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Dowty Mining Equipment

In 1948, Dowty decided to market a newly developed product - the hydraulic pit prop. Early design prototypes had been tested in 1945, when it was felt desirable to develop new industrial applications of hydraulics.

Initially, the production of mining props was being carried out by Dowty Auto Units but in 1954 Dowty Mining Equipment was created.

In 1956 Dowty Mining Equipment opened a new factory at Ashchurch, Nr. Tewkesbury and by 1957, the millionth hydraulic pit prop had been produced and in use all over the world.

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  • Compact Chock Shields

    Compact Chock Shields

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Compact Chock Shields
  • Continuous Mining at Gedling Nov 1952

    Continuous Mining at Gedling Nov 1952

    Colliery Engineering Magazine – article about Continuous Mining at Gedling – Nov 1952
  • Cost and Productivity of Roofmaster Faces

    Cost and Productivity of Roofmaster Faces

    Cost and Productivity of Roofmaster Faces – Apr 1963
  • CUMM 66 Exhibition - Birmingham 1966

    CUMM 66 Exhibition - Birmingham 1966

    Photographs from the Council of Underground Machinery Manufacturers (CUMM) 66 Exhibition in Birmingham
  • CUMM 72 Exhibition -  Olympia London 1972

    CUMM 72 Exhibition - Olympia London 1972

    Photographs from the Council of Underground Machinery Manufacturers (CUMM) 72 Exhibition at Olympia in London
  • CUMM 77 Exhibition - Birmingham 1977

    CUMM 77 Exhibition - Birmingham 1977

    Photographs from the Council of Underground Machinery Manufacturers (CUMM) 77 Exhibition in Birmingham
  • Design Engineer - Bit of a Drag!

    Design Engineer - Bit of a Drag!

    Tom Vivian was a Dowty Mining Equipment Design Engineer. Tom has retired but helps to build race engines in Cheltenham.
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    Double Acting (Desford type) Chock

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Double Acting (Desford type) Chock
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    Dowty (South Africa) Pty - Organisation Charts

    Copies of Dowty (South Africa) Pty Management Organisation Charts from the 1980’s
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    Dowty Apprentices - Projects & Events

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

    Dowty Ashchurch – Post Closure Site Development Photographs from L J Reid, a local photographer, of Dowty Ashchurch, including the Dowty ...
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    Dowty Belt Buckles

    There is a tradition with Coal Miners, that they design and produce a Belt Buckle which represents the Colliery or ...
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    Dowty E169 Tunneling & Roadheading Machine

    Dowty Mining Equipment – E169 Tunneling & Roadheading Machine
  • Dowty Group - 21st Anniversary

    Dowty Group - 21st Anniversary

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

    Dowty Group Chief Executive Awards for Excellence
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    Dowty Group - US Product Brochure

    Dowty Group – US Product Brochure
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    Dowty Hucknall - Organisation Charts

    Copies of Dowty Hucknall Management Organisation Charts from the 1980’s
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    Dowty McCallum Pty - Organisation Charts

    Copies of Dowty McCallum Pty Management Organisation Charts from the 1980’s
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    Dowty Mining Equipment - The Sell Off

    The Dowty Group was a market leader in the manufacturing of mining systems solutions. Dowty Mining Equipment was based in Ashchurch, ...
  • Dowty Mining Equipment - Australia

    Dowty Mining Equipment - Australia

    Copies of the sales and information publications published and issued by Dowty Mining Equipment Australia
  • Dowty Mining Equipment - Exhibition Bus

    Dowty Mining Equipment - Exhibition Bus

    Photograph showing a Dowty Mining Equipment Exhibition Bus c.1941
  • Dowty Mining Equipment - General Information

    Dowty Mining Equipment - General Information

    Dowty Mining Equipment – General Information
  • Dowty Mining Equipment - Organisation Charts

    Dowty Mining Equipment - Organisation Charts

    Copies of Dowty Mining Equipment Management Organisation Charts Apologies for the quality of some charts – originals can be viewed ...
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