


" Kendall & Gent " made some huge planers and plano-mills back in the day. Another top company that fell foul of " Staveley Industries ". A pal of mine who worked for Asquith's namesake company built the last batch of the large VM-25 kneeless milling machines that " Kendall & Gent " made when the Gorton factory shut and the work was transferred to Halifax.