Corporate Body

Gerard Industries Pty Ltd (1931 - )

From
30 July 1931
Bowden, South Australia, Australia
Functions
Manufacturing industry
Reference No
ABN 27 007 873 529
Location
Bowden, South Australia

Summary

Gerard Industries Pty Ltd was established in South Australia in July 1931. The company was an early designer and manufacturer of electrical fittings for the electrical contracting industry.

It developed a range of adjustable clip-on metal conduit fittings, brand named 'Clipsal', that provided contractors with an innovative solution to the problem of size variation in metal conduits.

It manufactured the first all-Australian switch in 1930, and pioneered the use of thermoplastics in 1950.

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Ailie Smith; Ken McInnes

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