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Midland Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd

Other Business Names:

  • Barber, W L
  • MEM
  • Tucker, J H, & Co Ltd
  • Delta Group Ltd
  • Kantark
  • Memette
  • Memset
  • Memota

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

  • Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
  • Tyseley, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England

Sectors:

  • Electrical & electronic engineering Electrical & non electrical appliances inc sewing machines, etc, production
  • Electrical & electronic engineering Electricity control, distribution, etc, equipment production

Notes:

Established 1908 by W L Barber, d1954, to make switchgear, fuse units and other control equipment. Incorporated that year. Used MEM trademark. Early 11920s introduced large scale production backed scientific management. by 1926 public company. 1927 started to manufacture starters for motor vehicles. 1936 moved from Birmingham to Tyseley. 1955 acquired J H Tucker & Co Ltd. 1971 acquired by Delta Group Ltd. Trade names included: Kantark, Memette, Memset, Memota, etc. By 1950s also making domestic heater appliances and wiring accessories

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