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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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    Re: Pyrotenax... had no idea they were once separate companies.  When I trained in the 80s, the stuff was definitely branded BICC Pyrotenax, so I am guessing BICC borged the other company?


    I remember some PFC gear (long in the tooth in 1989) labelled "British Insulated Callender's", who then became BICC


    And less to do with power distribution but a well beloved name... Gent and Company of Leicester.   Manufacturers of alarm bells, fire alarm systems, switches, 2 different types of master clock system etc...


    Back in the mid 90s they were VERY helpful, I had a pul-syn-etic master clock  (C7 for those interested). I was trying to track down the documentation that was supposed to be in the door pocket. The gentleman i talked to at the company remembered working on them as an apprentice, and kindly sent me some photocopies of the original documentation.


    This, for a youngish lad who'd picked their clock out of a skip, not paid a penny for it, and the equipment was 35 yrs old even back then!


    Later I believe they merged with chloride batteries?
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    Re: Pyrotenax... had no idea they were once separate companies.  When I trained in the 80s, the stuff was definitely branded BICC Pyrotenax, so I am guessing BICC borged the other company?


    I remember some PFC gear (long in the tooth in 1989) labelled "British Insulated Callender's", who then became BICC


    And less to do with power distribution but a well beloved name... Gent and Company of Leicester.   Manufacturers of alarm bells, fire alarm systems, switches, 2 different types of master clock system etc...


    Back in the mid 90s they were VERY helpful, I had a pul-syn-etic master clock  (C7 for those interested). I was trying to track down the documentation that was supposed to be in the door pocket. The gentleman i talked to at the company remembered working on them as an apprentice, and kindly sent me some photocopies of the original documentation.


    This, for a youngish lad who'd picked their clock out of a skip, not paid a penny for it, and the equipment was 35 yrs old even back then!


    Later I believe they merged with chloride batteries?
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