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A. C. E. Machinery
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of Middlesex
of Porden Road, Brixton, London, SW2. (1937)
1919 Company founded.
1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. "Ace" 5/10cwr. "Tower" Platform Friction Hoist, complete with timber carrying attachment. (Stand No. B.312) [1]
1938 Became public company.
1961 Manufacturers of "ACE" hoisting equipment, specialists in construction of plant for gas companies, coke debreezing and vibrating screen units. [2]
1958 Patent - Improvements in or relating to power operated guided skip hoists.
1963 Acquired William Jones Ltd[3]
1964 William Jones won contract for 6 Osprey sludge bed discharges for a sewage works in Tripoli[4]
1974 Patent - Tower Particularly for a Hoist.
1978 William Jones (Chemical Engineers) was a subsidiary of ACE Machinery[5]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1937 British Industries Fair Page 325
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times, Jun 25, 1963
- ↑ The Times, Sep 08, 1964
- ↑ The Times, Sep 27, 1978