H M Hobson Limited 1903
- occupation:
- Developer,
- Manufacturer
- Nationality:
- British
- born in:
- London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
1903 - company founded by Hamilton McArthur Hobson, George Cheeseman and Edward A H de Poorter; originally agency for selling bicycles; London based firm with registered offices at 36 Basinghall Street, EC, works at Pelham Road, Wimbledon and, later, premises in Vauxhall Bridge Road.
1970s - taken over by Lucas Aerospace;
1996 - Lucas Industries merged with the Varity Corporation to become LucasVarity;
1999 - TRW Inc. acquired LucasVarity and firm known as TRW Aeronautical Systems, Lucas Aerospace;
2002 - acquired by Goodrich Corporation of Charlotte, North Carolina
