Private company

Agricultural & General Engineers

Defunct British engineering company

Agricultural & General Engineers Limited (AGE) was a holding company formed on 4 June 1919 during a postwar economic "boom" to combine five British engineering companies: Aveling & Porter, E H Bentall, Blackstone, Richard Garrett and J & F Howard. The holding company's business was described to the judge considering its 1932 winding up as: "agricultural, transport, road, constructional and general engineers".² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1919Founded¹

HeadquartersLondon¹

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Looking from The Strand along Montral Place towards Aldwych - geograph.org.uk - 1802290 (cropped) — Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons³

Agricultural & General Engineers Limited (AGE) was a holding company formed on 4 June 1919 during a postwar economic "boom" to combine five British engineering companies: Aveling & Porter, E H Bentall, Blackstone, Richard Garrett and J & F Howard. The holding company's business was described to the judge considering its 1932 winding up as: "agricultural, transport, road, constructional and general engineers".²

Timeline

1919Founded Founded¹

Links

WikipediaAgricultural & General Engineers
WikidataQ4693857

Sources

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WikidataAgricultural & General Engineers on Wikidata
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WikipediaAgricultural & General Engineers on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsAgricultural & General Engineers photo by Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0