EPW061348 ENGLAND (1939). The Avimo Ltd Work and environs, Taunton, 1939

Taunton Station from the west, Taunton, 12/05/2015

Taunton Station from the west, Taunton, 12/05/2015

Staplegrove Road, A3027, Taunton, 12/05/2015

Staplegrove Road, A3027, Taunton, 12/05/2015

Greenway Park, Taunton, 12/05/2015

Cyril Street, Taunton, 12/05/2015

Herbert Street, Taunton, 12/05/2015

Railway Street, Taunton, 12/05/2015

Hi Point House, Thomas Street, Taunton, 12/05/2015

AVIMO - Originally Herbert Street, Taunton.

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Two family histories:

Avimo -> General Optics, Taunton, acquired by GSI Group - at Taunton, producers of Beryllium products at Lisieux Way Taunton, Somerset TA1 2JZ



and also

Avimo -> Thales Optronics -> Taunton Aerospace at Unit 3, Venture Way, Priorswood Industrial Estate, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 8DE. Component manufacturers.

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Avimo Ltd was founded in 1937 and originally commenced trading as a manufacturer of aircraft equipment.



During the Second World War they started to design and manufacture optical instruments, initially for aircraft and then for both armoured fighting vehicles and man-portable applications.



In the post-war years they designed and built sights for almost every type of armoured fighting vehicle used by the British Army.

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see The Story of AVIMO (1946) 104 pages- Makers of optical - mechanical - electrical instruments and aeronautical equipment from their commencement in 1937 to (1946)



See advert in The Aeroplane 1940- eg

AVIMO- Taunton, Somerset: For Aircraft: High Pressure Pipe Couplings; Electrically Heated Pressure Pads; Oxygen Equipment; Control Dumpers; For Aero-Engines: Carburetters, Starters, Flame traps, Sand traps, Screened Harness,

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Company web site: www.avimo.co.uk was redirected to www.thalesgroup-optronics.com/ from October 2003. The date on the Thales web site remained set at 2003 (quoting a French address) but the Thales website was used for other not associated purposes about 2006 and disappeared around 2010. Current web site http://www.tauntonaerospace.co.uk.



Taunton Aerospace was formed from a Management Buy-Out from Thales in 2007. Recent project was complex components for the Solar Orbiter due to launch in 2017. Suppliers of components to aerospace, marine, medical, ultra-sonic, electronic, military and powder technology markets.

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