Longworth Scientific Instrument Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Penlon Ltd
- Tilling, Thomas, Ltd
- BTR Plc
- BPL Medical Technologies
- Pentland Instrument Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, South East, England
- Oxford, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, South East, England
Sectors:
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Precision instruments production
Medical equipment production inc orthopaedic, surgical, testing, etc, products
Notes:
Established at Oxford in 1943 as Longworth Scientific Instrument Co Ltd by members of Oxford University to manufacture chloroform vaporizers and later laryngoscopes and other anaesthetic equipment. Moved to factory at Abingdon c1947. 1959 acquired Pentland Instrument Co Ltd and 1960s renamed Penlon Ltd. Emerged as a leading specialist business with large international sales. In 1976 sold to Thomas Tilling Ltd and 1983 sold on to BTR Plc. From 1996 an independent company. 2015 acquired by BPL Medical Technologies and continues
Publications:
- History of Longworth Scientific Instrument Co Ltd by Jephcott, Anthony
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Penlon Ltd
- Tilling, Thomas, Ltd
- BTR Plc
- BPL Medical Technologies
- Pentland Instrument Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, South East, England
- Oxford, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, South East, England
Sectors:
- Precision instruments production Medical equipment production inc orthopaedic, surgical, testing, etc, products
Notes:
Established at Oxford in 1943 as Longworth Scientific Instrument Co Ltd by members of Oxford University to manufacture chloroform vaporizers and later laryngoscopes and other anaesthetic equipment. Moved to factory at Abingdon c1947. 1959 acquired Pentland Instrument Co Ltd and 1960s renamed Penlon Ltd. Emerged as a leading specialist business with large international sales. In 1976 sold to Thomas Tilling Ltd and 1983 sold on to BTR Plc. From 1996 an independent company. 2015 acquired by BPL Medical Technologies and continuesPublications:
- History of Longworth Scientific Instrument Co Ltd by Jephcott, Anthony