Rank Bush Murphy Expansion

From the collection of

Established in 1992, the South West Film & Television Archive collection spans from 1893 to the present day containing more than 250,000 items. Formed from a variety of depositors, including broadcast news and programmes material from the Westward and TSW archive. In 2018 the archive collection transferred to The Box in Plymouth.

Rank Bush Murphy Expansion

The Box
Ernesettle
1968-04-01
Mute
1m

The Rank Bush Murphy company in Ernesettle began making colour TV sets in 1949 with a 220 to 2500 increase in its workforce. By 1968 the company expanded again and in 1973 a second factory was opened at Somerset Place in Stoke making Bush, Murphy and Arena audio products until 1980. Bush became part of the Rank empire in 1945. In 1968 Rank Bush Murphy Electronics became a new division of Rank Precision Industries.

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