Luton, Luton, Bedfordshire, East of England, England
Sectors:
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Bearings production
Notes:
A subsidiary of a pioneering Swedish ball bearing manufacturing business, Svenska Kullager Fabriken, established at Gothenburg in 1907. Established Skefko Ball Beraring Co Ltd in 1910 and opened factory at Luton in 1911. 1936 50% of UK subsidiary floated on London Stock Exchange. 1973 name changed to SKF (UK) Ltd. 1975 acquired Sheffield Twist Drill & Steel Co Ltd. 1988 acquired AMPEP Plc. Continues in 2012Publications:
- A Factory Went to War by Unknown
- Skefko celebrates jubilee. Fifty years in Luton by Unknown
- Skefko Ltd. The first fifty years. Skefco 50 jubilee, 1910-1960 by Unknown
- Story of SKF by Unknown