(BH) Bowthorpe Holdings Ltd - ten year long service badge (c.1959)
Bowthorpe Holdings Ltd (BHL) was founded in 1936 by Jack Bowthorpe as the Goodlife Electrical Supplies and in 1938 renamed the Bowthorpe Electric Company Ltd. The business prospered by exploiting new niche markets in the electrical and electronics markets and over the years acquired other companies that fitted in with their business strategy. In 1948 BHL moved their main manufacturing facility to Crawley in West Sussex and also established their headquarters there. By 2000 the company had become sufficiently reorganised and was relaunched as Spirent plc later becoming Spirent Communications plc to emphasise where their core business lies..
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Timeline:
1936 Jack Bowthorpe established his first company, Goodlife Electrical Supplies.
1938 Company renamed as Bowthorpe Electric Company Ltd.
1939 Hellerman Electric Ltd and Bowthorpe Electric Company Ltd come together as Bowthorpe Holdings.
1948 Bowthorpe Holdings move their manufacturing facilities to Crawley and establish their headquarters there.
1949 Private shares issued to become Bowthorpe Holdings Ltd (BHL).
1955 BHL’s first listing on the London Stock Exchange.
1981 BHL became a public listed company and renamed Bowthorpe Holdings plc.
1982 Renamed again as Bowthorpe plc.
1987 Company acquires the US firm Optim Electronics.
1990 Bowthorpe sells off defense manufacturers Hellerman Deutsch and McGeoch.
1992 Acquisitions of Avionics, B & D Electronics, Penny & Giles, and Odessa Engineering.
1997 A new company-wide strategy and reorganization begins.
1999 Sell off of automotive industry operations, and thermal management systems division.
2000 After many years of reorganisation the company is rebranded as Spirent plc.
2006 Renamed as Spirent Communications plc and now focused on the high end telecommunications technology for testing and measurement equipment.
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References:
corporate.spirent.com/About-Us/Our_History (General history of the Bowthorpe companies).
www.spirent.com/About-Us (The Bowthorpe legacy continues with Spirent Communications plc).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Bowthorpe (Jack Bowthorpe, 1905-1978).
www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/bowthorpe-plc-h... (History of Bowthrope plc).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsch_Group (Hellermann Deutsch company).
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Enamels: 2 (red & blue).
Finish: n/a.
Material: Sterling silver.
Fixer: Rollbar pin.
Size: 1” diameter (26mm).
Process: Die stamped.
Imprint: Silver hallmarked for Chester 1959 (J) and maker’s mark TJS (Thomas James Skelton silversmiths).
(BH) Bowthorpe Holdings Ltd - ten year long service badge (c.1959)
Bowthorpe Holdings Ltd (BHL) was founded in 1936 by Jack Bowthorpe as the Goodlife Electrical Supplies and in 1938 renamed the Bowthorpe Electric Company Ltd. The business prospered by exploiting new niche markets in the electrical and electronics markets and over the years acquired other companies that fitted in with their business strategy. In 1948 BHL moved their main manufacturing facility to Crawley in West Sussex and also established their headquarters there. By 2000 the company had become sufficiently reorganised and was relaunched as Spirent plc later becoming Spirent Communications plc to emphasise where their core business lies..
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Timeline:
1936 Jack Bowthorpe established his first company, Goodlife Electrical Supplies.
1938 Company renamed as Bowthorpe Electric Company Ltd.
1939 Hellerman Electric Ltd and Bowthorpe Electric Company Ltd come together as Bowthorpe Holdings.
1948 Bowthorpe Holdings move their manufacturing facilities to Crawley and establish their headquarters there.
1949 Private shares issued to become Bowthorpe Holdings Ltd (BHL).
1955 BHL’s first listing on the London Stock Exchange.
1981 BHL became a public listed company and renamed Bowthorpe Holdings plc.
1982 Renamed again as Bowthorpe plc.
1987 Company acquires the US firm Optim Electronics.
1990 Bowthorpe sells off defense manufacturers Hellerman Deutsch and McGeoch.
1992 Acquisitions of Avionics, B & D Electronics, Penny & Giles, and Odessa Engineering.
1997 A new company-wide strategy and reorganization begins.
1999 Sell off of automotive industry operations, and thermal management systems division.
2000 After many years of reorganisation the company is rebranded as Spirent plc.
2006 Renamed as Spirent Communications plc and now focused on the high end telecommunications technology for testing and measurement equipment.
.
References:
corporate.spirent.com/About-Us/Our_History (General history of the Bowthorpe companies).
www.spirent.com/About-Us (The Bowthorpe legacy continues with Spirent Communications plc).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Bowthorpe (Jack Bowthorpe, 1905-1978).
www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/bowthorpe-plc-h... (History of Bowthrope plc).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsch_Group (Hellermann Deutsch company).
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Enamels: 2 (red & blue).
Finish: n/a.
Material: Sterling silver.
Fixer: Rollbar pin.
Size: 1” diameter (26mm).
Process: Die stamped.
Imprint: Silver hallmarked for Chester 1959 (J) and maker’s mark TJS (Thomas James Skelton silversmiths).