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Companies
editWorking through the various companies:
- Nottingham (Myford & Raglan Engineering)
- Myford (Holdings) Ltd, 15 June 1937–, Beeston—the original company.
- M.& R.E. Properties Ltd, 14 June 1971–, owned 119,999:1 by Myford (Holdings) Ltd, and (then) John Moore. Myford & Raglan Engineering Properties. Date probably coincides circa the take-over of the Raglan Engineering Company.
- Raglan Machine Tools (previously "M. & R.E. Sales Ltd"). 2010–
- Myford Ltd (1), 9 June 1971–6 July 2011; subsequently renamed "Hoffung", dissolved 1 January 2014
- Myford Ltd (2), 7 July 2011–26 August 2011; subsequently renamed "L & P 240 Ltd"; dissolved 1 May 2012
- Yorkshire
- Myford Ltd (3), company founded c.August 2011, in Yorkshire; previously "L & P 240 Ltd" until 26 August 2011
6 July 2011 There are a cluster of other small companies set up c.2011 both in Nottingham and Yorkshire, many of which appear to be dormant/dissolved.
- Myford Sales Ltd, 5 July 2011–22 October 2013
- Myford Machine Tools Ltd, 5 July 2011–22 October 2013
- Myford Online Sales Ltd, 6 July 2011–18 November 2014
- Myford Spares Ltd, 22 December 2011–; Tony Connor
- Trademarks
- "Myford" trademark filed on 7 October 1998, later purchased by/transferred to Myford Ltd (3);
Books
edit- Bradley, Ian (1997). Myford Series 7 Manual : ML7. ML7-R. Super 7 (2nd ed.). ISBN 9780852427750.
- Camm, F.J., ed. (June 1946). "Post-War Lathes" (advert). Practical Mechanics. Newnes: 32.
Myford Engineering Company Limited, Beeston, Nottingham, Telephone: 54222 (3 Lines)
- Pevsner, Nikolaus. Williamson, Elizabeth (ed.). Nottinghamshire. Pevsner architectural guides: Buildings of England (second revision ed.). p. 97. ISBN 9780300096361.
Beeston's textile development stretched as far W as Neville's factory (now Myford) in Chilwell High Road, built in two phases, one date 1886 in the E gable; four storeys, unaltered, with an inspection shop. Opposite the Hop Pole Inn, Gothic of c.1850.