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| Company type | Private limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | 28 January 1933; 91 years ago (1933-01-28) in London, England |
| Headquarters | Manor Royal, Crawley, England |
| Products | Mechanical fans, heating and air conditioning units |
| Parent | Volution Group |
| Website | www |
Vent-Axia is a British manufacturer of ventilation, heating and air conditioning equipment, located in Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex.
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. During the Second World War, the company made fans for 10 Downing Street.
In 1946, the company acquired a new factory in Putney with 18,000 square feet (1,700 m) of floor space. The following year, Vent-Axia became a public company with shareholders. In 1957, the company, along with subsidiary Axia Fans, agreed a 99-year lease on a new 4.5-acre (1.8 ha) site at Manor Royal in Crawley. The company was acquired by the Hall Thermotank Ltd Group and later was sold to Smiths Group in 1992, and became part of Volution Group when it was formed in 2002.
References
- "Vent-Axia Ltd". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- "VENT-AXIA LIMITED". Companies House. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "Vent-Axia Limited." Times (London, England) 2 June 1948: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 26 Apr. 2014.
- "Marking 80 years of keeping the world cool". Crawley Observer. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- "Vent-Axia Limited." Times (London, England) 31 July 1958: 15. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 26 Apr. 2014
- "Vent-Axia". Graces Guide. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- "Smiths sells Air Movement and Cable businesses for £125 million". The Engineer. 5 December 2002. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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