![](https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/73/711/medium_thumbnail_b730388.jpg)
Hoover Limited
- occupation:
- Manufacturer
- Nationality:
- British
1919 - William H. Hoover from Cannton, Ohio, USA, founds Hoover Limited, with a factory in Perivale, West London. 1946 - Hoover begin production at a new factory in Cambuslang, Scotland. 1948 - Hoover opens a factory in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, for washing machine manufacture.