Holman Bros Ltd
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| Holman Brothers Ltd. | |
| | |
| Fate | merged with Broom and Wade |
|---|---|
| Successor | CompAir |
| Founded | 1801 |
| Founder(s) | John Holman |
| Defunct | 1968 |
| Headquarters | Camborne, Cornwall,UK |
| Industry | Engineering and Manufacturing |
| Products | rock drills & air compressors |
| Employees | 2,000 |
| Subsidiaries | Climax mining Equipment |
Holman Brothers Ltd. was a mining equipment manufacture founded in 1801 based in Camborne, Cornwall, UK.
File:Holmans drill 1955.jpg
Holmans Rock Drill from 1955 (taken from the 55 vol. of the CSM Magazine)
Holman was Camborne's, and indeed Cornwall's largest manufacturer of industrial equipment. Holman played a part in World War II making the famous Sten submachine gun. It also produced The Holman Projector for the Royal Navy. At its height Holmans was spread over three sites within Camborne, employing some three and half thousand men.
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