Hawker Siddeley Switchgear
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Hawker Siddeley Switchgear is a British manufacturer of electrical switchgear and overhead line equipment, the company operates a wholly owned subsidiary in Australia.
Based in the United Kingdom and are owned by FKI plc the company forms part of FKI's "Energy Technology Group of Companies".
The company was bought by FKI
in 1996 becoming part of FKI Switchgear; a division also including the company Whipp & Bourne since 1987.
In 2008 Melrose plc
acquired FKI along with its Switchgear group - at this time FKI Switchgear was renamed Hawker Siddeley Switchgear.
As of 2009 the company incorporates four brands of electrical switchgear manufacturers:
s, DC switchgear for currents up to 12kA and protection relays, as well as servicing, maintenance and repair services.
The company has supplied equipment for the Channel Tunnel rail link
, the Metro-North Railroad
and the Dubai Metro
program amongst others.
Based in the United Kingdom and are owned by FKI plc the company forms part of FKI's "Energy Technology Group of Companies".
History
In 1973, Hawker Siddeley group acquired the industrial electronics firm South Wales Switchgear, in 1991 South Wales Switchgear merged with Brush Switchgear to form Hawker Siddeley Switchgear Ltd..The company was bought by 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....
in 1996 becoming part of FKI Switchgear; a division also including the company Whipp & Bourne since 1987.
In 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:...
acquired FKI along with its Switchgear group - at this time FKI Switchgear was renamed Hawker Siddeley Switchgear.
As of 2009 the company incorporates four brands of electrical switchgear manufacturers:
- Hawker Siddeley Switchgear Ltd - formed in 1991 from South Wales Switchgear and Brush Switchgear
- South Wales Switchgear - (founded 1941) - instrumental in developing SF6 gasSulfur hexafluorideSulfur hexafluoride is an inorganic, colorless, odorless, and non-flammable greenhouse gas. has an octahedral geometry, consisting of six fluorine atoms attached to a central sulfur atom. It is a hypervalent molecule. Typical for a nonpolar gas, it is poorly soluble in water but soluble in...
insulated switchgear. - Brush Switchgear - (Brush Electrical Engineering company founded 1888) - pioneers of vacuumVacuumIn everyday usage, vacuum is a volume of space that is essentially empty of matter, such that its gaseous pressure is much less than atmospheric pressure. The word comes from the Latin term for "empty". A perfect vacuum would be one with no particles in it at all, which is impossible to achieve in...
switchgear.
- South Wales Switchgear - (founded 1941) - instrumental in developing SF6 gas
- Hawker Siddeley Switchgear Pty Australia (HSSA) - (in operation since 1964) - subsidiary of Hawker Siddeley Switchgear.
- Whipp & Bourne - (established in 1903)
Products
The companies products include overhead electrical line and other outdoor switchgear for voltages up to 38kV, indoor switchgear for voltages to 15kV, containerised electrical substationElectrical substation
A substation is a part of an electrical generation, transmission, and distribution system. Substations transform voltage from high to low, or the reverse, or perform any of several other important functions...
s, DC switchgear for currents up to 12kA and protection relays, as well as servicing, maintenance and repair services.
The company has supplied equipment for the Channel Tunnel rail link
Channel Tunnel Rail Link
High Speed 1 , officially known as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and originally as the Continental Main Line , is a high-speed railway line running from London through Kent to the British end of the Channel Tunnel.The line was built to carry international passenger traffic from the United Kingdom...
, the Metro-North Railroad
Metro-North Railroad
The Metro-North Commuter Railroad , trading as MTA Metro-North Railroad, or, more commonly, Metro-North, is a suburban commuter rail service that is run and managed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , an authority of New York State. It is the busiest commuter railroad in the United...
and the Dubai Metro
Dubai Metro
The Dubai Metro is a driverless, fully automated metro network in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai. The Red Line and Green Line are operational, with three further lines are planned. These first two lines run underground in the city centre and on elevated viaducts elsewhere...
program amongst others.
External links
- Hawker Siddeley Switchgear company website
- Hawker Siddeley Switchgear Australia Australian subsidiary company website
- Melrose plc Melrose plc website