Corporate Body
S. W. Hart and Co Ltd (c. 1901 - c. 1987)
- From
- c. 1901
Perth, Western Australia, Australia - To
- c. 1987
- Functions
- Manufacturing industry
- Location
- Perth, Western Australia
Summary
S. W. Hart and Co. Ltd began as a plumbers and ironworkers, in Perth, in the early years of the twentieth century. In 1953 they began to manufacture Solahart hot water systems, a product which was soon sold throughout the world. In 1984 the James Hardy Industry Group obtained a 50% shareholding of the company, acquiring the other 50% in 1987. This resulted in a name change - S. W. Hart and Co. Ltd becoming Hardie Energy Products.
Related entries
Timeline
c. 1901 - c. 1987 S. W. Hart and Co Ltd
c. 1987 - 1994 Hardie Energy Products
1994 - Solahart Industries Pty Ltd
Published resources
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477215. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_s.html. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 3 September 2001, Last modified: 21 March 2006
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