Ransome & Marles
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Ransome & Marles Bearing Company Limited was the owner of a business making ball and roller bearings founded during the First World War to make bearings for aircraft and other engines. Before the war most bearings had been imported and most of those were from Germany.
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Company type | Public limited company |
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Ransome & Marles | |
Industry | Automotive Aerospace etcetera |
Founded | c.1916 (Newark-on-Trent) |
Fate | From 1990 part of NSK Ltd |
Headquarters | Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire |
Key people | V S Woods (Chairman) Henry Marles (inventor & director) H J Higgs (managing director) |
Products | Rolling element bearings, linear motion products, seals, lubrication systems, maintenance products |
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The business is now part of NSK UK Limited but Ransome & Marles former plant, Stanley Works, remains in operation in Northern Road, Newark NG24 2JF, Nottinghamshire UK