CAV Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Vanderville, Charles A
- Vanderville, C A, & Co
- Lucas Industries Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Acton, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Willesden, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Electrical & electronic engineering
Accumulator production
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Transport equipment production
Motor vehicle engines & components production
Notes:
Established in 1893 by Charles A Vanderville, 1870-1955, as C A Vanderville & Co at Willesden to manufacture electric batteries. 1904 moved to Acton when also making dynamos, switches, electric lamps especially for cars and trains. 1911 produced first electric lighting expressly for commercial vehicles including electric self starters. 1926 acquired by Joseph Lucas Ltd, later Lucas Industries Ltd when specialised in electrical equipment for commercial vehicles (while Lucas made it for cars, motorcycles and tractors). 1930s started to make fuel injection equipment for diesel engines. Post 1945 leading UK manufacturer of fuel injection and electrical equipment for commercial vehicles, railways, agricultural vehicles, marine engines, etc
Publications:
- Apprenticeship with CAV Ltd, High Precision Mechanical and Electrical Engineers by Unknown
- CAV Research and Engineering Services to Industry by Unknown
- Fuel Injection Equipment by Unknown
- Introducing CAV, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers by Unknown
- Lucas. The first hundred years. Volume 1: The king of the road. Volume 2: The successors by Nockolds, Harold
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Vanderville, Charles A
- Vanderville, C A, & Co
- Lucas Industries Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Acton, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Willesden, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Electrical & electronic engineering Accumulator production
- Transport equipment production Motor vehicle engines & components production
Notes:
Established in 1893 by Charles A Vanderville, 1870-1955, as C A Vanderville & Co at Willesden to manufacture electric batteries. 1904 moved to Acton when also making dynamos, switches, electric lamps especially for cars and trains. 1911 produced first electric lighting expressly for commercial vehicles including electric self starters. 1926 acquired by Joseph Lucas Ltd, later Lucas Industries Ltd when specialised in electrical equipment for commercial vehicles (while Lucas made it for cars, motorcycles and tractors). 1930s started to make fuel injection equipment for diesel engines. Post 1945 leading UK manufacturer of fuel injection and electrical equipment for commercial vehicles, railways, agricultural vehicles, marine engines, etcPublications:
- Apprenticeship with CAV Ltd, High Precision Mechanical and Electrical Engineers by Unknown
- CAV Research and Engineering Services to Industry by Unknown
- Fuel Injection Equipment by Unknown
- Introducing CAV, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers by Unknown
- Lucas. The first hundred years. Volume 1: The king of the road. Volume 2: The successors by Nockolds, Harold