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| Type | Private limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | 28 January 1933 in London, England |
| Headquarters | Manor Royal, , England |
| Products | Mechanical fans, heating and air conditioning units |
| Parent | Volution Group |
| Website | www |
Vent-Axia is a British manufacturer of ventilation, heating and air conditioning equipment, located in Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex. [1]
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] [3] During the Second World War, the company made fans for 10 Downing Street. [4]
In 1946, the company acquired a new factory in Putney with 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2) of floor space. The following year, Vent-Axia became a public company with shareholders. [3] In 1957, the company, along with subsidiary Axia Fans, agreed a 99-year lease on a new 4.5-acre (1.8 ha) 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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