AEI-Birlec
of Tyburn Road, Erdington, Birmingham.
of Aldridge, Staffs.
formerly Birlec.
1954 September. Birlec bought by AEI.[1]
1956 Commenced building a new factory at Aldridge, Staffs.[2]
1958 Agreement with Efco to form a joint venture Birlec-Efco (Melting) to design and manufacture electric furnaces for the ferrous and non-ferrous industries, and smelting furnaces and induction heating equipment[3]
1968 After the take-over of AEI by GEC all of Birlec's activities were concentrated at Aldridge[4]
1968 Electroslag refining plant supplied to Samuel Osborn and Co [5]