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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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    Memories of Aubrey Bush

    My name is Aubrey Bush and I joined Dowty Mining Equipment as the Home Sales Manager in 1982 working for ...
  • Memories of Coal Mining Days

    Memories of Coal Mining Days

    Memories of Coal Mining Days I was involved with man-less coal face trials at Bagworth colliery 1986-1990 with Dowty Mining Equipment True Engineers! Peter ...
  • Memories of Colin Little

    Memories of Colin Little

    My Dad, Colin Little worked at Dowty Mining in the 1950s before moving to Gullick Dobson’s in about 1967/8 after ...
  • Mining Exhibition - Madrid 1970

    Mining Exhibition - Madrid 1970

    Photographs from the Madrid Mining Exhibition 1970
  • Mining Exhibition - Ontario 1972

    Mining Exhibition - Ontario 1972

    Photographs from a Mining Exhibition held in 1972 Ontario, Canada
  • Mining Exhibition 1967

    Mining Exhibition 1967

    Photographs from a 1967 Mining Exhibition
  • Mining Exhibition c.1975

    Mining Exhibition c.1975

    Photographs from a Dowty Mining Equipment trade stand at an Exhibition… unknown venue … possibly Birmingham, c.1975
  • Mining Matters

    Mining Matters

    Copies of the Dowty Mining Equipment newspaper “Mining Matters” that were published, with the latest news stories and photographs, of ...
  • Modern Hydraulic Pit Props at a Roadhead by J Carver & T J Jones

    Modern Hydraulic Pit Props at a Roadhead by J Carver & T J Jones

    Institute of Mining Engineers Paper – Modern Hydraulic Pit Props at a Roadhead by J Carver & T J Jones ...
  • Modular Valve System

    Modular Valve System

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Modular Valve System
  • NCB Deltic Support

    NCB Deltic Support

    Dowty Mining Equipment – NCB Deltic Support
  • NEC Birmingham - 1985

    NEC Birmingham - 1985

    Photograph taken at the trade stand of Dowty Mining Equipment at the NEC Exhibition Hall c 1985
  • NEC Birmingham International Mining Exhibition 1977

    NEC Birmingham International Mining Exhibition 1977

    Photographs of models for exhibit layout held at the NEC Birmingham International Mining Exhibition in 1977
  • Oleo Retarders

    Oleo Retarders

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Oleo Retarders
  • Packing Platform

    Packing Platform

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Packing Platform
  • Photographers Edit

    Photographers Edit

    Photographs show the photos that Photographers were selecting and editing, ready to include in a Dowty Mining Equipment publications
  • Powered Support Technology for Thin Seams

    Powered Support Technology for Thin Seams

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Powered Support Technology for Thin Seams by W.B. Acton C.Eng, MIMin.E, MBIM The full paper can be viewed ...
  • Poznan Technical Goods Fair 1972

    Poznan Technical Goods Fair 1972

    Photographs from the Poznan Technical Goods Fair 1972
  • Poznan Technical Goods Fair 1973

    Poznan Technical Goods Fair 1973

    Photographs from the Poznan Technical Goods Fair 1973
  • Poznan Technical Goods Fair 1974

    Poznan Technical Goods Fair 1974

    Photographs from the Poznan Technical Goods Fair 1974
  • Queen's Award to Industry for Technological Innovation

    Queen's Award to Industry for Technological Innovation

    Photographs from the Queen’s Award to Industry for Technological Innovation in 1968 Presentation by Duke of Beaufort to Sir George Dowty ...
  • Recoverable Strata Bolt

    Recoverable Strata Bolt

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Recoverable Strata Bolt
  • Revlem Supports 5/150 Tonne & 6/180 Tonne

    Revlem Supports 5/150 Tonne & 6/180 Tonne

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Revlem Supports 5/150 Tonne & 6/180 Tonne
  • Road Head Support

    Road Head Support

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Road Head Support
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