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British Crane and Excavator Corporation
From Graces Guide
1943 Steels Engineering Products Ltd was incorporated, a subsidiary of Steel and Co, which included Henry J. Coles Cranes.
1959 Took over F. Taylor and Sons of Manchester who developed a totally hydraulic crane.
1959 Acquired R. H. Neal and Co Ltd of Grantham who were producing units using diesel-mechanical drive systems.
1964 Change of name to British Crane and Excavator Corporation Ltd which included the 3 UK factories.
1967 The major subsidiary of Steel Group.
1968 Subsidiaries included Coles Krane GmbH [1]
1969 Take-over of Priestman Brothers with the backing of the Industrial Reorganization Corporation[2].
1970 British Crane and Excavator Corporation Ltd was renamed Coles Cranes.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer of 12th January 1968 p66
- ↑ The Times, 9 September 1969