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Memory Lane!

whjohnson
Reflecting on the 43 years I have been working in the industry and all of those once familiar famous brand names, I began to wonder what happened to them - apart from globalization, but where did they end up? Who bought out who? And who just gave up and shut down completely?


Here's a few names to start the ball rolling -

Allen West, makers of contacters, motor starters and switchgear.

Ellison - motor starter, switch gear etc.

MTE LTD, contacters, isolators, switchgear etc


What happened to these companies? Where are they now?

We all know that the likes of Electrium and Schnieder pretty own everything these days - Square D, Telemechanique, Merlin Gerin et al

But whatever happened to those old faithfuls whose kit I installed and worked years ago?
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    Jaymack:




    Tomgunn:

    Hi, can I ask... does anyone remember the name of the electrical wholesalers in Victoria?


    Was it Belco / similar??? As of 1967 I was the sparking 'donkey'. I used to go there all of the time, (and on the way back I would pop into the local cafe' for a sneaky coffee, haha...), but, was it 'Belco?' I know Bemcos is on the left, as you go from south to north London, over Wandsworth bridge... strange as I was going there, for my firm I was working for, for years'!


    regards...




    BEMCO?

    https://www.yell.com/biz/bemco-london-5583101/


    Jaymack

     




    Hi Jaymack,


    Thanks for the post but, I know of Bemco, I used to have an account with them decades ago... it was the one in Victoria, London... 'Bemco?'


    I guess it was a bit of a silly post, by me, it's just that I was always going there in the late 60's early 70's... wow - where did the time go??


    Anyways, from a daft ole sparky... I hope everyone survives the situation we're forced to be in!!


    regards... Tom


     

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    Jaymack:




    Tomgunn:

    Hi, can I ask... does anyone remember the name of the electrical wholesalers in Victoria?


    Was it Belco / similar??? As of 1967 I was the sparking 'donkey'. I used to go there all of the time, (and on the way back I would pop into the local cafe' for a sneaky coffee, haha...), but, was it 'Belco?' I know Bemcos is on the left, as you go from south to north London, over Wandsworth bridge... strange as I was going there, for my firm I was working for, for years'!


    regards...




    BEMCO?

    https://www.yell.com/biz/bemco-london-5583101/


    Jaymack

     




    Hi Jaymack,


    Thanks for the post but, I know of Bemco, I used to have an account with them decades ago... it was the one in Victoria, London... 'Bemco?'


    I guess it was a bit of a silly post, by me, it's just that I was always going there in the late 60's early 70's... wow - where did the time go??


    Anyways, from a daft ole sparky... I hope everyone survives the situation we're forced to be in!!


    regards... Tom


     

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