Murphy

  Murphy always used Mazda valves if at all possible. They signed an agreement to use Mazda valves in 1932. The advantage to Murphy was that they had access to pre-production prototype valves so they could get a head start with their development program...

Murphy Factory to Close in South Wales (July 1962).
At the end of this year Murphy Radio Ltd. are closing their factory at Hirwaun, the industrial estate at Aberdare, Glamorgan, where 600 people are employed. A statement from the company said "There are now more production facilities than can be used at the present time and it is essential to achieve economies." The factory, which once employed 1,000, was set up 15 years ago when new industrial firms were being introduced into South Wales

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