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Our Story of Three Great Brands

In his latest blog, Adrian Croft explores the history of some of Weir Flow Control's (Now Trillium Group) oldest and most influential valve brands - Hopkinsons®, Blakeborough® and Batley®.

Many suppliers today talk about their heritage brands, but few can boast about their history as much as Blakeborough® and Hopkinsons®.
Although many valve suppliers talk about their heritage, very few of these brand names can claim that they played a significant part in the industrial revolution. Can you think about a time before automobiles and planes - sometime not too long after the battle of Trafalgar and around the time of the first steam trains? Probably not, but it was at this time Blakeborough® and Hopkinsons® were becoming more and more influential in their markets.

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