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1948 National Health Service in Britain. |
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The Holset success story began in 1948 when W C Holmes became interested in manufacturing the Flexible Couplings designed by Louis Croset. In 1948, Paul Croset was persuaded to start up and manage the new venture based in Huddersfield. |
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1957 Sputnik the world's first artificial satellite. |
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On the 29th March 1952 with Mr D M Henshaw as Chairman and Mr Paul J F Croset as the Managing Director, Holset was born as a Limited Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of BHD Engineering Limited Group. The name Holset was created from the names of HOL mes and CroSET. |
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1969 "One giant leap for mankind"
Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. |
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1967 Holset fire destroyed both production and
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In 1973 the ownership of Holset changed twice, first with the purchase by the Hanson Trust and
then by Cummins Engine Company Inc. |
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1978 The first baby born through IVF was Louise Brown, born in Oldham England. |
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In 1979 Holset installed it's first CAD
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1981 The Space Shuttle Columbia lifted off from its pad at the Kennedy Space Center , marking the first shuttle launch and a new era of space flight. |
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Holset Aftermarket was created in 1985. |
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in 1994 Tata Holset India was established. |
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1995 Channel Tunnel was finally opened between England and France. |
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1998 Holset launches the world's first sliding wall variable geometry turbocharger (VGTTM). |
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1998 Worldwide Technical Centre opened in Huddersfield. |
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2002 HRH Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee. |
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2002 Holset celebrates its Golden Jubilee. |
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Holset expanded its operations in China in 2004, opening a purpose built manufacturing site, technical centre and aftermarket facility in Wuxi. |
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2004 Tata expanded its facilities in Dewas. The new facility was built to World class standards to achieve zero defects. |
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2005 The Airbus A380, the biggest airliner in the world made its maiden flight. The aircraft can carry up to 800 passengers and has a wingspan wider than a football pitch. |
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2006 Holset Turbochargers changed its name to Cummins Turbo Technologies, to align ourselves more closely with our parent company. |
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2006 A new stand alone plant is opened in Charleston Palmetto, focusing on heavy-duty VGTTM turbocharger manufacturing serving North America and other global markets. |
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2007 Cummins Inc. acquired the remaining equity ownership in our Indian joint venture; Tata Holset Limited, from the Tata Group of
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