Aveling Barford Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Aveling & Porter Ltd
- Barford & Perkins Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Grantham, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Mechanical engineering
Construction equipment production inc steam rollers
Notes:
Formed in 1934 through a merger of Aveling & Porter Ltd of Rochester and Barford & Perkins Ltd. Both made road construction equipment, especially steam rollers. Diversified into other construction machinery, eg dumpers, loading shovels, etc. 1967 subsumed into British Leyland
Publications:
- Hundred Years of Road Rollers. A pictorial history by Unknown
- Origin and Development of Aveling Barford Ltd by Unknown
- Reminiscences of a Lance Corporal of Industry by Barford, Edward
- Rise and Fall of Aveling Barford, 1933-1988 by Pointer, Michael
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Aveling & Porter Ltd
- Barford & Perkins Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Grantham, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Mechanical engineering Construction equipment production inc steam rollers
Notes:
Formed in 1934 through a merger of Aveling & Porter Ltd of Rochester and Barford & Perkins Ltd. Both made road construction equipment, especially steam rollers. Diversified into other construction machinery, eg dumpers, loading shovels, etc. 1967 subsumed into British LeylandPublications:
- Hundred Years of Road Rollers. A pictorial history by Unknown
- Origin and Development of Aveling Barford Ltd by Unknown
- Reminiscences of a Lance Corporal of Industry by Barford, Edward
- Rise and Fall of Aveling Barford, 1933-1988 by Pointer, Michael