Hawker Siddeley Switchgear is a British manufacturer of electrical switchgear and overhead line equipment, the company operates a wholly owned subsidiary in Australia.
In 1957, Hawker Siddeley group acquired the Brush Group, and in 1973 Brush Switchgear acquired Bowthorpe's power equipment division, with factories at Bridgend and Banbury. In 1991 South Wales Switchgear merged with Brush Switchgear to form Hawker Siddeley Switchgear Limited..[1]
The company was bought by FKI[2] in 1996 becoming part of FKI Switchgear; a division also including the company Whipp & Bourne since 1986.[3][4]
In 2008 Melrose plc acquired FKI[5] along with its Switchgear group, following which FKI Switchgear once again became Hawker Siddeley Switchgear.[4]
As of 2009 Melrose has incorporated four electrical switchgear manufacturers:[4]
Hawker Siddeley Switchgear Ltd - formed in 1991 from South Wales Switchgear and Brush Switchgear
South Wales Switchgear - (founded 1941) - instrumental in developing SF6 gas insulated switchgear.
Brush Switchgear - (Brush Electrical Engineering company founded 1888) - pioneers of vacuum switchgear.
Hawker Siddeley Switchgear Pty Ltd in Australia (HSSA) - (in operation since 1964) - subsidiary of Hawker Siddeley Switchgear.
Whipp & Bourne - (established in 1903 by Samuel Whipp and Charles Bourne).
Productsedit
The company's products include overhead electrical line and other outdoor switchgear for voltages up to 38 kV, indoor switchgear for voltages to 15 kV, containerised electrical substations, HV DC switchgear for currents up to 12 kA with voltages up to 1.8 kV and protection relays, as well as servicing, maintenance and repair services.[6]
hawker, siddeley, switchgear, british, manufacturer, electrical, switchgear, overhead, line, equipment, company, operates, wholly, owned, subsidiary, australia, company, typeengineering, groupindustryelectrical, power, products, manufacturinggenresub, brand, g. Hawker Siddeley Switchgear is a British manufacturer of electrical switchgear and overhead line equipment the company operates a wholly owned subsidiary in Australia Hawker Siddeley SwitchgearCompany typeEngineering groupIndustryElectrical power products manufacturingGenreSub brand of group of companiesOwnerBrush GroupParentFKISubsidiariesHawker Siddeley Switchgear Pty Ltd Brisbane Australia Websitehss ltd wbr com Based in the United Kingdom and are owned by Melrose plc Contents 1 History 2 Products 3 References 4 External linksHistory editIn 1957 Hawker Siddeley group acquired the Brush Group and in 1973 Brush Switchgear acquired Bowthorpe s power equipment division with factories at Bridgend and Banbury In 1991 South Wales Switchgear merged with Brush Switchgear to form Hawker Siddeley Switchgear Limited 1 The company was bought by FKI 2 in 1996 becoming part of FKI Switchgear a division also including the company Whipp amp Bourne since 1986 3 4 In 2008 Melrose plc acquired FKI 5 along with its Switchgear group following which FKI Switchgear once again became Hawker Siddeley Switchgear 4 As of 2009 Melrose has incorporated four electrical switchgear manufacturers 4 Hawker Siddeley Switchgear Ltd formed in 1991 from South Wales Switchgear and Brush Switchgear South Wales Switchgear founded 1941 instrumental in developing SF6 gas insulated switchgear Brush Switchgear Brush Electrical Engineering company founded 1888 pioneers of vacuum switchgear Hawker Siddeley Switchgear Pty Ltd in Australia HSSA in operation since 1964 subsidiary of Hawker Siddeley Switchgear Whipp amp Bourne established in 1903 by Samuel Whipp and Charles Bourne Products editThe company s products include overhead electrical line and other outdoor switchgear for voltages up to 38 kV indoor switchgear for voltages to 15 kV containerised electrical substations HV DC switchgear for currents up to 12 kA with voltages up to 1 8 kV and protection relays as well as servicing maintenance and repair services 6 The company has supplied equipment for the Channel Tunnel rail link 7 the Metro North Railroad 8 and the Dubai Metro program 9 amongst others References edit Brush Switchgear Grace s Guide FKI Grace s Guide Whipp and Bourne Grace s Guide a b c Hawker Siddeley Switchgear brands Hawker Siddeley Switchgear Melrose Grace s Guide Hawker Siddeley Switchgear products hss ltd com Hawker Siddeley Switchgear Ltd celebrates Channel Tunnel Link completion hss ltd com Hawker Siddeley Switchgear Ltd on track to replace railroad circuit breakers hss ltd com Hawker Siddeley Switchgear Ltd on track with second phase of prestigious rail project hss ltd comExternal links editOfficial website Australian subsidiary Melrose PLC website nbsp This article about an Australian corporation or company is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a manufacturing company in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hawker Siddeley Switchgear amp oldid 1211192168, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
