Corporate DS/UK/P/561 Derby; Haslam Foundry and Engineering Co Ltd; electrical and refrigerating machinery manufacturers Haslam Foundry and Engineering Co Ltd electrical and refrigerating machinery manufacturers Derby

Alfreton Road, Derby

The company was founded in 1868 in City Road, Derby, by Alfred Seale Haslam (later Sir). It specialised in hydraulic machinery, being particularly concerned with refrigeration. It occupied the Union Foundry Works in Derby. In 1892 it incorporated Pontifex and Wood Ltd; of Shoe Lane, London. In 1928 the electrical engineering firm, Newton Brothers Ltd, took over Haslams, changing the name to Newton Brothers (Derby) Ltd., in 1935. Alfred S Haslam was an early pioneer in the manufacture of refrigeration equipment, at first for long-distance transport by sea of meat from the Antipodean colonies. Haslam took over Bell and Colman patents for dry air refrigeration in 1880 and for the next fourteen years had a virtual monopoly of British marine meat refrigeration 1881 saw the arrival of his first consignment of frozen meat from Australia at a cost of 2.25d per carcass These developments opened up European markets for perishable goods and Haslam's machinery became standard equipment in warehouses and stores all over the world. Other products included boilers, hoists, mill machinery and air conditioning equipment for hospitals overseas and for the transport of explosives International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Derbyshire Record Office Collections Manual Section 7 v5.1 (May 2020) Yes DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 31/12/2021 c9f90634-2d03-424d-875f-286dc0e83d92