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Vent-Axia

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] The company was acquired by the Hall Thermotank Ltd Group and later was sold to Smiths Group in 1992,[6] and became part of Volution Group when it was formed in 2002.[7]

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References

  1. Vent-Axia Ltd bloomberg.com, retrieved 14 February 2023^
  2. VENT-AXIA LIMITED Companies House, retrieved 2 May 2016^
  3. Marking 80 years of keeping the world cool Crawley Observer, 22 September 2016, retrieved 26 May 2021^
  4. "Vent-Axia Limited." Times (London, England) 2 June 1948: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 26 Apr. 2014.^
  5. "Vent-Axia Limited." Times (London, England) 31 July 1958: 15. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 26 Apr. 2014^
  6. Vent-Axia Graces Guide, retrieved 26 May 2021^
  7. Smiths sells Air Movement and Cable businesses for £125 million The Engineer, 5 December 2002, retrieved 26 May 2021^