About MSM

The History of MSM 1937-1947
Fred Pedley, our Founder, incorporated Middleton Sheet Metal Company on 21st September 1937. Having concluded a sheet metal working apprenticeship , he became Leading Hand Shop Steward at A.V.Roe & Company in Manchester. His expertise was such that he worked in Avro's experimental...more
1947-1957
In the austere post war period, with aircraft work slow, MSM began to manufacture motor car trafficators for the Lucas Company in Burnley. These were soon to be replaced by the current flashing indicators we still see today, but we certainly made many thousands of “Lucas Lollipops”...more
1957 - 1967
In 1958 a hugh fire virtually destroyed the prototype AVRO 748 in the EDD Department of Chadderton Factory, and MSM were asked to take on the manufacture of wing and engine components to assist recovery following the fire. We were proud to have manufactured every Manifold, Jet Pipe, Joint...more
1967 - 1977
In 1968, MSM held the stage at an Institute of Sheet Metal Engineering Conference in The Midlands, with the story of our Datex CNC Pipe Bender, the first in Europe. The rest of the conference concentrated on Hydroforming of metal shapes, and there were four basic alternatives on offer. The...more