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tLIGHT, 7 September 1951 327 THE ANCILLARY INDUSTRY TN the following pages are summaries of the principal products of nearly 400 British firms contributing directly and -*• indirectly to the construction, maintenance and operation of civil and military aircraft. This section of the "Britain's Aviation Industry" Number of Flight should be regarded as supplementary to the preceding six pages, where, under the heading of "Auxiliary Services," major aircraft installations appearing at the S.B.A.C. "Static" Show, such as airscrews and hydraulic systems, are reviewed. Unless they happen to market components, etc., as well, constructors of complete aircraft and engines are not included in the directory in the following pages; for data on these products readers are referred to the main reviews elsewhere in this issue. In the following directory, ancillary materials and products are reviewed, broadly classified under twelve main headings. In certain cases the work of an individual firm may fall under two or more headings, in which circumstances a cross-reference is made. Where firms are exhibiting at the S.B.A.C. "Static" Show, stand numbers are given at the end of the applicable paragraphs. MATERIALS (Including Metals^ Castings and Forgings, etc. ; Wood and Flastics, excluding Finished Parts) ACCLES AND POLLOCK, LTD., Oldbury, near Birmingham (Broad- well I5OO, Telex Broadwell 1797).— Manufacturers of seamless steel tube, stainless-steel and steel-alloy tubes; A.G.S. rivets; tubular box spanners and wrenches; built-up structures; machined tubes for oleo gear. S.B.A.C. Stand 63. ACTON BOLT LTD., Chase Road, London, N.W.10 (Elgar 5775)-— Bolts of all types in high-tensile materials, produced for every purpose and scientifically manufactured to fine limits. S.B.A.C. Stand 90. AERO RESEARCH, LTD., Dux- ford, Cambridge (Sawston 187).— Synthetic resin adhesives; "Redux" for metal-to-metal, wood, rubber, plastics and friction linings; "Aral- dite" for metals (also as a filler); "Aerolite" for wood structure!. AEROPLASTICS, LTD., Earl Haig Road, Hillington, Glasgow, S.W.2 (Halfway 1683).—Subsidiary of The Fairey Aviation, Co., Ltd. Aircraft components in laminated paper- base plastic material, to S.B.A.C. requirements. AIRCRAFT MATERIALS, LTD., Midland Road, London, N.W.I (Euston 6151).—Ferrous and non- ferrous alloys; fabrics, cordage, upholstery requirements and associ- ated materials. See also under "Air- craft Parts" and "Factory and Airfield Equipment." AIRSCREW COMPANY AND JICWOOD, LTD.—See under "Air- craft Parts." ALMIN, LTD., Farnham Royal, Bucks (Farnham Common 594).— Parent company of Renfrew Foun- dries, Ltd., International Alloys, Ltd., Southern Forge, Ltd., etc. ANDREWS TOLEDO, LTD., Toledo Works, Sheffield, 3 (Sheffield 23274)—Steels for the aircraft and other industries; wire rods, spring steels, high-speed alloy and carbon tool steels. ANGUS AND CO., LTD., GEORGE See under "Aircraft Parts." B.B. CHEMICAL CO., LTD., Ulverscroft Road, Leicester (Leicester2 °i7S).—"Bostik" adhesives and seal- ing compounds for aircraft applica- tions. BAKELITE, LTD., 18, Grosvenor hardens, London, S.W.I (Sloane ?9n).—Bakelite plastics, in mould-ln gs, laminated sheet, rod and tube; synthetic resins; vinyl compounds. BAMBERGERS, LTD., 27/28, Fins- bury Square, London, E.C.2 (Mon- arch 4466).—Aircraft spruce, plywood, veneer, hardwood and softwoodua Ponea. BIRMETALS, LTD., Woodgate Works, Quinton, Birmingham 32 (Woodgate 2253).—Sections, tubes and sheet in the recently developed Elektron magnesium zirconium alloys; also Birmabright and Birmetals aluminium alloys; Argon-arc-welded structures. S.B.A.C. Stand 68. BIRMINGHAM ALUMINIUM CASTING (1903) CO., LTD., Birmid Works, Smethwick, Birming- ham (Smethwick 1413).—Light-alloy castings (aluminium and magnesium- zinc base) by the sand, gravity and pressure processes. S.B.A.C. Stand 58. BOORN AND CO., LTD., THOMAS.—See under "Aircraft Parts." BOOTH AND CO., LTD., JAMES, Argyle Street Works, Nechells, Birmingham 7 (East 1521).—Ex- truded sections, tube, sheet, strip and forgings in aluminium alloys, brass and copper. S.B.A.C. Stand 132. BRITISH ALUMINIUM CO., LTD., Salisbury House, London Wall, London, E.C.2 (Monarch 4422). —Aluminium and aluminium alloys for aircraft and other purposes in standard wrought forms; aluminium- alloy sheet and strip. S.B.A.C. Stand 109. BRITISH BELTING AND AS- BESTOS, LTD., Scandinavia Mills, Cleckheaton, Yorkshire (Cleckheaton 800).—Brake liners, bushes, bearings and other friction and anti-friction materials for aircraft applications. BRITISH PLYWOOD MANU- FACTURERS, LTD., Wharf Road, Ponders End, Middlesex (Howard 2771).—A.I.D. and A.R.B. approved for plywood for aircraft construction; also metal-faced plywood. BRITISH WIRE PRODUCTS, LTD., Stourport-on-Severn, Wor- cestershire (Stourport 240/3).— Tnilay and Truloc aircraft control cables and fittings and push-pull con- trols. S.B.A.C. Stand 5. BROOKS (AUTOS) LTD., T. J., Beech Street, Leicester (Leicester 60987).—A.I.D. and A.R.B. ap- proved for A.G.S. and similar com- ponents turned from the bar. BROWN FOUNDRIES CO., DAVID, Penistone, near Sheffield, Yorkshire (Penistone 135).—High- tensile steel and special alloy castings for gas turbines and also for highly stressed airborne components. S.B.A.C. Stand 158. BROWN BROTHERS (AIR- CRAFT), LTD.—See under "Air- craft Parts." CAPE ASBESTOS CO., LTD., 114-116 Park Street, London, W.I (Grosvenor 6022).—"Capasco"Asbes- tos plastics in sheet, moulded, and machined form. "Asbestolux" in- combustible board for hangar linings, etc. COOPERS MECHANICAL JOINTS, LTD.—See under "Air- craft Parts." DALE, LTD., JOHN, London Colney, St. Albans, Herts (Bowmans Green 2266).—Aluminium alloy gravity die castings for medium- and highly-stressed parts of engines, air- frames, controls, etc. A.I.D. and A.R.B. approved. DARWINS, LTD., Fitzwilliam Works, Sheffield 9 (Sheffield 41341). —High-speed tool and alloy steels; castings; permanent magnets; hack- saw blades; tool-holder bits, files. DURLX ABRASIVES, LTD.— Name changed to Minnesota Mining and Mfg. Co., Ltd. see overleaf). ENGLISH STEEL CORPORA- TION, LTD.—See under "Aircraft Parts." ENTHOVEN AND SONS, LTD., H. J., 89, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C.4 (Mansion House 4533).—"Superspeed" activated resin- cored solders, A.I.D. and A.R.B. approved. S.B.A.C. Stand 94. FAILSWORTH PLASTICS, Clare- mont Street, Failsworth, Lanes (Fails- worth 2265).—Pol> vinyl-chloride- coated felt for aircraft components, A.I.D. approved. FIBREGLASS, LTD., Ravenhead Works, St. Helens, Lanes (St. Helens 4224).—"Fibreglass" for heat, sound and electrical insulation; of particular value in low-pressure laminates. S.B.A.C. Stand 143. FIRTH AND JOHN BROWN, LTD., THOS., Atlas Works, Shef- field 4 (Sheffield 20081).—Firth Brown Steels for the aircraft industry, as exemplified at Farnborough by a range of components, by photographs, and by a working model of a gas turbine. S.B.A.C. Stand 39. FIRTH-VICKERS STAINLESS STEELS, LTD., Staybrite Works, Sheffield 9 (Sheffield 42051).—Stain- less "Staybrite" heat- and creep- resisting aircraft steels in sheet, strip, bars and forgings; centrifugally cast, centri-die-cast and precision-cast components for gas turbines. S.B.A.C. Stand 145. FLATHER, LTD., W. T., Standard Steel Works, Sheffield (Sheffield 41152).—Drawn, turned or ground specification steels for aircraft in alloy and carbon; case-hardening steels for toolroom work; carburising com- pounds. S.B.A.C. Stand 118. FLEXO PLYWOOD INDUS- TRIES, LTD., Flexo Works, South Chingford, London, E.4 (Silverthorn 2666).—Plywood to all aircraft speci- fications; sandwich constructions using expanded cores such as Onazote, ' Dufaylite, end-grain balsa, etc., giving a panel of a high strength/weight ratio. FOX AND CO., LTD., SAMLEL (Associated with The United Steel Cos., Ltd.), Stocksbridge Works, near Sheffield (Oughtibridge 40871). —Alloy, stainless and heat-resisting steels in the form of billets, bars, cold- rolled strip and sheet. S.B.A.C. Stand 100. :- GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.,' LTD.—See under "Cabin Equip- ment." GLACIER METAL CO., LTD.— See under "Aircraft Parts." HABERSHON AND SONS, LTD., J. J., Holmes Mills, Rotherham, Yorks (Rotherham 2081-6).—Steels to aircraft specifications, in hot- and cold-rolled strip; sheets, bars and sections. S.B.A.C. Stand 42. HALL AND HALL, LTD., Oldfield Works, Hampton, Middlesex (Mole- sey 2180).—"Hallprene" synthetic rubber, oil and petrol-resisting mould- ings, sheetings, extrusions and oil seals for high- and low-temperature applications; "Hallite" jointing. S.B.A.C. Stand 87. HALL AND PICKLES, LTD., Manchester and Sheffield (Manchester Central 4571).—High-speed, press- tool and hot-die steels; stainless and heat-resisting steels and wire; elec- trical resistance alloys; engineers' small tools. S.B.A.C. Stand 175. HIGH DUTY ALLOYS, LTD., Slough, Bucks (Slough 23901).— Castings, forgings, stampings, press- ings and extrusions in "Hidurmnium" and "Magnuminium" aluminium and magnesium alloys. Compressor blades in "Hiduminium," aluminium bronze and Nimonic. S.B.A.C. Stand 119. HUGHES-JOHNSON STAMP- INGS, LTD., Langley Green, Bir- mingham (Broadwell 1361-4).—Drop forgings for the aircraft and engine industry, in carbon and aHoy-steels; copper, bronze, brass and aluminium alloys. S.B.A.C. Stand 75. Compressor bidd- ing in H/d
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