Vent-Axia is a British manufacturer of ventilation, heating and air conditioning equipment, located in Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex.[1]
History
The company was originally incorporated on 28 January 1933, and as Vent-Axia Limited private company on 4 April 1936, to produce and sell ventilation equipment.[2] During the Second World War, the company made fans for 10 Downing Street.[3]
In 1946, the company acquired a new factory in Putney with 18000 sqft of floor space. The following year, Vent-Axia became a public company with shareholders.[4] In 1957, the company, along with subsidiary Axia Fans, agreed a 99-year lease on a new 4.5 acre site at Manor Royal in Crawley.[5]