Notable Orders: 1970s
Fielding presses and many Redman Roll Forming machines
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 |
23/01/1970 | 1740 ton Extrusion press | E & E Kaye Enfield | UK | 94,000 | 76600 | D7338/10/6/8 |
23/03/1970 | 2000 ton Closed Die Forging press | Plant & Machinery (for Carmel Forge) | Israel | 104,410 | F76450 | D7338/10/6/8 |
23/10/1970 | 1600 ton Aluminium Extrusion Plant | Century Aluminium (for Sanquhar | UK | 165,000 | E77180 | D7338/10/6/8 |
11/12/1970 | 2500 ton Extrusion press, for copper | Slobodan Penezic-Krcun | Yugoslavia | 311,250 | E78250 | D7338/10/6/8 |
17/3/1971 | 350 to Billet Piercing machine | Wednesbury Tube, Bilston | UK | 46,000 | X78860 | D7338/10/6/8 |
17/03/1971 | 1600 ton Extrusion press, for aluminium | CEGEDUR | France | 91,600 | E75540 | D7338/10/6/8 |
08/04/1971 | 2000 ton Pierce Press | Chesterfield Cylinders | UK | 548,530 | X78000 | D7338/10/6/8 |
08/04/1971 | 275 ton Push Bench and plant for ‘B’ Mill | Chesterfield Cylinders | UK | X78000 | D7338/10/6/8 | |
30/06/1971 | 2000 ton Pull-Down press | Rauma Repola | Finland | 161,000 | F80620 | D7338/10/6/8 |
31/08/1971 | 1600 ton Extrusion plant, for aluminium | Pillar Portuguesa | Portugal | 219,670 | E74240 | D7338/10/6/8 |
21/12/1971 | Redman Series 6, Mk2, Roll Forming m/c | Alfa Romeo | Italy | 152,350 | W81760 | D7338/10/6/8 |
16/05/1972 | 200 ton Deep Drawing & Ironing press | Luxfer, Nottingham | UK | 54,500 | V82480 | D7338/10/6/8 |
27/07/1972 | 900 ton Extrusion plant, for aluminium | Olympic Aluminium, Ayreshire | UK | 189,288 | E77190 | D7338/10/6/8 |
11/08/1972 | Redman Series 6, Mk2, Roll Forming m/c | Granges Essem, Skultuna | Sweden | 160,300 | W82750 | D7338/10/6/8 |
25/05/1972 | Redman Series 6, Mk1, Roll Forming m/c | S E Automoviles, Barcelona | Spain | 83,095 | W82780 | D7338/10/6/8 |
18/07/1972 | Redman Series 6, MK1, Roll Forming m/c | A/S Raufoss | Norway | 83,500 | W83000 | D7338/10/6/8 |
16/08/1972 | 2500 ton Extrusion press, with piercer, for copper | Gusum Bruk | Sweden | 553,320 | E83100 | D7338/10/6/8 |
30/08/1972 | Redman Series 6, Mk1, Roll Forming m/c, plus tooling | Metalexport | Poland | 117,856 | W83140 | D7338/10/6/8 |
11/10/1972 | Redman Series 6, Mk1, Roll Forming m/c | A/S Raufoss | Norway | 82,500 | W83480 | D7338/10/6/8 |
03/10/1972 | 1600/80 ton Hydrostatic Extrusion press | Sumitomo, Osaka | Japan | 226,000 | E83600 | D7338/10/6/8 |
02/01/1973 | Redman Series 6, Mk1, Roll Forming m/c | Wilmot Breedon | UK | 75,625 | W84230 | D7338/10/6/8 |
14/02/1973 | Redman Series 6, Mk2, Roll Forming m/c | Alfa Romeo, for Alfa Sud | Italy | 245,272 | W83160 | D7338/10/6/8 |
30/03/1973 | 1600 ton Extrusion press for aluminium | Alcan Booth Extrusions, Banbury | UK | 128,420 | E83130 | D7338/10/6/8 |
12/04/1973 | Redman Series 6, Mk2, Roll Forming m/c | Alfa Sud, Naples | Italy | 198,139 | W84510 | D7338/10/6/8 |
17/04/1973 | Redman Series 6, Mk2, Roll Forming m/c | Stankoimport (for Azlk factory, Moscow) | USSR | 257,500 | W85100 | D7338/10/6/8 |
26/04/1973 | Redman Series 6, Mk2, Roll Forming m/c | Alfa Sud, Naples | Italy | 227,215 | W84750 | D7338/10/6/8 |
25/05/1973 | 2000 ton Extrusion press | E & E Kaye Enfield (for Doncaster) | UK | 126,000 | E77210 | D7338/10/6/8 |
16/07/1973 | 1600 ton Extrusion plant, for aluminium | Heywood Williams, Chester | UK | 228159 | E85490 | D7338/10/6/8 |
19/07/1973 | Clearing D/A Mechanical press | GKN Sankey | UK | 111,440 | C85420 | D7338/10/6/8 |
23/08/1973 | 2 – Redman Series 6, Mk1, Roll Forming m/c | COINTRA, Madrid | Spain | 203,600 | W85840 | D7338/10/6/8 |
27/09/1973 | Redman Series 6, Mk1 Roll Forming m/c | A/S Raufoss | Norway | 111,510 | W86250 | D7338/10/6/8 |
24/10/1973 | Clearing D/A Mechanical press | Rover Triumph, Speke | UK | 134,162 | C86310 | D7338/10/6/8 |
27/11/1973 | Redman Series 6, Mk1, Roll Forming m/c | A/S Raufoss | Norway | 103,830 | W86550 | D7338/10/6/8 |
11/12/1973 | 2000 ton Extrusion press, for aluminium | Alcan Booth, Banbury | UK | 207,420 | E86650 | D7338/10/6/8 |
03/06/1974 | 1600 ton Extrusion press, for aluminium | BKL Alloys, Redditch | UK | 166,950 | E86060 | D7338/10/6/8 |
03/06/1974 | 120 ton DDI press | IMI, Birmingham | UK | 60,112 | V87350 | D7338/10/6/8 |
31/07/1974 | 16MN Extrusion press, for aluminium (First fully pre-stressed 4 column design) | Nordsk Hydro, for Ashley Aluminium | UK | 187,180 | E87450 | D7338/10/6/8 |
22/08/1974 | 7- 500 ton Straightening presses | V/O Metallurgimport, Moscow | USSR | 725,960 | X87460 | D7338/10/6/8 |
23/08/1974 | 4 – 750 ton Straightening presses | V/O Metallurgimport, Moscow | USSR | 386,000 | X87470 | D7338/10/6/8 |
30/05/1974 | Clearing 200 ton Crankshaft Twisting press | Scottish Stamping, Ayr | UK | 65,500 | C87500 | D7338/10/6/8 |
28/06/1974 | 200 ton DDI press | Cylinder Forming, for Ansul, Wisconsin | USA | 88,632 | V87820 | D7338/10/6/8 |
03/04/1975 | Accumulator Station | BSC, for Calder Works | UK | 188,830 | A89100 | D7338/10/6/8 |
25/04/1975 | Redman Series 6 MkI Roll Forming m/c plus tooling | Ymos Metallwerke | West Germany | 150,000 | W88880 | D7338/10/6/8 |
11/06/1975 | Mill Stand Assembly | Loewy Robertson, for o/seas | UK | 225,813 | G89460 | D7338/10/6/8 |
23/06/1975 | 770 ton Straightening press | V/O Metallurgimport, Moscow | USSR | 119,200 | X89530 | D7338/10/6/8 |
22/07/1975 | 3100 ton Downstroking press | Norton Abrasives, Welwyn Garden City | UK | 188,921 | V89580 | D7338/10/6/8 |
01/09/1975 | 2 – 1000 ton Downstroking presses | GKN Sankey, Wellington | UK | 260,530 | V89770 | D7338/10/6/8 |
09/11/1975 | 1600 ton Extrusion plant, for aluminium | Gotenverken Byggaluminium, Robersfors | Sweden | 425,000 | E86070 | D7338/10/6/8 |
11/12/1975 | Electrical System | Birds (Swansea), for GKN Cardiff | UK | 133,967 | Y90120 | D7338/10/6/8 |
30/09/1976 | 1600 ton Extrusion plant, for Dubai | British Smelter Construction | UAE | 288,000 | E87370 | D7338/10/6/8 |
12/04/1976 | Redman Series 6, Mk1, Roll Forming m/c | COINTRA, Madrid | Spain | 202,125 | W87400 | D7338/10/6/8 |
30/07/1976 | One 16 size 3 Reduction Drive Unit, for NCB Trentham Drift. | Cable Belt, Camberley | UK | 55,000 | G91420 | D7338/10/6/8 |
27/08/1976 | 300 ton Single-Acting Hydraulic press | Joseph Lucas for Girling, Cwmbran | UK | 37,980 | V91410 | D7338/10/6/8 |
20/01/1977 | 200 ton Briquetting Press | GKN Contractors Ltd., Redditch | Poland | 65,000 | B92330 | D7338/10/6/8 |
04/04/1977 | Strip Mill Equipment, for BA Falkirk | Loewy Robertson | UK | 105,586 | G92420 | D7338/10/6/8 |
16/03/1977 | Recondition 2000/200 ton Extrusion press | Enfield Rolling Mills, Erdington | UK | 109,933 | G92580 | D7338/10/6/8 |
02/02/1977 | 16MN Extrusion plant, for aluminium | Purso Oy | Finland | 383,025 | E92950 | D7338/10/6/8 |
22/07/1977 | Con-Cast Water Hydraulic System for BSC Ravenscraig | Distington Engineering | UK | 40,000 | P93270 | D7338/10/6/8 |
22/07/1977 | Special Hydraulic Cylinders for BSC Ravenscraig | Distington Engineering | UK | 54,890 | G93280 | D7338/10/6/8 |
09/08/1977 | 16MN Extrusion plant, for aluminium | Extrusal SA, Aveiro | Portugal | 506,495 | E87730 | D7338/10/6/8 |
14/10/1977 | Installation of Extrusion plant in Dubai | British Smelter Construction | UAE | 276,225 | G93650 | D7338/10/6/8 |
05/11/1977 | Overhaul of 500 ton Craig & Donald Press | Ford Motor Co. Ltd | UK | 25,089 | G93760 | D7338/10/6/8 |
03/03/1978 | 20MN Extrusion plant, for aluminium | G & T Hellenic Aluminium Profiles | Greece | 684,000 | E92100 | D7338/10/6/8 |
16/05/1978 | 350 ton Billet Piercing press | Wednesbury Tube, Bilston | UK | 198,000 | E94630 | D7338/10/6/9 |
01/06/1978 | Redman Series 6, Mk2, Roll Forming m/c | FAMM, Buenos Aires | Argentina | 292,510 | W86290 | D7338/10/6/8 |
13/06/1978 | Clearing 75 US ton Hot Platen press | British Aerospace | UK | 158,000 | C94780 | D7338/10/6/9 |
27/07/1978 | 16MN Extrusion plant, for aluminium | Effah Boakye | Ghana | 585,274 | E92400 | D7338/10/6/8 |
12/12/1978 | Three Mould press & tooling | Tarmac Overseas | Abu Dhabi | 128,000 | K95670 | D7338/10/6/9 |
27/02/1979 | 30 tonne Rail-Bound Manipulator | Davy-Loewy Ltd. | UK | 65,000 | G95840/50 | D7338/10/6/9 |
04/03/1979 | 16MN Extrusion press, for aluminium | Kunstoff und Metall | Germany | 382,000 | E96050 | D7338/10/6/9 |
26/03/1979 | Machining 18 – Bearing Pedestals | Rolls Royce | UK | 188,276 | G96160 | D7338/10/6/9 |
03/07/1979 | 250 ton 5 – Station press | Fibreglass | UK | 115,948 | K96250 | D7338/10/6/9 |
20/07/1979 | API 304 & 404 Press Assemblies | Michelin Tyre, Stoke-on-Trent | UK | 327,829 | G96450 | D7338/10/6/9 |
20/06/1979 | New main Ram & Piercer Crosshead | Yorkshire Imperial Metals, Kirkby | UK | 240,000 | E96660 | D7338/10/6/9 |
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