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History Milestones

1698

Savery patented design for steam engine (Fire Engine) to free mines of water.

1698

1712

The Newcomen Engine was designed operating within the Savery patent.

1715

Thomas Savery dies and the “Proprietors of the Invention for Raising Water by the Impellent Force of Fire” was established.

1715

1699

The “Fire Engine” is demonstrated at the Royal Society.

1712

Newcomen Engine deployed near Dudley Castle, closely followed by coalmines in Warwickshire and Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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1720

Newcomen Engine adopted in Europe

1720

1753

Newcomen Engine installed at the Schuyler Copper Mine, New Jersey, USA.

1753

1904

William Edward Savery starts a business for the design and manufacture of marine steam engine

1904

1898

Fisher, Savery & Colbourn manufacture rest pointed iron, brass and copper screws.

1905

Triple expansion engine installed on “The King” steamboat used to serve the rivers Avon and Severn.

1905

1906

Business becomes known as T A Savery and Co after William Edward Savery's grandfather Thomas Arthur Savery.

1906

1909

Savery was commissioned by Fellows Morton and Clayton to install an engine and boiler onto “The Swan” narrow boat.

1909

1907

Savery introduces the launch engine, dynamo and boiler.

1907

1908

Savery exhibit at the Franco British exhibition May-October 1908

1908

1920

Savery was commissioned to manufacture bus engine components including cylinder heads for Midland Red

1920

1938

Annual piston metering pump adapted for oil hydraulic applications a version of which was used on the Rolls Royce Merlin engine to operate the undercarriage of aircraft.

1938

1933

Thomas Savery Pumps Limited established to focus on the sale of pumps.

1936

Annular piston metering pump developed for the extrusion of artificial silk.

1936

1945

A range of variable capacity pumps for feed control on machines tools and feed control on kilns were developed.

1959

Relationship formed with Viking Chase in Pittsburgh USA who became US distributor for the Savery range of pumps.

1959

1960

Commissioned by S C Meredith to develop wire winding machines to enable wire to layer evenly onto large drums using variable speeds dependant on the wire type.

1947

Fuel injection for oil fired boilers and lubrication for various machines.

1965

Savery expanded into additional factory space.

1967

System developed for Plastic Coating Limited in Guildford. This was a variable speed system to dip wellington boots into powder to coat the inside of the boots.

1969

Chemical metering for the expanded foam (polystyrene) industry

1969

1972

Savery predominately designed and manufactured bespoke hydraulic systems

1968

Savery Meter developed for measuring oil usage in residential developments.

1968

1975

Savery developed an interest in DC electric power packs, hydraulic cartridge valves and manifolds.

1975

1980

Imported miniature power units AC/DC from John S Barnes.

1991

Savery was awarded BS5750-1 making them the first hydraulics company in the UK to register for this Quality certification.

1993

Began production of AC/DC power units.

1989

Savery become UK distributor for Hydraforce

1989

1991

Approved to work for the MOD for hydraulic systems, components and hydraulic ground support equipment including repair installation and commissioning.

1994

Servo hydraulic test facility installed for Rover Group

1994

1996

Mira Crash test facility

1996

2004

Defence Aviation Repair Agency (DARA) – Aircraft hydraulic ring main systems installed at St Athan

1998

Ground support trolley for Lynx helicopters

1998

2000

Savery installed a hydraulic ring main and aircraft hydraulic interface manifolds at BAE Warton. Since then Savery equipment has been used for pre flight testing for every UK produced Euro fighter/Typhoon.

2000

2005

Ground support trolley for Westland helicopters

2005

2008

Two aircraft hangars fitted out in Damman, Saudi Arabia for Tornado/Typhoon upgrades.

2009

T A Savery acquire Oleo International

2009

2006

TA Savery & Co Sold by the Savery family and now privately owned and operated

2009

Savery installed hydraulic equipment at RAF Coningsby for Typhoon maintenance.

2009

2010

Hull flood barrier operating mechanism upgrade

2010

2014

Savery Systems designed and installed a Hydraulic Ring Main System for Jaguar Land Rover in Gaydon.

2010

Savery relocate to larger premises in Coventry

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2012

Savery produce hydraulic power unit and various manifolds for Berth 3 at Dover to load and unload vehicles and foot passengers.

2012

2015

T A Savery & Co Limited win the Queens Award for International Trade 2015.

2015