History

Brook Crompton became part of Brook Hansen, following the acquisition of Hawker Siddeley by BTR in 1993, along with other internationally well-known names in electromechanical drives and controls including gear manufacturers Hansen Transmissions, Prager and Stephan Werke. Following the merger of BTR and Siebe in 1999, Brook Hansen was split into motors and gear companies. The gear companies were aligned with the Rexnord group and the electric motors companies became known as Invensys Brook Crompton.

We are now part of the Lindeteves-Jacoberg Group and are once more known as Brook Crompton.

Brook Crompton is made up of many well known names including Brook Motors, Crompton Parkinson, Newman, Electrodrives, Bull Electric and Hawker Siddeley Electric Motors. Recent additions to the group include Polish motor manufacturer Tamel, and Chinese motor manufacturer, Dalian Erdianji.

Combined, these companies posses a wealth of experience. For example, Colonel Crompton, a pioneer in the development of dc motors formed R.E.B. Crompton & Co in 1878. Brook Motors Ltd was formed by Ernest Brook at the turn of the century and F & A.W Parkinson started manufacturing on the Guiseley site in 1913.

Electrodrives also has some illustrious forebears including Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Company Ltd and British Thomson Houston Ltd which, together with several other companies, were grouped together under the ownership of the British General Electric Company. Electrodrives, then know as GEC Electromotors Ltd, was part of this company.