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MK Electric Ltd

Other Business Names:

  • Arnold, Charles
  • Belling, Charles
  • Heavy Current Electrical Accessories Co Ltd
  • Belling & Co Ltd
  • MK Electric Holding Co Ltd
  • Caradon MK Electric Ltd
  • Honeywell International

Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:

  • Basildon, Essex, Essex, East of England, England
  • Edmonton, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England

Sectors:

  • Electrical & electronic engineering Electricity control, distribution, etc, equipment production

Notes:

Traced origins to 1919 when established by Charles Arnold with Charles Belling at Edmonton as Heavy Current Electrical Accessories Co Ltd, Both were connected with Belling & Co Ltd. Subsequently renamed MK Electric Ltd. Noted for its innovative plug and socket designs from 1920s. Floated 1966 as MK Electric Holding Co Ltd. Sometime known as Caradon MK Electric Ltd. By 2005 owned by Honeywell International and in 2014 continues as a manufacturer of electrical accessories at Basildon, Essex

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