Brush Transformers is a British company based in Loughborough, Leicestershire. They are a manufacturer of power transformers with a history stretching back over 140 years. The company was purchased by Melrose plc in 2008 and sold to Greenbelt Capital partners (formerly the energy arm of Trilantic North America, and prior to that Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking) 2025.
History
Charles Francis Brush gained respect for his pioneering work in electrical generation, lighting and motors as well as transformers.[1] In 1888, the London based Anglo-American Brush Electric Light Corporation acquired the Falcon Engine and Car Works,[2] with their established skills of electrical engineering and transport engineering, moved 100 miles north into the newly acquired Falcon Works at Loughborough, where, as of 2018, Brush Transformers Ltd still operates.
By 1957 the Brush Group was acquired by Hawker Siddeley[3] and new investments were made. Eventually, the various divisions of Brush Electrical Engineering Company Limited became independent of one another based on their distinctive and individual product ranges, and Brush Transformers Limited came to fruition in 1971.