The story
Founded by Herbert Frood in 1897.1
Ferodo was founded in 1897 by Herbert Frood (1864–1931), with manufacturing starting in Gorton in 1901 and moving to Chapel-en-le-Frith in 1902. Ferodo was the first company to use asbestos for brake linings and developed the first modern brake friction materials.
Ferodo UK became part of Turner & Newall in 1926. It had a factory at Chapel-en-le-Frith and in 1964 opened another at Caernarfon. In 1961, it merged its Australian operations with the brake lining division of James Hardie. In 1980, Turner & Newall sold its 40% shareholding in Ferodo-Hardie to James Hardie.
In 1998 Turner & Newall was acquired by the huge automotive group Federal-Mogul. In 2012, £13 million was invested in new floors, insulation, low energy heating and new process machines.
Visits
On 21 November 1958, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh opened the £750,000 research centre, later visiting Chesterfield College of Technology.
From Wikipedia’s article on Ferodo, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3