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| Industry | Waste collection vehicle |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1921 |
| Defunct | 1991 |
| Fate | Merged |
| Successor | Dennis Specialist Vehicles |
| Headquarters | Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England |
Key people | Harry Shelvoke James Drewry |
| Products | Revopak, Welfreighter |
Shelvoke and Drewry was a Letchworth, Hertfordshire, manufacturer of special purpose commercial vehicles. It was best known for its innovative waste collection vehicles that were the preferred choice of municipal authorities in the UK together with their gully emptiers, cesspool cleaning vehicles and street watering and washing vehicles.[1]
Cable drum carriers were supplied to the General Post Office and vehicles and ground equipment built for the Royal Air Force.[1]
Shelvoke and Drewry also manufactured fire engines, buses and fork-lift trucks.[1]