Auto Diesels

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Auto Diesels of Uxbridge, Middlesex

1936 Company registered.
1937 Suppliers of diesel engines. [1]
1950 Agreement with Leyland Motors that Auto Diesels would build generating sets using the Leyland high speed diesel engine under the Leyland-Auto Diesels brand name[
1953 With Crompton Parkinson produced mobile starting units for the Comet and Britannia aircraft used by BOAC
1954 Auto Diesels Ltd. Manufacturers of petrol and Diesel engine-driven generating sets and Crompton Parkinson Auto Diesels aircraft starting and ground servicing units for all aircraft; automatic prime centrifugal pumping sets. Directors: A. J W. Green {Managing); L. W. Parncutt; J. V. Thomas; Air Cdre. J. Warburton. Head Office and Works: Cowley Mill Road, Uxbridge, Middx. T.: Uxbridge 5681 (5 lines). T.A.: and Cables: Autodiesel Uxbridge.
1955 Agreement with Standard Motor Co to market their entire range of diesels for stationary uses
1958 The agreement with Standard covered all piston engines for stationary uses worldwide, and for gas turbines in the UK
1959 Acquired by Frederick Braby and Co
1961 Manufacturers of generating and compressor sets, self-priming centrifugal pumps, internal combustion engines, gas turbines and aircraft starters. 200 employees.
By 1961 was part of the Braby of Britain Group
1967 Supplied diesel starters for Concorde
1968 Absorbed Norman Engineering Co into the Auto Diesels Braby Group
1970 Auto Diesels Braby introduced a 250 hp gas turbine for industrial use; said to be the first made in Britain for this application[10]
1970 Braby was acquired by the Economic Group