Birlec-Efco (Melting)
of Aldridge.
1958 Agreement between Efco and Birlec to form a joint venture Birlec-Efco (Melting) to design and manufacture electric melting furnaces for the ferrous and non-ferrous industries, and smelting furnaces and induction heating equipment[1]. Two-thirds owned by AEI, one-thirds by Efco.
1960 Pilot smelting furnace established to test ores for suitability for electric smelting[2]
1960 Efco had transferred its melting and induction heating divisions to Aldridge[3]
1962 Had a "good proportion" of all the orders for electric-arc furnaces to be installed worldwide[4]
1963 Efco sold its share in the company (presumably to AEI)[5]