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Myford (Holdings) Limited Type Tool manufacturer Founder(s) Cecil Moore Headquarters Beeston, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom Employees <20[1] Myford Limited was a British machine tool manufacturer based in Beeston, Nottinghamshire in the United Kingdom and notable for its production of metalworking lathes.[2]
The original name of the company was the Myford Engineering Company, having been founded by Cecil Moore in 1934.[3]
Very few changes have taken place to the core product since 1953 when the Super 7 lathe was introduced, itself an improvement on the ML 7.[4] This model of lathe was very widely used within the field of model engineering.[5]
Other products made by the company include ML8 wood turning lathe, 4" planer, MG12H cylindrical grinder, 254 engineers lathe and the Speed 10 lathe. Most of these are no longer in production
As of 2010[update] the business was still owned by the family, and run by Moore's grandson Christopher Moore.[6] During mid-July 2011 Myford announced a "liquidation sale" stating that it would be last opportunity to buy "spares, lathes and plant equipment" from Myford themselves.[7] All of Myford's spares, patterns were purchased by RDG from Yorkshire via the liquidator. The final auction of the remaining assets took place on August 25th and 26th.
References
- ^ "Myford Holdings Ltd". Applegate Directory. http://www.applegate.co.uk/engineering/company/co_1008852.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ "The Benchtop Mill I Really Want". Bill's Best Things. http://www.billsbest.com/thmyford.html. Retrieved 2009-03-09. "noted British lathe manufacturer. Myford lathes are considered by many to be among the finest home/hobby lathes"
- ^ Griffiths, Tony. "MYFORD Lathes". http://www.lathes.co.uk/myford/. Retrieved 2009-03-09. "in September 1934, Cecil Moore founded the Myford Engineering Company by occupying a spare room in a 5-storey lace mill in Beeston"
- ^ Willis, Mike. "Myford Super 7". http://www.mike-willis.com/super7.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-09. "The Super 7 was produced in 1953 as an improved version of the original Myford ML7 lathe ... and still are being made in 2005 - that is for over 50 years."
- ^ Clark, Andrew J.. "The Model Engineering Clearing House". http://www.modeleng.org/. Retrieved 2009-03-10. "For many years Myford lathes were considered as 'standard issue' for model engineers"
- ^ "History". Myford Limited. http://www.myford.com/story.html. Retrieved 2010-06-24. "presently headed by his grandson Mr. Christopher Moore."
- ^ "Final Grand Clearance Sale". Myford. http://www.myford.com/. Retrieved 2011-07-11. ""This is liquidation sale … 16th July 2011 … 17th July 2011""
External links
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- Companies established in 1934
- Machine tool builders
- Defunct manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom
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