Released on = June 23, 2006, 3:34 am

Press Release Author = Jaclyn Aldrich

Industry = Software

Press Release Summary = BALDWIN & FRANCIS First European VISIBILITY.net Customer

Press Release Body = The history of BALDWIN & FRANCIS Ltd., dates from 1919 when the
Baldwin Electrical Co., was founded by Mr. W.T. Baldwin. Whilst, on the 25th
September 1922, a company under the name of Wilfrid Francis & Co. Ltd., was
incorporated manufacturing a variety of electrical equipment.


. 1928, the Baldwin Electrical Co., was appointed sole agents for the sale of
Lighting Gear, Switches and Control Gear manufactured by Wilfrid Francis & Co. Ltd.


. 1946, a take-over of Wilfrid Francis & Co. Ltd., was agreed and the company
changed its name on the 1st February 1946, to BALDWIN & FRANCIS Ltd.


. During the period from the date of incorporation until 1978 the company remained a
family business concentrating its main efforts on the design and manufacture of
flameproof, (FLP), electrical equipment for mining.

. In 1978 the business was sold to Northern Engineering Industries, (NEI), and
became the founding Business Unit of the Trading Company, NEI Mining Equipment Ltd.

. In 1989 NEI merged with Rolls Royce.

. The early 1990s saw further contraction within the UK coal industry and the
decision was taken to close the facility in Altrincham and consolidate the
electrical engineering activity onto the, Eyre Street, Sheffield site.

. Following a strategic review by Rolls Royce a decision was taken to divest itself
of the Mining Equipment trading company and a Management Buy Out, (MBO), of the
BALDWIN & FRANCIS Ltd., business was successfully made by its management in May
1994.


. In 2004 the senior management team raised funds for a second MBO, buying out the
existing shareholders and enabling the management board to own a majority stake in
the company.


. Subsequent, to the MBO, in the spring of 2005, BALDWIN & FRANCIS Ltd., finally
closed the doors on its Eyre Street site, after 58 years, and moved to a new site in
the revamped industrial sector of Sheffield - President Park.


Since returning to private ownership BALDWIN & FRANCIS Ltd., has continued to thrive
both in Mining, general industrial and the Oil & Gas sectors - both at home and
overseas developing new products to meet the continually changing market demands.

BALDWIN & FRANCIS Ltd. are pleased to announce that agreement has been reached to be
the first European user to upgrade to the VISIBILITY.net.


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