Changes: List of vehicle bodybuilders and trailer manufacturers in the United Kingdom

Revision as of 22:13, 18 February 2012

List of companies that build or built vehicle bodies and trailers in the UK. This includes commercial vehicles and public service vehicles (Buses) and coaches.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to be considered complete. Relavent additions are welcome and you can help by expanding it.

Coach and Bodybuilders
Company name	location	product	website (if applicable)
Alperson Products, Ltd.	?	?	na
Andover Trailers	Andover Hampshire	Low loaders & trailers	na
Anthony Hoists, Ltd.	?	?	na
A.P.V. Co., Ltd.	?	?	na
Appleyard of Leeds, Ltd.	Leeds	bodybuilder & car dealers	?
Arlington Bodybuilders, Ltd.	?	?	na
Autolifts and Engineering Co., Ltd.	?	?	na
Walter Alexander Coachbuilders	Falkirk	Coachbuilder	na
Beadle, J. C., (Coachbuilders), Ltd.	?	?	na
Boalloy	?	?	na
Bonallack and Sons, Ltd.	?	?	na
Bowyer Bros. (Congleton), Ltd.	?	?	na
British Light Steel Pressings, Ltd.	?	?	na
British Trailer Co., Ltd.	?	?	na
J. Brockhouse and Co., Ltd.	?	?	na
Bromilow and Edwards, Ltd.	?	?	na
Burlingham, H. V., Ltd.	?	?	na
Butterfield, W. P., Ltd.	?	?	na
Carbodies, Ltd.	?	?	na
Carmichael and Sons (Worcester), Ltd.	Worcestershire	?	na
Carrimore Six Wheelers, Ltd.	?	?	na
Cocker of Southport, Ltd.	Southport Lancashire	?	na
Cranes (Dereham), Ltd.	Derham, Norfolk	Trailers	na
Cunard Commercial Body Building Co.	?	?	na
Darham Industries (London), Ltd.	?	?	na
Dennis Brothers	?	?	na
Dixon-Bate, B., Ltd.	?	?	na
Duple Motor Bodies, Ltd.	?	?	na
Duramin Engineering Co., Ltd.	Park Royal, London	Aluminium alloy bodies & components	na
Dyson, R. A., and Co., Ltd.	?	?	na
Eagle Engineering Co., Ltd.	?	?	na
Edwards Bros. (Tippers), Ltd.	?	Tippers	na
Express Motor and Body Works, Ltd.	?	?	na
Hands (Letchworth), Ltd.	?	?	na
Harrington, Thomas, Ltd.	?	?	na
Holmes (Preston), Ltd.	?	?	na
[Jennings, J. H., and Son, Ltd.	Sandbach, Cheshire	?	na
Kennings, Ltd.	Chesterfield	?	na
Kingsland and Sons (Camberwell), Ltd.	?	?	na
King Trailers	Market Harborough	Low loader & Trailer manufacturers	na
Levers Garages, Ltd.	?	?	na
Lomas, Herbert, Ltd.	?	?	na
Mann Egerton and Co., Ltd.	?	?	na
Marshalls Flying School, Ltd.	Cambridge	?	na
Martin Walter, Ltd.	?	?	na
Metropolitan-Cammell Carriage and Wagon Co., Ltd.	?	?	na
Massey Truck Engineering (MTE) Ltd	Halfway, nr Sheffiled	specialist truck bodies for utility contactors with truck cranes	na
Mulliners, Ltd.	Birmingham	Coachbuilder	na
Multiwheelers (Commercial Vehicles)	?	Body builder - took over William Beardmore & Co.'s Lorry division?	na
G. E. Neville and Son, Ltd.	?	?	na
Neville-Charnold, Ltd	Mansfield	Tipper bodies	na
Normand, Ltd.	?	?	na
Northern Counties Motor and Engineering Co., Ltd.	?	?	na
Park Royal Vehicles, Ltd.	London	Coachbuilders	na
Pilot Works Ltd.	?	?	na
Plaxtons (Scarborough), Ltd.	Scarbourough Yorkshire	Bus & Coach bodybuilders	na
Rea11 (Coachbuilders), Ltd.	?	?	na
Reynolds, W. J., (Motors), Ltd.	?	?	na
Robson, W. and T., Ltd.	?	?	na
Roe, Charles H., Ltd.	Leeds	?	na
Scammell, G., and Nephew, Ltd.	?	?	na
Sparshatt, J. H., and Sons, Ltd.	?	?	na
Spenborough Engineering Co., Ltd.	?	?	na
Spurling Motor Bodies, Ltd.	?	?	na
Steel Barrel Co., Ltd.	?	?	na
Strachans Successors, Ltd.	?	?	na
Taskers of Andover (1932) Ltd.	Andover Hampshire	Trailers	na
Telehoist, Ltd.	?	Skip loaders	na
Thompson Bros. (Bilston), Ltd.	Bilston Notts.	Tipper bodies	na
University Commercials and Coachwork, Ltd.	?	?	na
Wadham Bros., Ltd.	?	?	na
Walker, B., and Son, Ltd.	?	?	na
Weston Works (Birmingham), Ltd.	?	?	na
Weymann's, Ltd.	?	?	na
Whitson, James, and Co., Ltd.	?	?	na
Willowbrook, Ltd.	?	?	na
Windovers, Ltd.	?	?	na
Wood Hoists, Ltd.	?	?	na
Yeates, W. S., Ltd.	?	?	na

References/ sources

Based on list from 1954 Commercial Motor Show on Graces Guide- http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/wiki/1954_Commercial_Motor_Show

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 | [[Boalloy]]  || ? || ? || na
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-| Bonallack and Sons, Ltd. || ? || ? || na
+| [[Bonallack and Sons]], Ltd. || ? || ? || na
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 | Bowyer Bros. (Congleton), Ltd. || ? || ? || na
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 | [[Duramin Engineering Co.]], Ltd. || Park Royal, London || Aluminium alloy bodies & components || na
 |-
-| Dyson, R. A., and Co., Ltd. || ? || ? || na
+| [[Dyson Trailers|Dyson, R. A., and Co.]], Ltd. || ? || ? || na
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 | [[Eagle Engineering Co.]], Ltd. || ? || ? || na
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 | [[Holmes (Preston), Ltd.]] || ? || ? || na
 |-
-| Jennings, J. H., and Son, Ltd. || Sandbach, Cheshire || ? || na
+| [Jennings, J. H., and Son, Ltd. || Sandbach, Cheshire || ? || na
 |-
 | [[Kennings]], Ltd. || Chesterfield || ? || na
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 | [[Marshalls Flying School]], Ltd.  || Cambridge || ? || na
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-| Martin Walter, Ltd. || ? || ? || na
+| [[Martin Walter]], Ltd. || ? || ? || na
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 | [[Metropolitan-Cammell Carriage and Wagon Co.]], Ltd. || ? || ? || na
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 | [[Pilot Works Ltd.]] || ? || ? || na
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-| [[Plaxtons|Plaxtons (Scarborough)]], Ltd. || Scarbourough Yorkshire || Bus & Coach bodybuilders || na
+| [[Plaxton|Plaxtons (Scarborough)]], Ltd. || Scarbourough Yorkshire || Bus & Coach bodybuilders || na
 |-
 | Rea11 (Coachbuilders), Ltd. || ? || ? || na
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 Based on list from 1954 [[Commercial Motor Show]] on [[Graces Guide]]- http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/wiki/1954_Commercial_Motor_Show
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