John Valves
Background
History
In 2002, the company went bankrupt and about 170 people lost their jobs.[1]
Site
By 1950 Morgan B. John Ballarat, as well as the Machine shop and Foundry fronting the realigned Lydiard Steet, had offices, social club and pattern shop on the west side of Armstrong Street; almost all of this Armstrong Street land was purchased by Camerons after M.B. John moved to Creswick Road. Around 1954 M.B. John moved from Lydiard and Armstrong Streets to at 12 acre site on Creswick Road becoming the large scale manufacturer 'John Valves'. [2]
Innovations
Community Involvement
Works Produced
The company designed and manufactured an extensive range of valves produced from raw materials such as bronze, cast iron, cast steel and alloy steels for both domestic and global markets.[3]
Workplace Relations
The People
In 1996 they employed around 115 people. [4]
Legacies
See also
Recommended Reading
Further Reading
External Links
References
- ↑ http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=6872
- ↑ http://www.ballarat.edu.au/curator/buildings/site_listing_brewery-complex.shtml
- ↑ Leading Industries in Western Victoria, The Courier, 19 March 1999.
- ↑ Henshall Hansen Associates. (1996). Ballarat Economic Profile. Ballarat: City of Ballarat.
--CMuir 13:39, 18 May 2011 (EST); --H. Scarpe 12:50, 20 August 2012 (EST)