Adwest Group Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Adamant & Western Engineering Ltd
- Western Manufacturing Ltd
- Adamant Engineering Ltd
- Miles Aircraft Ltd
- Handley Page (Reading) Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Reading, Reading, Berkshire, South East, England
- Woodley, Wokingham, Berkshire, South East, England
Sectors:
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Transport equipment production
Aeroengines & components production
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Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering, general
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Transport equipment production
Motor vehicle engines & components production
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Mechanical engineering
Printing machinery production
Notes:
Traced origins to Miles Aircraft Ltd which collapsed into bankruptcy in 1947. It then held a wide range of manufacturing interests. The aircraft related ones were acquired by Handley Page Ltd to become Handley Page (Reading) Ltd. Others, which included aircraft components, actuators production and bookbinding machinery were acquired by Western Manufacturing Ltd. 1955 Western Manufacturing merged with Adamant Engineering Ltd of Luton to become Adamant & Western Engineering Ltd. The name was abbreviated in 1964 to Adwest Group Ltd
Publications:
- 'Adwest Group' in J C Temple, Wings over Woodley. The story of Miles Aircraft and the Adwest Group by Temple, Julian C
- Adwest Group Ltd. History of the company, 1929-1976 by Nash, C L
- Wings over Woodley. The story of Miles Aircraft and the Adwest Group by Temple, Julian C
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Adamant & Western Engineering Ltd
- Western Manufacturing Ltd
- Adamant Engineering Ltd
- Miles Aircraft Ltd
- Handley Page (Reading) Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Reading, Reading, Berkshire, South East, England
- Woodley, Wokingham, Berkshire, South East, England
Sectors:
- Transport equipment production Aeroengines & components production
- Mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering, general
- Transport equipment production Motor vehicle engines & components production
- Mechanical engineering Printing machinery production
Notes:
Traced origins to Miles Aircraft Ltd which collapsed into bankruptcy in 1947. It then held a wide range of manufacturing interests. The aircraft related ones were acquired by Handley Page Ltd to become Handley Page (Reading) Ltd. Others, which included aircraft components, actuators production and bookbinding machinery were acquired by Western Manufacturing Ltd. 1955 Western Manufacturing merged with Adamant Engineering Ltd of Luton to become Adamant & Western Engineering Ltd. The name was abbreviated in 1964 to Adwest Group LtdPublications:
- 'Adwest Group' in J C Temple, Wings over Woodley. The story of Miles Aircraft and the Adwest Group by Temple, Julian C
- Adwest Group Ltd. History of the company, 1929-1976 by Nash, C L
- Wings over Woodley. The story of Miles Aircraft and the Adwest Group by Temple, Julian C