HPC History
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1880 |
The Bryan Donkin Co pioneers the use of gas boosting at Beckton Gas Works in the UK. |
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| 1902 |
The Bryan Donkin Co moves to Chesterfield, England. |
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| 1910 |
The Bryan Donkin Co commences manufacture of turbo-exhausters and blowers based on the Rateau principle. |
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| 1938 |
James Howden & Co Ltd is the first licensee of the screw compressor from Svenska Rotor Maskiner (SRM) in Sweden |
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| 1961 |
Oil injected screw compressors are developed |
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| 1991 |
A Process Gas Division set up within Howden Compressors to focus on the supply of screw compressor packages. |
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| 1996 |
A new generation of high efficiency single stage turbo blowers is introduced by Donkin. |
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| 1997 |
Howden acquires the blower division of the Bryan Donkin Co that becomes part of Howden Process Compressors. |
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| 1998 |
A joint venture is formed whereby Carrier Corporation of the US acquires a stake of Howden's bare shaft screw compressor business. The packaged compressor business (Howden Process Compressors) remains wholly owned by Howden.
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Howden Process Compressors History