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'''Amalgamated Power Engineering''' was a British [[engineering]] [[holding company]], created through the 1968 merger of [[W.H. Allen, Sons and Co]] and [[Belliss and Morcom]].<ref name=Graces>{{cite web|url=http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Belliss_and_Morcom|title=Belliss and Morcom|publisher=GracesGuide.co.uk|accessdate=2012-06-21}}</ref> |
'''Amalgamated Power Engineering''' was a British [[engineering]] [[holding company]], created through the 1968 merger of [[W.H. Allen, Sons and Co]] and [[Belliss and Morcom]].<ref name=Graces>{{cite web|url=http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Belliss_and_Morcom|title=Belliss and Morcom|publisher=GracesGuide.co.uk|accessdate=2012-06-21}}</ref> |
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In 1966, the [[Receivership|receiver]] of [[Crossley Brothers]] sold the Crossley-Premier Engines and Furnival and Co businesses to Belliss and Morcom (B&M).<ref name=Graces/> In 1968 B&M agreed a merger with [[W.H. Allen |
In 1966, the [[Receivership|receiver]] of [[Crossley Brothers]] of [[Manchester]],<ref>[http://www.crossley-motors.org.uk/history/origins.html Crossley Motors]</ref> sold the Crossley-Premier Engines and Furnival and Co businesses to Belliss and Morcom (B&M) of [[Birmingham, West Midlands]].<ref name=Graces/> In 1968 B&M agreed a merger with [[W.H. Allen]] of [[Bedford]],<ref>[http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib/0.digitised_resources/queens_park_timeline.htm Bedford timeline]</ref> to form Amalgamated Power Engineering (APE), 60% owned by Allen's shareholders (which included [[William Foster & Co.]]) and 40% by Belliss and Morcom; which instantly became a leading manufacturer of [[engine]]s.<ref>[http://connection.ebscohost.com/content/article/1041040136.html;jsessionid=7459173F8A87EF8D095647BCCE0304A5.ehctc1 Accountancy]</ref> APE was itself the result of a merger in 1968 of W.H. Allen (founded in 1880 and based in [[Bedford]]<ref>[http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib/0.digitised_resources/queens_park_timeline.htm Bedford timeline]</ref> In 1968, APE reached agreement with Cooper-Bessemer to allow C-P to sell APE's gas treatment plant worldwide. In 1969, APE's Allen Gwynnes Pumps subsidiary acquired the industrial pumps business of [[Vickers plc]] based in [[Barrow in Furness]]. |
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In 1968, APE reached agreement with Cooper-Bessemer to allow C-P to sell APE's gas treatment plant worldwide. In 1969, APE's Allen Gwynnes Pumps subsidiary acquired the industrial pumps business of [[Vickers plc]] based in [[Barrow in Furness]]. |
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After a difficult period in the 1970's, when due to ongoing losses APE sold a number of subsidiaries, in 1981 APE was acquired by [[Northern Engineering Industries]] [[Public limited company|plc]], based in [[Gosforth]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne]].<ref name=Cranes>[http://www.nzrcranes.org/manufact.html NZR Cranes]</ref> NEI shut most of the old central-Birmingham factories, consolidated the products around compressors, and moved B&M to [[Redditch]].<ref name=Graces/> NEI itself was then acquired by [[Rolls Royce plc]] in 1989.<ref name=Cranes/> |
After a difficult period in the 1970's, when due to ongoing losses APE sold a number of subsidiaries, in 1981 APE was acquired by [[Northern Engineering Industries]] [[Public limited company|plc]], based in [[Gosforth]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne]].<ref name=Cranes>[http://www.nzrcranes.org/manufact.html NZR Cranes]</ref> NEI shut most of the old central-Birmingham factories, consolidated the products around compressors, and moved B&M to [[Redditch]].<ref name=Graces/> NEI itself was then acquired by [[Rolls Royce plc]] in 1989.<ref name=Cranes/> |
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Revision as of 21:27, 24 February 2014
Amalgamated Power Engineering was a British engineering holding company, created through the 1968 merger of W.H. Allen, Sons and Co and Belliss and Morcom.[1]
In 1966, the receiver of Crossley Brothers of Manchester,[2] sold the Crossley-Premier Engines and Furnival and Co businesses to Belliss and Morcom (B&M) of Birmingham, West Midlands.[1] In 1968 B&M agreed a merger with W.H. Allen of Bedford,[3] to form Amalgamated Power Engineering (APE), 60% owned by Allen's shareholders (which included William Foster & Co.) and 40% by Belliss and Morcom; which instantly became a leading manufacturer of engines.[4] APE was itself the result of a merger in 1968 of W.H. Allen (founded in 1880 and based in Bedford[5] In 1968, APE reached agreement with Cooper-Bessemer to allow C-P to sell APE's gas treatment plant worldwide. In 1969, APE's Allen Gwynnes Pumps subsidiary acquired the industrial pumps business of Vickers plc based in Barrow in Furness.
After a difficult period in the 1970's, when due to ongoing losses APE sold a number of subsidiaries, in 1981 APE was acquired by Northern Engineering Industries plc, based in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne.[6] NEI shut most of the old central-Birmingham factories, consolidated the products around compressors, and moved B&M to Redditch.[1] NEI itself was then acquired by Rolls Royce plc in 1989.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Belliss and Morcom". GracesGuide.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ^ Crossley Motors
- ^ Bedford timeline
- ^ Accountancy
- ^ Bedford timeline
- ^ a b NZR Cranes
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