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Dowty Seals

Founded in 1945, with Dowty Equipment to develop and produce synthetic rubber seals

Then in 1947, Dowty transferred to the old fodder store building at Ashchurch, Nr. Tewkesbury and then in the late 1960’s a new factory was constructed where production continued at pace.

Dowty Seals also had sites in Newtown and Milford Haven, South Wales and Malta.

At its peak, Dowty Seals manufactured over 8,000,000 seals, rubber and plastic mouldings each week for a wide range of industrial and aircraft applications.

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  • 16th Horticultural Show - 6th September 1980

    16th Horticultural Show - 6th September 1980

    Dowty Ashchurch – 16th Horticultural Show Saturday 6th September 1980 These popular events were organised every year and were very competitive ...
  • 17th Horticultural Show - 3rd September 1983

    17th Horticultural Show - 3rd September 1983

    Dowty Ashchurch – 17th Horticultural Show Saturday 3rd September 198 These popular events were organised every year and were very competitive ...
  • 2DR Hydrodynamic Shaft Seal

    2DR Hydrodynamic Shaft Seal

    Dowty Seals – 2DR Hydrodynamic Shaft Seal
  • 40 years in the Rear View Mirror

    40 years in the Rear View Mirror

    In a few days, I will be marking forty years working for the same company. It’s not only a personal milestone ...
  • Aerial Photos

    Aerial Photos

    Aerial photographs of Dowty Mining and Dowty Seals at Ashchurch, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
  • All Metal Seals

    All Metal Seals

    Dowty Seals – All Metal Seals
  • Apprentice Training Schools

    Apprentice Training Schools

    The majority, if not all Dowty sites had their own Apprentice Training Schools. This is where all Apprentices usually spent their ...
  • Ashchurch Sports & Social Club

    Ashchurch Sports & Social Club

    Photograph of the Ashchurch Sports & Social Club
  • Bonded Seals "The Leakproof Washers"

    Bonded Seals "The Leakproof Washers"

    Dowty Seals – Bonded Seals “The Leakproof Washers”
  • Bonded Seals for Pressures up to 10,000 P.S.I.

    Bonded Seals for Pressures up to 10,000 P.S.I.

    Dowty Seals – Bonded Seals for Pressures up to 10,000 P.S.I.
  • Bonded Seals Pressure Gasket

    Bonded Seals Pressure Gasket

    Dowty Seals – Bonded Seals Pressure Gasket
  • CX Seals

    CX Seals

    Dowty Seals – CX Seals
  • Dowbelt - Emergency Fan Belt

    Dowbelt - Emergency Fan Belt

    Dowty produced an Emergency Car Fan Belt in the late 1960’s called the Dowbelt. This was a fan belt that a ...
  • Dowcap

    Dowcap

    Dowty Seals – Dowcap
  • Dowprint

    Dowprint

    Dowty Seals – Dowprint
  • Dowprint Seals, Gaskets and Sealing Circuitry

    Dowprint Seals, Gaskets and Sealing Circuitry

    Dowty Seals – Dowprint Seals, Gaskets and Sealing Circuitry
  • Dowty Apprentices - Projects & Events

    Dowty Apprentices - Projects & Events

    Dowty Apprentices occasionally got involved in some kind of “project” or “event”, this would involve a team of apprentices coming ...
  • Dowty Ashchurch - Post Closure

    Dowty Ashchurch - Post Closure

    Dowty Ashchurch – Post Closure Site Development Photographs from L J Reid, a local photographer, of Dowty Ashchurch, including the Dowty ...
  • Dowty Group - 21st Anniversary

    Dowty Group - 21st Anniversary

    Booklet celebrating the 21st Anniversary of Dowty Group 1931-1952
  • Dowty Group - Chief Executive Awards for Excellence

    Dowty Group - Chief Executive Awards for Excellence

    Dowty Group Chief Executive Awards for Excellence
  • Dowty Klockner - Organisation Chart

    Dowty Klockner - Organisation Chart

    Copies of Dowty Klockner Management Organisation Charts from the 1980’s
  • Dowty Palmer-Chenard - Precision Moulded Diaphragms & Seals

    Dowty Palmer-Chenard - Precision Moulded Diaphragms & Seals

    Dowty Palmer-Chenard – Precision Moulded Diaphragms & Seals
  • Dowty Polypac Sealing Systems

    Dowty Polypac Sealing Systems

    Dowty Seals – Dowty Polypac Sealing Systems
  • Dowty Polypac Sealing Systems (Japanese Version)

    Dowty Polypac Sealing Systems (Japanese Version)

    Dowty Seals – Dowty Polypac Sealing Systems (Japanese Version)
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