Brush Transformers is a company based in
Loughborough
Loughborough ( ) is a market town in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England, the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and Loughborough University. At the 2011 census the town's built-up area had a population of 59,932 , the second lar ...
, Leicestershire. They are a manufacturer of power
transformer
A transformer is a passive component that transfers electrical energy from one electrical circuit to another circuit, or multiple circuits. A varying current in any coil of the transformer produces a varying magnetic flux in the transformer' ...
s with a history stretching back over 120 years.
History
Charles Francis Brush gained respect for his pioneering work in electrical generation, lighting and motors as well as transformers. In 1888, the London based Anglo-American Brush Electric Light Corporation acquired the Falcon Engine and Car Works, with their established skills of electrical engineering and
transport engineering
Transportation engineering or transport engineering is the application of technology and scientific principles to the planning, functional design, operation and management of facilities for any mode of transportation in order to provide for t ...
, moved 100 miles north into the newly acquired Falcon Works at Loughborough, where, as of 2018, Brush Transformers Ltd still operates. By 1957 the Brush Group was acquired by
Hawker Siddeley
Hawker Siddeley was a group of British manufacturing companies engaged in aircraft production. Hawker Siddeley combined the legacies of several British aircraft manufacturers, emerging through a series of mergers and acquisitions as one of on ...
and new investments were made. Eventually, the various divisions of Brush Electrical Engineering Company Limited became independent of one another based on their distinctive and individual product ranges, and Brush Transformers Limited came to fruition in 1971. The
Hawker Siddeley Group was acquired by
BTR plc
BTR plc was a British multinational industrial conglomerate company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1924, grew strongly by acquisition under Sir Owen Green's leadership, and merged with Siebe plc in 1999 to form BTR ...
in November 1991, and in November 1996 its Electric Power Group was sold to
FKI, who formed a dedicated Transformers Division. On 1 July 2008,
Melrose plc completed the acquisition with FKI, Melrose being a specialist investor in the manufacturing industry, is now registered on the
London Stock Exchange
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.
See also
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Brush Electrical Machines
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Brush Traction
Brush Traction is a manufacturer and maintainer of railway locomotives in Loughborough, England. It is a subsidiary of Wabtec.
History
Hughes's Locomotive & Tramway Engine Works
Henry Hughes had been operating at the Falcon Works since ...
References
External links
Brush TransformersBrush TurbogeneratorsBrush Transformers - Company History
Companies based in Loughborough
Engineering companies of the United Kingdom
Electrical engineering companies of the United Kingdom
Manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom
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