S. Russell and Sons
of Bath-Lane, Leicester, iron and non-ferrous founders, mechanical and structural engineers, and machine tool makers.
1864 Company founded as a brass foundry by Samuel Russell[1]
Expanded into iron founding.
1883 Moved to the Bath Lane site.
Russell's sons expanded the business into structural and mechanical engingeering.
1927 April: purchased the goodwill of the metal sawing machine department of the Isaac Hill and Son Ltd. and secured the services of Mr D. M. J. Hill late of that firm.[2]
1931 Private company incorporated to acquire the business.
1937 Structural and general engineers. "Nicrosilal" Alloy Irons. "Ni-Hard" and "Ni-Resist" Alloy Irons. "Silal" Alloy Irons. [3]
1948 Company made public.
1961 Ironfounders, mechanical and structural engineers, handling high grade iron castings and S.G. (Ductile) iron castings. Mechanical engineers producing metal sawing machinery including the "Hydrofeed" range of heavy circular metal sawing machines. Specialists in steel framed buildings, quarry plant structures and fabricated steel machinery components. 675 employees. [4]
Acquired Jewel Engineering (Leicester).[5]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times July 14, 1948
- ↑ The Engineer 1927/04/29
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ Automobile Engineer: 1965/07