Private company
Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon
English hydropower engineering company
Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon, known as Gilkes, is an English hydropower engineering company based in Kendal, Cumbria, founded in 1853. The company makes hydropower turbines and engine cooling pumps.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersCumbria, United Kingdom1
- Websitewww.gilkes.com
- Legal formPrivate Limited Company3
- LEI213800XJJC5POEWH8H373
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered addressCanal Head North, LA9 7BZ Cumbria, United Kingdom3
- Registered withCompanies House, 001737683
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Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon, known as Gilkes, is an English hydropower engineering company based in Kendal, Cumbria, founded in 1853. The company makes hydropower turbines and engine cooling pumps.2
Products and brands
- Turgo turbine
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- Mar 18, 1921Founded Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon is founded3
Links
- Websitewww.gilkes.com1
- WikipediaGilbert Gilkes & Gordon
- WikidataQ104918162
Sources
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- 2WikipediaGilbert Gilkes & Gordon on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsGilbert Gilkes & Gordon photo by Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0