Ajax Machine Tool Co
of Greenmount Works, Halifax, Yorkshire.
of Bredbury, Cheshire (1981)
1940 Company founded.[1]
1942 George Carter and K. W. Howarth took on the leadership of the business
1944 Anticipating post-war demand for washing machines, established a subsidiary Ajax Domestic Appliance Co
1950 Ada (Halifax) Ltd became a public company, formed for the purpose of acquiring Ajax Machine Tool Co, including its wholly-owned subsidiary Ajax Domestic Appliance Co.[2], which was producing 24,000 washing machines/year. A new machine tool factory was being equipped at Holmfield, Halifax; when this was occupied, West Mount would be used solely for washing and ironing machines.
1953 Company incorporated.
1960 Parent company acquired by Philips Electrical.[3]
1962 Ada (Halifax) announced an intention to diversify; the 2 main businesses - domestic appliances and machine tools would be separated[4]
1972 Relocated to the Ajax Works, Stockport Road East, Bredbury, Stockport.
1979 Moved to the CEI group.
1981 Part of Cambridge Electronic Industries when it was incorporated as a plc.[5]