Garrett Manufacturing Ltd.
Title
Garrett Manufacturing Ltd.
Garrett Mfg. Ltd.
Type
Company
Coverage
Rexdale, ON
Active From
1951-01-01
Active Until
1972-01-01
Location
255 Attwell Dr., Rexdale, ON (1961?-1972-)
19 Attwell Dr., Rexdale, ON (1961-)
Product Areas
Aviation
Electronics
Activities
Manufacturing
Designing
Timeline
- 1951 – Founded (“New Facility”)
- 1961 – Active “in Rexdale”, poss. 255 Attwell Dr. ("New Facility")
- 1962 – Has been active for “11 years”, with new factory located at 19 Attwell Dr., Etobicoke (Toronto), Ontario. Parent company Garrett Corporation active in Los Angeles. Opening a “new, modern facility.. and launched the firm as a major producer of avionics equipment for the Canadian-United States military and commercial aviation industries.” This marks a movement of the building from the “The Garrett Corp’s AiResearch Manufacturing Division, Los Angeles…” Also working on “a) low capacity Freon type refrigeration/air conditioning systems for airborne and military ground application; b) pneumatic signal generators functioning as self-contained test or checkout units.” Manager of the building is William Tate. (“New Facility”)
- 1964 – Active at 19 Attwell Dr., Rexdale, ON. (Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory, 1964)
- 1972 – Active at 255 Atwell Dr., Etobicoke, Ontario. (“Canada in the World of Electronics”)
- >2016 – Appears to have been bought by Honeywell Aerospace, Mississauga.
- 1961 – Active “in Rexdale”, poss. 255 Attwell Dr. ("New Facility")
- 1962 – Has been active for “11 years”, with new factory located at 19 Attwell Dr., Etobicoke (Toronto), Ontario. Parent company Garrett Corporation active in Los Angeles. Opening a “new, modern facility.. and launched the firm as a major producer of avionics equipment for the Canadian-United States military and commercial aviation industries.” This marks a movement of the building from the “The Garrett Corp’s AiResearch Manufacturing Division, Los Angeles…” Also working on “a) low capacity Freon type refrigeration/air conditioning systems for airborne and military ground application; b) pneumatic signal generators functioning as self-contained test or checkout units.” Manager of the building is William Tate. (“New Facility”)
- 1964 – Active at 19 Attwell Dr., Rexdale, ON. (Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory, 1964)
- 1972 – Active at 255 Atwell Dr., Etobicoke, Ontario. (“Canada in the World of Electronics”)
- >2016 – Appears to have been bought by Honeywell Aerospace, Mississauga.
Sources
Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory (1964): 764
“New Facility Strengthens Role of Garrett Manufacturing Limited in Aviation Industry” (June 27, 1961) https://archive.org/details/Garr1328_1962
“We used to make things in this country. #225: Garrett Manufacturing Ltd., Rexdale, Ontario” (January 22, 2016) [11-07-24]
Canada – Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce. “Canada in the World of Electronics” (1972) https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2024/isde-ised/c1/C1-34-1972-eng.pdf
“New Facility Strengthens Role of Garrett Manufacturing Limited in Aviation Industry” (June 27, 1961) https://archive.org/details/Garr1328_1962
“We used to make things in this country. #225: Garrett Manufacturing Ltd., Rexdale, Ontario” (January 22, 2016) [11-07-24]
Canada – Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce. “Canada in the World of Electronics” (1972) https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2024/isde-ised/c1/C1-34-1972-eng.pdf
Citation
“Garrett Manufacturing Ltd.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/2110.