Vent-Axia

Vent-Axia

Company type	Private limited company
Industry	Manufacturing
Founded	28 January 1933; 91 years ago (1933-01-28) in London, England
Headquarters	Manor Royal, Crawley , England
Products	Mechanical fans, heating and air conditioning units
Parent	Volution Group
Website	www.vent-axia.com

Vent-Axia is a British manufacturer of ventilation, heating and air conditioning equipment, located in Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex.[1]

History

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 m^2) 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]

References

1. "Vent-Axia Ltd". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
2. "VENT-AXIA LIMITED". Companies House. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
3. "Vent-Axia Limited." Times (London, England) 2 June 1948: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 26 Apr. 2014.
4. "Marking 80 years of keeping the world cool". Crawley Observer. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
5. "Vent-Axia Limited." Times (London, England) 31 July 1958: 15. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 26 Apr. 2014
6. "Vent-Axia". Graces Guide. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
7. "Smiths sells Air Movement and Cable businesses for £125 million". The Engineer. 5 December 2002. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

External links

• Official website