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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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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 – Apr 1963
CUMM 66 Exhibition - Birmingham 1966
Photographs from the Council of Underground Machinery Manufacturers (CUMM) 66 Exhibition in Birmingham
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
Photographs from the Council of Underground Machinery Manufacturers (CUMM) 77 Exhibition in Birmingham
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.
Double Acting (Desford type) Chock
Dowty Mining Equipment – Double Acting (Desford type) Chock
Dowty (South Africa) Pty - Organisation Charts
Copies of Dowty (South Africa) Pty Management Organisation Charts from the 1980’s
Dowty and Longwall Mining
Dowty Mining Equipment manufactured and supplied thousands of power roof supports and other mining equipment to the Longwall Mining process ...
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 Site Development Photographs from L J Reid, a local photographer, of Dowty Ashchurch, including the Dowty ...
Dowty Belt Buckles
There is a tradition with Coal Miners, that they design and produce a Belt Buckle which represents the Colliery or ...
Dowty E169 Tunneling & Roadheading Machine
Dowty Mining Equipment – E169 Tunneling & Roadheading Machine
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 - US Product Brochure
Dowty Group – US Product Brochure
Dowty Hucknall - Organisation Charts
Copies of Dowty Hucknall Management Organisation Charts from the 1980’s
Dowty McCallum Pty - Organisation Charts
Copies of Dowty McCallum Pty Management Organisation Charts from the 1980’s
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
Copies of the sales and information publications published and issued by Dowty Mining Equipment Australia
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 - Organisation Charts
Copies of Dowty Mining Equipment Management Organisation Charts Apologies for the quality of some charts – originals can be viewed ...
Dowty Mining Equipment - People
Photographs of the people who used to work at Dowty Mining Equipment Our thanks to all those who shared their photos
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