Hawker Siddeley Switchgear is a British manufacturer of electrical switchgear and overhead line equipment, the company operates a wholly owned subsidiary in Australia.
Based in the United Kingdom and are owned by Melrose plc.
History
In 1957, Hawker Siddeley group acquired the Brush Group, and in 1973 Brush Switchgear acquired Bowthorpe's power equipment division, with factories at Bridgend and Banbury. In 1991 South Wales Switchgear merged with Brush Switchgear to form Hawker Siddeley Switchgear Limited.[1]
The company was bought by FKI[2] in 1996 becoming part of FKI Switchgear; a division also including the company Whipp & Bourne since 1986.[3][4]