Econ Engineering

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Econ Engineering Limited is a UK manufacturer of road and winter road maintenance bodies established as a supplier of agricultural equipment under the name Agriquipment Ltd on December 9, 1959, by W. George Lupton in Otley, West Yorkshire.

Econ's first prototype salt sole was completed in 1970 and the engine was launched at the 1972 IWM exhibition in Torquay. The name Econ comes from a Bradford-based company that manufactures an industrial heating unit called "Econoheat" purchased by WG Lupton to balance production while developing a salt spreader.

Built in 1980, Econ Engineering Ltd manufactures and serves all of their machines on a specially built site on the outskirts of Ripon, North Yorkshire, employing over 120 staff.

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History

1959: Agriquipment Ltd was founded by WG Lupton on December 9th in Otley, West Yorkshire.
1961: Patents awarded for the world's first flail cutting machine designed by WG Lupton.
1965: Agriquipment Ltd was sold to Oliver Rix Group and production was transferred to AC Bamlett in Thirsk.
1966: Flail Mower Lupat Machine began production at AC Bamlett and continued until 1969.
1969: WG Lupton shares his way with Oliver Rix Group to find Econ Engineering Ltd based on the old vaux brewery site at Ripon. The Lupat Flail Mower was bought back from Oliver Rix and production was transferred to Econ in Ripon.
1970: The first Econ prototype salt dispenser was built.
1972: The salt dispenser was launched at the IWM exhibition in Torquay.
1975: Econ introduces a deployment-related road speed to dispose of salt at the same rate regardless of trip speed.
1979: Planning is secured for new plant built on the outskirts of Ripon.
1981: Econ buys Atkin's of Clitheroe (which is the largest spreader manufacturer in the UK) from Cammell Laird Group.
1984-1986: Acquisition and merger of Spencer of Market Harborough and Acklift of Southwell sees the creation of street lighting divisions, the addition of Taskers of Andover, Taylors of Consett, Lister Farm Machinery and L & amp; K Sprayers makes a growing agricultural division.
The late 1980s: The distribution of agricultural and electrical access was dismantled and sold after the 1980s boom.
1991: Hot Box maintenance equipment is released.
1993: The Econ QCB system is developed and launched.
1994: The versatile unibody body and salt dispenser are released. Econ leaves the agricultural market completely and continues in the road and winter maintenance sectors.
1995: Pre Wet spreader is released.
1996: Low Throw Spreader is released for urban deployment.
2003: Econ factory location expanded to include a major repair center north of the site.
2004: Econ installs the most advanced paint facility in Northern England to improve anti-corrosion performance. The SPARGO control system goes into production allowing long-distance salt-travel adjustment.
2005: Acquisition of the MHS rental fleet doubles the size of the Econ fleet to 160 units.
2008: SPARGO IS goes into development, an electronic GPS control unit that allows navigation of the nav style and initiates a varied salt dispersion pattern.