Brush Transformers are a company based in Loughborough

Loughborough

Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University...

, Leicestershire, they are a manufacturer of power transformer

Transformer

A transformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another through inductively coupled conductors—the transformer's coils. A varying current in the first or primary winding creates a varying magnetic flux in the transformer's core and thus a varying magnetic field...

s with a history stretching back over 120 years.

History

Brush was founded by an American inventor called Charles Francis Brush, born 1849 he was an expert in his field gaining the respect of many for his pioneering work in electrical generation, lighting and motors as well as transformers. The Brush Company and the Falcon Company, with their established skills of electrical engineering and transport engineering

Transport engineering

Transportation engineering is the application of technology and scientific principles to the planning, functional design, operation and management of facilities for any mode of transportation in order to provide for the safe, rapid, comfortable, convenient, economical, and environmentally...

, became Brush Electrical Engineering Co Ltd with the manufacturing facility at Loughborough

Loughborough

Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University...

, where Brush Transformers still operates today. Brush Electrical Engineering Co Ltd progressed into one of the pioneer firms in the development of machines for the introduction of electric light, and in the manufacture of direct current generators, alternators, transformers and early forms of traction equipment. By 1957 the Brush Group was acquired by Hawker Siddeley and new investments were made. Eventually the various divisions of Brush Electrical Engineering Co Ltd became independent of one another based on their distinctive and individual product ranges, and Brush Transformers Limited came to fruition in 1971. The Hawker Siddeley Group was acquired by BTR plc in November 1991, and in November 1996 its Electric Power Group was sold to FKI

FKI

FKI is a British major engineering and manufacturing company headquartered in Loughborough, Leicestershire. For many years listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index, but it was taken private by buyout firm Melrose in July 2008....

, who formed a dedicated Transformers Division. On 1 July 2008, Melrose plc

Melrose plc

Melrose plc is a leading British-based investment company specialising in the acquisition and performance improvement of under-performing businesses. It is headquartered in London and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-History:...

 completed the acquisition with FKI

FKI

FKI is a British major engineering and manufacturing company headquartered in Loughborough, Leicestershire. For many years listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index, but it was taken private by buyout firm Melrose in July 2008....

, Melrose being a specialist investor in the manufacturing industry, is now registered on the London Stock Exchange

London Stock Exchange

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