Company type | Private company |
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Industry | Heavy machinery, construction equipment |
Predecessor | Aveling & Porter, Barford & Perkins |
Founded | 13 February 1934 |
Founder | Ruston & Hornsby |
Defunct | 1988 |
Fate | Sold in 1988 to Wordsworth Holdings |
Successor | Wordsworth Holdings (Barfords) |
Headquarters | Invicta Works, Grantham |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Off-road dump trucks, dumpers |
Owner | Ruston & Hornsby (1934–67) British Leyland (1967–88) |
Number of employees | c.2,000 |
Subsidiaries | Barford Developments, Barford (Agricultural) |
Aveling-Barford was a large engineering company making road rollers, motorgraders, front loaders, site dumpers, dump trucks and articulated dump trucks in Grantham, England. In its time, it was an internationally known company.