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  • Aubrey Bush on NEC Birmingham – 1985

    22/07/2020
    I had recently joined Dowty Mining and was working for Arthur Gray as Home Sales Manager for South Yorkshire Also...

  • Martin Westwood on Boulton Paul – People

    18/07/2020
    Tony Southwood and John Barber. Quality Control. John worked at P.E.R.M.E. Westcott on Chevaline. He did a great job on...

  • John Redfern on Dowty Jet Turbocraft – Press Release

    09/07/2020
    Thank you for your message, try this website link they be able to help further http://www.oldspeedboats.co.uk/

  • mike harold on Dowty Jet Turbocraft – Press Release

    08/07/2020
    wondering if anyone knows where we can get bearings for a hamilton marine jet turbocraft model 2233

  • John Redfern on Brockhampton Park – Site Plans

    17/06/2020
    Thank you Tina for your post, we would love to see your photos on this website, please share on here...

  • tina stocks (Jarman) on Brockhampton Park – Site Plans

    16/06/2020
    Hi my name is Tina jarman my father was the head gardener for Dowtys (Hedley Heath Jarman). i have many...

  • John Redfern on Contact us

    11/06/2020
    I have attached two websites which may be able to provide more information…hope this helps. https://www.excellenthydraulics.com/dowty-gear-pumps.html#hydraulic-gear-pumps http://www.whitehouseproductsltd.com Kind Regards John...

  • Jack Bowers on Contact us

    10/06/2020
    Thank you for your help I am trying to find the output of a PTO DOWTY Hydraulic Pump (SPG/B2R45.F..........473/69/3..................... 6595F/A)...

  • John Redfern on Laboratory Testing

    08/06/2020
    Thank you Martin for the update and detailed information... date now corrected

  • martin westwood on Laboratory Testing

    07/06/2020
    Bristol Aerojet project. c.1983 not 1970, this facility was built later for the production assembly and test of Chevaline components....

  • Sue Tallents on Memories of a Happy 5-Years!

    05/06/2020
    My husband Dick (Philip) Tallents used to talk about Duncan McGaw. He worked in several different Dowty factories, first as...

  • Sue Tallents on Brockhampton Park – Site Plans

    05/06/2020
    My late husband worked for Dowty in various departments, Rotol and Seals as well as others, in the late 60s/early...

  • John Redfern on Contact us

    01/06/2020
    I am sorry but we are not a Sales Department... this is a Heritage Website

  • RAGHAVENDRA M B on Contact us

    01/06/2020
    Hi, I have a requirement of Hydro motor. Could you please share me the sales person contact details to get...

  • Keith Grewcock on Herman Engineering Products

    25/05/2020
    Some memories here. My father worked at Herman Engineering until made redundant in '82 I think. He loved it there,...

  • Richard Edwards on Dowty Klockner – Organisation Chart

    23/05/2020
    Hi Roger Kent... You won't know me but I am sort of an adopted son of John and Vida. She...

  • Mr G. Hindson on Dowty Air Crash – Wolverhampton

    12/05/2020
    I remember, watching it, I was 10 years old, I was in the rear garden, with my brother, when it...

  • Steve Parker on No 1 Assembly Shop

    06/05/2020
    The person in the photographs near the top of the page (2 to 5) is Martin Clark, who went on...

  • John Redfern on Dowty Klockner – Organisation Chart

    04/05/2020
    Many thanks for the update Roger... have now reassigned post to Dowty Seals & Dowty Malta...

  • Roger Kent on Dowty Klockner – Organisation Chart

    04/05/2020
    This company was in fact associated with Dowty Seals and Dowty Malta, and not Dowty Mining.

  • Pete Nicholls on Dowty Controls – In Control of Technology

    30/04/2020
    So funny, seeing Phil Heredge sitting there at the test equipment, 30 years ago. Shame they didn't capture me. Probably...

  • John Redfern on Unknown Sites & Locations

    30/04/2020
    Thanks for updates Jeremy much appreciated, photos now updated

  • Jeremy Sykes on Unknown Sites & Locations

    29/04/2020
    The top left photo is Palmer Chenard, Somersworth, New Hampshire probably in around 1990, before Dowty bought it. The 4...

  • Jo McAulay on Dowty Fuel Systems – People

    27/04/2020
    Photo 1989, 25 year service of David Foster. No 14 - seated is Peter Robson. He worked in the machine...
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  • A.V.Roe and his 4-Wheeled Motorcycle

    06/08/2020
    This is an article from a locally published pamphlet titled ‘Memoirs of a Lowford boy’. The author was Mr Jim Greening ...

  • Memories of Aubrey Bush

    22/07/2020
    My name is Aubrey Bush and I joined Dowty Mining Equipment as the Home Sales Manager in 1982 working for ...

  • Memories of a Shipping Agent

    09/07/2020
    Firstly, I found the Website very informative and interesting, in particular the railway section as I am a life-long railway ...

  • Apprenticeship Prizegiving - 1984

    11/06/2020
    Copy of the progamme for the Dowty 35th Annual Apprentice Prizegiving which was held at the Cheltenham Town Hall 12th ...
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