Notable Orders: 1940s
A selection of orders received during and post WW2
This page contains a précis of notable orders taken by the company and the machinery they produced for those orders. If you (or someone you knew) worked on any of the machines noted here, please leave your memories of your (or their) part in the completion of that order by Adding a comment at the bottom of the page.
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Date | Description of Goods | Client | Country | Value (£) | Order No. | Source |
11/06/1940 | 3000 ton Heading press | Australian Commonwealth | Australia | 15,000 | 8938 | D7338/10/6/2 |
18/10/1940 | 11 – 200 ton Heading presses. (10 for 5.5″ 1 for 6″ shells) | Ministry of Supply | UK | 9097 | D7338/10/6/2 | |
26/11/1940 | 2 – 200 ton Heading presses (for 5.5″ chemical shells) | Ministry of Supply | UK | 9150 | D7338/10/6/2 | |
27/11/1940 | 30 – 125 ton Heading presses 30 – H3 Hydraulic Pumps | Ministry of Supply | UK | 9159 | D7338/10/6/2 | |
03/01/1941 | 8 – 300 ton Heading presses | Ministry of Supply | UK | 9227 | D7338/10/6/2 | |
07/01/1941 | 5 – 200 ton Heading presses | Ministry of Supply | UK | 9236 | D7338/10/6/2 | |
30/01/1941 | Payment of £100 ea. for 18 presses (built under licence) | Australian Commonwealth | Australia | 9269 | D7338/10/6/2 | |
04/03/1941 | 3 – H15 Hydraulic Pumps | Chesterfield Cylinders | UK | 9290 | D7338/10/6/2 | |
26/05/1941 | 5 – 3000 ton Heading & Indenting presses | Australian Commonwealth | Australia | 9412 | D7338/10/6/2 | |
15/11/1941 | 2 sets – 3500 and 1500 ton Aluminium Extrusion presses | Air Ministry (one set for ICI Gowerton) | UK | 9698 | D7338/10/6/2 | |
17/11/1941 | 3 – 350 ton Cupping & Drawing presses | Ministry of Supply | UK | 9710 | D7338/10/6/2 | |
17/11/1941 | 2 – 200 ton Drawing presses | Ministry of Supply | UK | 9711 | D7338/10/6/2 | |
17/11/1941 | 6 – 150 ton Drawing presses | Ministry of Supply | UK | 9712 | D7338/10/6/2 | |
17/11/1941 | 6 – 100 ton Drawing presses | Ministry of Supply | UK | 9713 | D7338/10/6/2 | |
17/11/1941 | 34 – H3 Hydraulic Pumps | Ministry of Supply | UK | 9714 | D7338/10/6/2 | |
17/11/1941 | 2 – 1000 ton Indenting presses | Ministry of Supply | UK | 9718 | D7338/10/6/2 | |
17/11/1941 | 3 – 2000 ton Indenting presses | Ministry of Supply | UK | 9719 | D7338/10/6/2 | |
17/11/1941 | 3 – 2000 ton Heading presses | Ministry of Supply | UK | 9720 | D7338/10/6/2 | |
17/11/1941 | 13 – H3 Hydraulic Pumps | Ministry of Supply | UK | 9723 | D7338/10/6/2 | |
01/06/1942 | 2 – 1200/1500 ton presses | Ministry of Supply | UK | 4003 | D7338/10/6/3 | |
22/06/1942 | 2000 ton Heading & Indenting press | India Store | India | 4031 | D7338/10/6/3 | |
07/07/1942 | 1090/130 ton Horizontal Extrusion press | E P Jenks, Wolverhampton | UK | 4053 | D7338/10/6/3 | |
14/07/1942 | 1800 ton Hot Platen press | Factories Direction, Lydney | UK | 4072 | D7338/10/6/3 | |
15/07/1942 | 2 – 600 ton Vertical Extrusion presses (for tube) | Russian Trade Delegation | Russia | 4078 | D7338/10/6/3 | |
15/07/1942 | 2 – 1500/1700 ton Horizontal Extrusion presses (for tube) | Russian Trade Delegation | Russia | 4080 | D7338/10/6/3 | |
15/07/1942 | 1 – 3000/3500 ton Horizontal Extrusion press (for tube) | Russian Trade Delegation | Russia | 4082 | D7338/10/6/3 | |
15/07/1942 | 5 – 1500/1700 ton Extrusion presses | Russian Trade Delegation | Russia | 4094 | D7338/10/6/3 | |
06/07/1943 | 1430 ton Vertical Extrusion press (for tube) | Serck Tubes | UK | 4396 | D7338/10/6/3 | |
01/09/1943 | 3 – 1500 ton Extrusion presses | Ministry of Aircraft Production (for Russian Trade Delegation) | Russia | 4481 | D7338/10/6/3 | |
24/09/1943 | 1000 ton Upstroking press plant | Russian Trade Delegation | Russia | 13,800 | 4515 | D7338/10/6/3 |
16/10/1943 | 750 ton 4 – column Flanging press plant | Ministry of Supply (for Russian Trade Delegation) | Russia | 15,000 | 4560 | D7338/10/6/3 |
20/01/1944 | 3 – 625 ton Aluminium Stretching & Detwisting machines | Ministry of Aircraft Production (1 – Rogerstone, 1 – HDA Workington, 1 – Birmingham, Kitts Green?) | UK | 4653 | D7338/10/6/3 | |
11/09/1944 | 650 ton Flanging press, Boiler shell Plate Bender, Fixed Rivetter 100/60/40 ton, Hydraulic Rivetter 70/45/25 ton, D/Acting Rivetter 75/45/25/ton | India Store | India | 4867 | D7338/10/6/3 | |
27/01/1945 | repeat of O/no. 4867 | India Store | India | 5011 | D7338/10/6/3 | |
27/01/1945 | 2000 ton Flanging press | Birmingham Railway & Carriage Works | UK | 5115 | D7338/10/6/3 | |
27/04/1945 | Lead press (for cable sheathing) | Lancashire Cable | UK | 10,640 | 5176 | D7338/10/6/3 |
12/10/1945 | 1500 ton Extrusion press | McKechnie Bros., Walsall | UK | 24,753 | 5227 | D7338/10/6/3 |
22/10/1945 | 42 – Oil Engines (10 – 5/9BHP, 10 – 10/15 BHP, 10 – 16/23 BHP, 6 – 26/35 BHP, 6 – 35/45 BHP | Brush Electrical Engine Co. | UK | 5239 | D7338/10/6/3 | |
24/10/1946 | 1000 ton ‘Serck’ Vertical Extrusion press | Visseries & Trefilieries | Belgium | 13,660 | 5494 | D7338/10/6/3 |
15/10/1946 | 1000 ton ‘Serck’ Vertical Extrusion press | C Van Ingen | Holland | 17,880 | 5523 | D7338/10/6/4 |
11/10/1946 | 1500 ton Horizontal Extrusion press | Swiss Aluminium | Switzerland | 21,500 | 5524 | D7338/10/6/4 |
08/10/1946 | 1500 ton Horizontal Extrusion press | Block Metall | 46,930 | 5525 | D7338/10/6/4 | |
08/10/1946 | 1500 ton Horizontal Extrusion press | Northern Cable & Wire | UK | 46,930 | 5528 | D7338/10/6/4 |
05/11/1946 | 3300 ton Plate Bender | John Brown, Clydebank | UK | 45,200 | 5555 | D7338/10/6/4 |
03/06/1947 | 2500 ton Forging plant | Argentine Aeronautical Purchasing Co. | Argentina | 50,980 | 5655 | D7338/10/6/4 |
16/09/1947 | 7 1/4″ x 16″ Mud Pumps | B.O.F.E.C. | UK | 101,250 | 5807 | D7338/10/6/4 |
28/11/1947 | 280 ton Stretch Forming m/c | Argentine Aeronautical Purchasing Co. | Argentina | 12,640 | 5841 | D7338/10/6/4 |
29/11/1947 | 2000 ton Extrusion press plant | Birmingham Battery, Selly Oak | UK | 51,000 | 5849 | D7338/10/6/4 |
24/03/1948 | 1000 ton ‘Serck’ Vertical Extrusion press | Stewarts & Lloyds | South Africa | 18,630 | 5957 | D7338/10/6/4 |
10/06/1948 | 20 – sets S.P.A. 12 Slush Pumps | B.O.F.E.C. | UK | 49,000 | 6028 | D7338/10/6/4 |
06/09/1948 | 2000 ton Extrusion press plant | Polish Purchasing Commission | Poland | 69,000 | 6093 | D7338/10/6/4 |
06/09/1948 | 1000 ton Extrusion press plant | Polish Purchasing Commission | Poland | 45,105 | 6094 | D7338/10/6/4 |
30/12/1948 | 2500 ton Lead Sheathing press | Societe Belge pour le Fabrication | Belgium | 23,215 | 6127 | D7338/10/6/4 |
03/08/1949 | Accumulator Station | Russian Trade Delegation | Russia | 60,714 | 6378 | D7338/10/6/4 |
05/09/1949 | 2000 ton Horizontal Extrusion press plant | Aston Chain & Hook, Birmingham (later called delta Drawn Metals) | UK | 55,540 | 6404 | D7338/10/6/4 |
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Hi John! When I get the chance I will have a look and let you know.
Thanks – John B
Hi Trevor! Regrettably the answer is no. The previous O/No. 5238, was for the supply of jigs and fixtures for the engines, so it is possible that they may have been transferred to Petters, Loughborough, around this time (in 1939 Petters was bought by Brush Electrical). Also O/No. 5391, Apr 1946, transfer of SD and CS type engine spares (semi-diesel and cold start?), value £3998 and O/No. 5455, June 1946, transfer of spares – to Loughborough (where Brush was based). This suggests that final transfer of the oil and gas engines had taken place.
I do not recall ever seeing a book with serial numbers of the gas and oil engines (there must have been one), so I suspect it was transferred to Petters at some stage. John B
Hi John! Whilst I was indexing Detail Drawings which had been put onto film by Brush I have seen some drawings which Brush had re-drawn and sent to Fieldings for spare parts.
Hi Trevor! Any dates of the drawings? John B
Hi John! Would there be any Serial Numbers on the orders for these engines?. If there are it will help me with the engine register?
Hi John. I was interested to see the order for 42 Oil Engines for The Brush Electrical Company!
Hi Trevor! Thanks for you comment to this page. It never ceases to amaze me the sheer quantity of equipment attached to some of the orders of the period, particularly when one considers the state of the country at the time. I should add that this order is but one example of an order for the supply of multiple units, especially H3 three-throw hydraulic oil pumps, that were manufactured in abundance at the time. John B
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