MK Electric
Industry | Electrical accessories |
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Headquarters | Basildon, Essex, |
Area served | Worldwide |
Website | www |
MK Electric is a company that makes electrical accessories. The company's headquarters are in Basildon, Essex, England, from where it sells goods worldwide.
History
In 1912 Charles Arnold and Charles Belling formed
Multy Kontact socket
One product, the Multy Kontact spring grip socket (3-pin plug), soon became a market leader and the
Shuttered socket
In 1928 the first shuttered socket was produced which concealed the live and neutral contacts when the plug is pulled out of the socket.
World War II
During
Post war
In 1966 the company floated on the stock exchange and became MK Electric Holding Company Ltd. The company later became a subsidiary of Honeywell International in 2005 when its parent company Novar plc was acquired. Its factory in Southend-on-Sea produced its one hundred millionth socket in 2014.[3]
References
- ^ "The History of MK". MK Electric. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ Multy Kontact socket Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 1 November 2011
- ^ "MK Electric.com". Retrieved 10 February 2017.