Report - Elster Jevons, Tipton, July 2010 (picture heavy)

[TranKmasT]

Elster Jeavons, Tipton, July 2010 (picture heavy)

Elster Jeavons manufacture gas govenors and gas regulators, safety shut off and slam shut valves. They also distribute diaphragm gas meters, turbine meters and rotary meters. Their origins trace back to the 1920s.

Elster Instromet

The Tipton factory closed in June 2006 because of stiff competition in the far east and transfered the production to Slovakia with the loss of 150 jobs.

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6)Had a play with this stuff. Squeezed a bit out but I couldn't get a surface flat enough for it to keep still.

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10)Earlier explores of this site show the lights on in this room.

11)Abrasive wheels.

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20)Captain of industry Sharon Osbourne.

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26)Can't believe it. There was only one "M" on that board and I friggin broke it.

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[DaveHarris]

I worked there from 1988 to 1997 and looked after the computers for the offices and the factory.

The place didn’t change much in the time I was there and closed 9 years later. Some people worked there their entire lives. It was on the brink for many years really so the closure was inevitable.

The wooden staircase pictured was lethal and I slipped on there loads of times!

I had fond memories of this company as my first full time job and it took me out of boyhood into a man.

Happy to answer any questions anyone has.