Semco Instruments Co. Ltd.
Title
Semco Instruments Co. Ltd.
Type
Company
Coverage
Ottawa, ON
Active From
1972-01-01
Active Until
1982-01-01
Location
2930 Baseline Rd., Ottawa, ON (1982)
Product Areas
Optics
Electron Microscopy
Semi-conductors
Activities
Manufacturing
Timeline
- 1972 – Founded (?) as Semco Instruments (“High tech tag”)
- 1980 – Owned/acquired by Bausch & Lomb Canada, Inc, controlled by Bausch & Lomb of the USA (“Foreign Investment Review Act”)
- 1982 – Active, at 2930 Baseline Rd., Ottawa, ON. (“High tech tag”)
- 1983? – Acquired by Vickers Instruments? (“Vickers Instruments Archive”)
- 1980 – Owned/acquired by Bausch & Lomb Canada, Inc, controlled by Bausch & Lomb of the USA (“Foreign Investment Review Act”)
- 1982 – Active, at 2930 Baseline Rd., Ottawa, ON. (“High tech tag”)
- 1983? – Acquired by Vickers Instruments? (“Vickers Instruments Archive”)
Sources
“Foreign Investment Review Act – Quarterly Report” Government of Canada Foreign Investment Review Agency (July–September 1980) (https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2022/isde-ised/id52/Id52-4-1980-3-eng.pdf) [20-08-24]
“‘High-tech’ tag covers variety of firms” Ottawa Citizen, March 23, 1982.
“Vickers Instruments Archive” Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York Reference GB 193 VI/VI (https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/a401c750-5227-3f5d-9be3-086a30cf8499) [05/10/23]
“‘High-tech’ tag covers variety of firms” Ottawa Citizen, March 23, 1982.
“Vickers Instruments Archive” Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York Reference GB 193 VI/VI (https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/a401c750-5227-3f5d-9be3-086a30cf8499) [05/10/23]
Citation
“Semco Instruments Co. Ltd.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/4289.