Ruston Bucyrus Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Ruston & Hornsby Ltd
- Bucyrus Erie Co
- RB International
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Mechanical engineering
Lifting & handling equipment production
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Mechanical engineering
Quarrying & stone cutting machinery production
Notes:
Established 1930 as a joint venture of Ruston & Hornsby Ltd of Lincoln and Bucyrus Erie Co of USA. Acquired Ruston's existing excavator business. Managed by Bucyrus. Made excavators, cranes, drilling platforms, etc. Acquired by management 1985 when renamed RB International. In liquidation 2000 when sold as a going concern
Publications:
- Designed for Digging. The first 75 years of Bucyrus Erie Co by Williamson, J Harold, & Kenneth H Myers II
- Lincoln's Excavators. Vol 1, Ruston Years 1875-1930. Vol 2, Ruston Bucyrus Years, 1930-45. Vol 3, Ruston Bucyrus Years, 1945-70. Vol 4, Ruston Bucyrus Years, 1970-85 by Robinson, Peter
- One Hundred Booming Years. A history of Bucyrus Erie Co, 1880-1980 by Anderson, George B
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Ruston & Hornsby Ltd
- Bucyrus Erie Co
- RB International
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Mechanical engineering Lifting & handling equipment production
- Mechanical engineering Quarrying & stone cutting machinery production
Notes:
Established 1930 as a joint venture of Ruston & Hornsby Ltd of Lincoln and Bucyrus Erie Co of USA. Acquired Ruston's existing excavator business. Managed by Bucyrus. Made excavators, cranes, drilling platforms, etc. Acquired by management 1985 when renamed RB International. In liquidation 2000 when sold as a going concernPublications:
- Designed for Digging. The first 75 years of Bucyrus Erie Co by Williamson, J Harold, & Kenneth H Myers II
- Lincoln's Excavators. Vol 1, Ruston Years 1875-1930. Vol 2, Ruston Bucyrus Years, 1930-45. Vol 3, Ruston Bucyrus Years, 1945-70. Vol 4, Ruston Bucyrus Years, 1970-85 by Robinson, Peter
- One Hundred Booming Years. A history of Bucyrus Erie Co, 1880-1980 by Anderson, George B