Victor Products Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Crofton, Harold
- Mann, Reginald
- Crofton, Charles, & Co (Engineers) Ltd
- British Engine Ltd
- Victor Products (Wallsend) Ltd
- Federal Signal
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Wallsend, North Tyneside, Tyne & Wear, North East, England
Sectors:
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Chemical making, oil refining, etc, plant production
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Electrical & electronic engineering
Electricity control, distribution, etc, equipment production
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Mechanical engineering
Extraction machinery & other equipment production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1929 when established by Harold Crofton and Reginald Mann as Charles Crofton & Co (Engineers) Ltd. Initially specialised in mining equipment, especially electric drills which were manufactured until 1937 by British Engine Ltd under Victor trade name. Thereafter produced by Croftons at Wallsend. Renamed Victor Products (Wallsend) Ltd in 1944 when Mann became sole owner. Post 1945 diversified into other mining products and in products for other industries, such as oil and petrochemicals. Output included in particular electrical control equipment. Subsequently acquired by Federal Signal of USA
Publications:
- Victor. The first fifty years, 1929-1979 by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Crofton, Harold
- Mann, Reginald
- Crofton, Charles, & Co (Engineers) Ltd
- British Engine Ltd
- Victor Products (Wallsend) Ltd
- Federal Signal
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Wallsend, North Tyneside, Tyne & Wear, North East, England
Sectors:
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Chemical making, oil refining, etc, plant production
- Electrical & electronic engineering Electricity control, distribution, etc, equipment production
- Mechanical engineering Extraction machinery & other equipment production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1929 when established by Harold Crofton and Reginald Mann as Charles Crofton & Co (Engineers) Ltd. Initially specialised in mining equipment, especially electric drills which were manufactured until 1937 by British Engine Ltd under Victor trade name. Thereafter produced by Croftons at Wallsend. Renamed Victor Products (Wallsend) Ltd in 1944 when Mann became sole owner. Post 1945 diversified into other mining products and in products for other industries, such as oil and petrochemicals. Output included in particular electrical control equipment. Subsequently acquired by Federal Signal of USAPublications:
- Victor. The first fifty years, 1929-1979 by Unknown