Electric Construction Company

The Electric Construction Company

The E.C.C. was one of the town's largest employers and in its heyday was one of the country's most important electrical equipment manufacturers. It started in a humble way, when Thomas Parker, the inventive genius, joined forces with Paul Bedford Elwell, who ran the Patent Tip & Horseshoe Company in Commercial Road. The new company was set up in a small corner of the Commercial Road premises and was an instant success. By the end of the century the company had a large new works, employed over 1,000 people and sold its products throughout much of the world.

The story is told in several parts:
1	The Early Years
2	The E.C.C.
3	Bushbury Works
4	The Company's Products
5	Later Products
6	Final Expansion
7	The Final Years
8	Chris Heath's Memories of the E.C.C.

I would like to thank Chris Heath for his help in producing this section.


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