History of NEWAGE International

NEWAGE established in Manchester, UK to manufacture alternator sets and air compressors.

Arthur Lyon & Co, London acquired by NEWAGE Engineers.

NEWAGE Engineers acquires STAMFORD® Electrical and transfers Arthur Lyon & Co alternator business to Barnack Road site, UK.

Products become available in India. Newage magazine 1953 front cover.

Companies owned by the Newage Group.

A look at ‘Park Works’, Stamford, UK

NEWAGE Group acquired by Charterhouse bank. Business portfolio consists of transmissions, compressors, pumps, marine propulsion, industrial engines, alternators and general engineering.

Arthur Lyon Ltd and NEWAGE (Manchester) Ltd consolidated all generator production at the Barnack Road site. Company renamed NEWAGE Lyon Ltd.

'Project 65’ saw the integration of Newage Manchester with Stamford renaming the company Newage Engineers Ltd.

NEWAGE Lyon produces the world’s first brushless alternator.

NEWAGE subsidiary companies established in USA, Canada, Italy France, Norway, Australia, Spain, Germany and Singapore.

NEWAGE produces the world’s first alternator utilising a Permanent Magnet Generator (PMG) for AVR excitation.

Last slip ring machines produced.

Received Queen’s Award for UK export business.

Onan Corporation acquires alternator business of NEWAGE Engineers Ltd.

Cooper Industries acquires McGraw Edison, majority shareholder of Onan Corporation.

Cummins Engine Company Inc. acquires Cooper Industries' holding in Onan Corporation and becomes majority owner of NEWAGE.

NEWAGE acquires Markon

NEWAGE name changed to NEWAGE International Ltd.

Newage subsidiary opens in 'Ahmednagar, India'.

Cummins acquires remaining shares of Onan Corporation from Hawker Siddeley Group.

Newage subsidiary opens in China.

Launch of Newage Power Products Division, Ryhall Road, Stamford.

Joint venture with Jiangsu Haixing Electric Machinery Group for production of generators in Wuxi, China.

“Newage in the Community” scheme started.

New Cummins factory opened in San Louis Potosi, Mexico for the production of alternators to 850 kVA. Business transferred from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

NEWAGE and AvK SEG complete the business combination. The announcement was made jointly by Newage Managing Director Steven Zeller and AvK SEG Chairman Werner Schmitz at the PowGen Europe Exhibition in Brussels on May 30th. Final approval was issued by the German Cartel office on October 11th 2001.

Joint venture with Sawafuji Electric Company of Japan to manufacture and distribute 2 pole alternators from 0.1 kVA to 15 kVA at the MARKON site in Oakham, United Kingdom.

NEWAGE AvK SEG changes it's name to Cummins Generator Technologies, in line with the Cummins branding strategy.

Cummins sells SEG to Woodward Governor of the US in October.