300YEARS OF ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE

T A Savery & Company is an established engineering company, originally founded as precision engineers and manufacturers of steam engines. Savery now design and manufacture hydraulic systems, power packs, proportional lift controls, electronics associated with hydraulic systems and are the UK distributor for the Hydraforce range of valves and electro-hydraulic components.

In 2006 T A Savery and Company Limited was sold and is now privately owned. Savery continues to manufacture and commission high specification hydraulic systems and components.

The Savery name has long been associated with engineering, starting with the birth of the industrial revolution when Captain Thomas Savery became the inventor of the first industrially used steam engine

1698

Savery patented design for steam engine (Fire Engine) to free mines of water.

1699

The “Fire Engine” is demonstrated at the Royal Society

1712

The Newcomen Engine was designed operating within the Savery patent.

Newcomen Engine deployed near Dudley Castle, closely followed by coalmines in Warwickshire and Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

1715

Thomas Savery dies and the “Proprietors of the Invention for Raising Water by the Impellent Force of Fire” was established.

1720

Newcomen Engine adopted in Europe

1753

Newcomen Engine installed at the Schuyler Copper Mine, New Jersey, USA.

1898

Fisher, Savery & Colbourn manufacture rest pointed iron, brass and copper screws.

1904

William Edward Savery starts a business for the design and manufacture of marine steam engine

1905

Triple expansion engine installed on “The King” steamboat used to serve the rivers Avon and Severn.

1906

Business becomes known as T A Savery and Co after William Edward Savery’s grandfather Thomas Arthur Savery.

1907

Savery introduces the launch engine, dynamo and boiler.

1908

Savery exhibit at the Franco British exhibition May-October 1908

1909

Savery was commissioned by Fellows Morton and Clayton to install an engine and boiler onto “The Swan” narrow boat.

1920

Savery was commissioned to manufacture bus engine components including cylinder heads for Midland Red

1933

Thomas Savery Pumps Limited established to focus on the sale of pumps.

1936

Annular piston metering pump developed for the extrusion of artificial silk.

1938

Annual piston metering pump adapted for oil hydraulic applications a version of which was used on the Rolls Royce Merlin engine to operate the undercarriage of aircraft.

1945

A range of variable capacity pumps for feed control on machines tools and feed control on kilns were developed.

1947

Fuel injection for oil fired boilers and lubrication for various machines.

1959

Relationship formed with Viking Chase in Pittsburgh USA who became US distributor for the Savery range of pumps.

1959

Savery Hydraulics joins the British Fluid Power Association (BFPA)

1960

Commissioned by S C Meredith to develop wire winding machines to enable wire to layer evenly onto large drums using variable speeds dependant on the wire type.

1965

Savery expanded into additional factory space.

1967

System developed for Plastic Coating Limited in Guildford. This was a variable speed system to dip wellington boots into powder to coat the inside of the boots.

1968

Savery Meter developed for measuring oil usage in residential developments.

1969

Chemical metering for the expanded foam (polystyrene) industry

1972

Savery predominately designed and manufactured bespoke hydraulic systems

1975

Savery developed an interest in DC electric power packs, hydraulic cartridge valves and manifolds.

1980

Imported miniature power units AC/DC from John S Barnes.

1989

Savery become UK distributor for Hydraforce

1991

Savery was awarded BS5750-1 making them the first hydraulics company in the UK to register for this Quality certification.

Approved to work for the MOD for hydraulic systems, components and hydraulic ground support equipment including repair installation and commissioning.

1993

Began production of AC/DC power units.

1994

Servo hydraulic test facility installed for Rover Group

1996

Mira Crash test facility

1998

Ground support trolley for Lynx helicopters

2000

Savery installed a hydraulic ring main and aircraft hydraulic interface manifolds at BAE Warton. Since then Savery equipment has been used for pre flight testing for every UK produced Euro fighter/Typhoon.

2004

Defence Aviation Repair Agency (DARA) – Aircraft hydraulic ring main systems installed at St Athan

2005

Ground support trolley for Westland helicopters

2006

TA Savery & Co Sold by the Savery family and now privately owned and operated

2008

Two aircraft hangars fitted out in Damman, Saudi Arabia for Tornado/Typhoon upgrades.

2009

T A Savery acquire Oleo International

Savery installed hydraulic equipment at RAF Coningsby for Typhoon maintenance.

2010

Hull flood barrier operating mechanism upgrade

Savery relocate to larger premises in Coventry

2012

Savery produce hydraulic power unit and various manifolds for Berth 3 at Dover to load and unload vehicles and foot passengers.

2014

Savery Systems designed and installed a Hydraulic Ring Main System for Jaguar Land Rover in Gaydon.

2015

T A Savery & Co Limited win the Queens Award for International Trade 2015.

2019

Savery purchased a Matsuura H PLUS-405 PC12. Increasing quality and efficiency for Manifold and Centre Adaptor manufacture

2021

Savery acquired a VF-4SS to compliment the Matsuura. Enhancing productivity Manifold and Centre Adaptor manufacture

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