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Frazer-Nash: Timeline

Frazer-Nash Manufacturing is a story of engineering excellence going back more than a century.

1922 -1927

Frazer Nash established (without a hyphen in the name)

1922 -1927

1925 - 1931

William G Thomas & Frazer Nash Ltd established

1925 - 1931

1927 - 1929

AFN

1927 - 1929

1929

AFN sold to Harold John Aldington

1929

1929 - 1935

Nash & Thompson established

1929 - 1935

1935

Nash & Thompson acquired by Parnall Aircraft Limited

1935

1938

Archie Frazer Nash changed his name to add the hyphen

1938

Between 1938 - 1945

Frazer-Nash Ltd established

Between 1938 - 1945

1957

AFN stopped car manufacture and became an importer for Porsche

1957

1962

Frazer-Nash Group formed

1962

1965

Archie passed away

1965

1971

Various Frazer-Nash Divisions set-up:

Automation, Electronics, Scientific, Pendar, NDT, Engineering, Manufacturing, Postal Systems, Defence Systems, Consultancy

1971

1990

Frazer-Nash Group closes

1990

1990

Frazer-Nash Engineering becomes Frazer-Nash (Midhurst)

1990

2004

Frazer-Nash Consultancy is acquired by Devonport

2004

2005

FN Spares Ltd established

2005

2007

FN Spares Ltd is renamed Frazer Nash Ltd

2007

2007

Frazer-Nash Consultancy is acquired by Babcock

2007

2016

Frazer-Nash (Midhurst) is renamed Frazer-Nash Manufacturing

2016

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Call us on +44 (0)1730 230 340 or submit your enquiry using this form to request a call back.



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