Accles & Shelvoke

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Accles & Shelvoke
Founded1913
FounderJames George Accles
James Shelvoke
FateAcquired by Frontmatec
Website www.accles-shelvoke.com/front-page

Accles & Shelvoke is a company based in the English Midlands, founded in 1903 by James George Accles and James Shelvoke as Bennett's Successors Ltd, adopting its present name in 1913. [1] [2] It is a manufacturer of humane slaughtering pistols, and has developed them since the early twentieth century. [3] Since 1952 it has also manufactured cable spikers, used to ensure high-voltage electrical cables are de-energised prior to working on them. [1] [4] In 2017, the company was acquired by Frontmatec. [5]

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  1. 1 2 Timeline of the company at GracesGuide.co.uk
  2. ↑ History of Accles & Shelvoke from company website
  3. ↑ Jack, Ian (14 October 2017). "When it comes to meat, the kitchen is a battlefield – and conscience is a casualty". The Guardian. London.
  4. ↑ Heavy duty cable spiker at accles-shelvoke.com
  5. ↑ Jones, Tamlyn (9 May 2017). "Historic Birmingham manufacturer acquired by Danish group". Birmingham Post.
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