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Zenith Carburetter Co

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December 1910. Zenith Carburettor Co.
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of 40-42 Newman Street, London, W1, was a company making carburetters.

1910 Company founded by Julian Caillat, who moved to Britain from France, bringing with him a new carburetter design.

A small factory was opened in Camden Town producing 25 carburetters per week. A limited company was formed in 1914, moving to new premises in Newman Street, London.[1]

1914 Listed as 'Zenith Carburetter Co Ltd (The), makers of the British made Zenith Carburetter. Offices, showrooms and works 40 and 42 Newman St W.' [2]

1914 Public company.

1922 Managing Director: J. Caillat. Employees: 400.

1935 The Zenith Carburetter Co. acquired the full manufacturing and selling rights of the Stromberg carburetter in Britain, its associate houses having similar rights in Europe. Stromberg carburetters will be produced at the Zenith works, whilst service facilities, as now available for Zenith carburetters, will be provided for users of Stromberg components[3].

1937 Carburetter and petrol filter manufacturers. "Stromberg" Carburetters. "Zenith" Carburetters. [4]

1939 See Aircraft Industry Suppliers

1955 They joined with their major pre-war rival Solex Carburetters and over time the Zenith brand name fell into disuse. The rights to the Zenith designs was owned by Solex UK (a daughter company of Solex in France).

1961 Manufacturers of carburetters for all kinds of internal combustion engines. 900 employees. [5]

1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Showed Zenith and Stromberg products. Listed as of Stanmore. [6]

1964 location was Dunstable

1964 Zenith Carburettor and Solex Ltd agreed to merge their carburettor manufacturing activities which would be concentrated at Zenith. The parent company would be Fiava Ltd. Zenith would become the controlling shareholder in Engineering Research and Application and Stanmore Engineering (die casters)[7]

1965 J. D. Richards was chairman[8]

1966 The company had a Carburetter Division and a Chemical Products Division

1966 Maker of Deep-Clene, a cleaning product whose registered proprietor was The Bendix Corporation (see advert).

1967 Sold the Chemical Products division to Brent Manufacturing Co

1969 John D. Richards was chairman[9]

1973 The UK holding company was Solex[10]

c.1981 Name change to Solex (UK)[11]

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Sources of Information

  1. [1] Burlen - Zenith website
  2. 1915 Post Office London Directory
  3. Commercial Motor 2 August 1935
  4. 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
  5. 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
  6. 1963 Motor Show
  7. The Times Dec. 2, 1964
  8. The Times Apr. 26, 1965
  9. The Times Oct. 27, 1969
  10. The Times Nov. 27, 1973
  11. The Times Oct. 31, 1981