Hick Hargreaves & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Rothwell Hick & Co
- Hick, Benjamin
- Hick, B, & Sons
- Bolton Iron & Steel Co Ltd
- Hargreaves, William
- Electrical & Industrial Securities Ltd
- EIS Group Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bolton, Bolton, Greater Manchester, North West, England
Sectors:
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Electrical & electronic engineering
Electrical generators, motors, transformers, etc, production
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Mechanical engineering
Engine & turbine production exc transport
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Transport equipment production
Marine engines & other marine equipment production
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Transport equipment production
Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
Notes:
Traced origins to Rothwell Hick & Co, established 1824 by, inter alia, Benjamin Hick, 1790-1842. By 1833 known as B Hick & Sons. Came to manufacture stationary steam engines, locomotives, railway equipment, marine engines, etc. Connected with Bolton Iron & Steel Co Ltd, a foundry. In 1830s Hargreaves family, leading north of England carriers until mid 1840s, married into Hick family and in 1845 William Hargreaves became a partner. Known as Hick Hargreaves & Co. Incorporated 1892 as Hick Hargreaves & Co Ltd. In 20th century specialised in manufacturing electricity generation plant. Sold in late 1960s to Electrical & Industrial Securities Ltd, later EIS Group Plc, although retained identity
Publications:
- 100 Years of Engineering Progress. 1833-1933, at the Soho Ironworks, Bolton by Unknown
- Hick Hargreaves & Co. The history of an engineering firm, c1833-1939. A study with special reference to technological change and markets by Pilling, Philip W
- 'Messrs Benjamin Hick & Son's Soho Iron Works, Bolton le Moors' in G Measom, Official Illustrated Guide to the North Western Railway and all Its Branches by Measom, George
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Rothwell Hick & Co
- Hick, Benjamin
- Hick, B, & Sons
- Bolton Iron & Steel Co Ltd
- Hargreaves, William
- Electrical & Industrial Securities Ltd
- EIS Group Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bolton, Bolton, Greater Manchester, North West, England
Sectors:
- Electrical & electronic engineering Electrical generators, motors, transformers, etc, production
- Mechanical engineering Engine & turbine production exc transport
- Transport equipment production Marine engines & other marine equipment production
- Transport equipment production Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
Notes:
Traced origins to Rothwell Hick & Co, established 1824 by, inter alia, Benjamin Hick, 1790-1842. By 1833 known as B Hick & Sons. Came to manufacture stationary steam engines, locomotives, railway equipment, marine engines, etc. Connected with Bolton Iron & Steel Co Ltd, a foundry. In 1830s Hargreaves family, leading north of England carriers until mid 1840s, married into Hick family and in 1845 William Hargreaves became a partner. Known as Hick Hargreaves & Co. Incorporated 1892 as Hick Hargreaves & Co Ltd. In 20th century specialised in manufacturing electricity generation plant. Sold in late 1960s to Electrical & Industrial Securities Ltd, later EIS Group Plc, although retained identityPublications:
- 100 Years of Engineering Progress. 1833-1933, at the Soho Ironworks, Bolton by Unknown
- Hick Hargreaves & Co. The history of an engineering firm, c1833-1939. A study with special reference to technological change and markets by Pilling, Philip W
- 'Messrs Benjamin Hick & Son's Soho Iron Works, Bolton le Moors' in G Measom, Official Illustrated Guide to the North Western Railway and all Its Branches by Measom, George