Thirty years of Fenco-Aldridge

Citation

(1999), "Thirty years of Fenco-Aldridge", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 51 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ilt.1999.01851bab.005

Thirty years of Fenco-Aldridge

Thirty years of Fenco-Aldridge

Keywords Aldridge, Fenco, Lubricants

An industry milestone has been marked with the news that leading manufacturer of lubricants, die release agents and sprayers, Fenco-Aldridge (Barton), has celebrated its thirtieth year serving the diecasting industry. The company, which also supplies diecasting equipment as UK agent for a number of European and US manufacturers, was founded by Barrie Hinson (see Plate 2) at a breakfast meeting at Glasgow Central Station in 1968. One of the first products supplied by the company was the famous Lo-Smoke range, which quickly established a reputation for consistent product quality across a complete range of oil- and spirit-based lubricants, and has remained a staple product for Fenco-Aldridge throughout its history.

Plate 2 Barrie Hinson

Along the way, the company has established working partnerships with internationally recognised leaders in their field, such as Fondarex SA, Gauss Automazione and J&S Chemical.

In November 1997 the company moved to its current and much larger premises in Willen Road, Newport Pagnell.

For further information contact Simon Hinson, Fenco-Aldridge (Barton) Ltd, Willen Works, Willen Road, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire MK16 0DG. Tel: +44 (0) 1908 614646; Fax: +44 (0) 1908 210482