Rubery Owen Conveyancer
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Rubery Owen is a British engineering company which was founded in 1884 in Darlaston, West Midlands.
In 1884 the company was started by John Tunner Rubery and his two brothers (Samuel and Thomas William), as an ironworks manufacturing gates and fences. In 1893 the two brothers were replaced by a trained engineer Alfred Owen, and in 1903 the company name of Rubery Owen was established. When John T Rubery retired in 1910 his partnership was bought out by A E Owen and by 1912 the company had expanded into Aviation Engineering, Motor Frames and Roofing, in addition to fencing manufacture.
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MoreRubery Owen is a British engineering company which was founded in 1884 in Darlaston, West Midlands.
In 1884 the company was started by John Tunner Rubery and his two brothers (Samuel and Thomas William), as an ironworks manufacturing gates and fences. In 1893 the two brothers were replaced by a trained engineer Alfred Owen, and in 1903 the company name of Rubery Owen was established. When John T Rubery retired in 1910 his partnership was bought out by A E Owen and by 1912 the company had expanded into Aviation Engineering, Motor Frames and Roofing, in addition to fencing manufacture.
The company expanded during the 1920s and 1930s to include the production of metal airframes, metal storage equipment, steel pulleys and armour plate. They also acquired a Warrington hydraulic company Conveyancer Fork Trucks Ltd which became Rubery Owen Conveyancer, and which claims to have launched the UK's first forklift truck in 1946.
During World War II they concentrated on supporting the war effort, producing parts for military aircraft.
Subject ID: 39453
Subject ID: 39453
