Climax Rock Drill and Engineering Works
of Carn Brea, Redruth, Cornwall.
formerly R. Stephens and Son
1913 Private company.
1914 Rock Drill Manufacturers. Employees 200. [1]
1930 See 1930 Industrial Britain: Climax Rock Drill and Engineering Works
1937 Company made public.
1940 Advert for rock drills and other mining tools. [2]
WWII Largely concerned with making armaments
1945 Advert for the Climax fettling grip, an air operated vice for use in foundry and fitting shop. [3]
1950 37th AGM held. Alfred Ewing MIMechE is chairman and MD.[4]
1951 Introduced Maxam pneumatically controlled valves and air cylinders[5]
1951 Became a subsidiary of Holman Brothers
1956 Maxam products were being used for automation of industry at home and abroad[6]
1957 About two-thirds of the equity was owned by Holman Brothers[7]
1958 Holman acquired the rest of the shares; Maxam Power was established as a separate subsidiary company to develop and exploit its technology for industrial automation[8]
1961 Manufacturers of rock drills, pneumatic drills, electric coal and stone drills, electric drills, portable and stationary air compressors. Manufacturers of "Maxam" automation equipment. [9]
Presumably connected with Maxam Power
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1940. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p49
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1945. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p65
- ↑ The Scotsman - Friday 30 June 1950
- ↑ The Times, Mar 12, 1951
- ↑ The Times, Sep 04, 1956
- ↑ The Times Jul 08, 1957
- ↑ The Times, Aug 13, 1958
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE