Chloride Electrical Storage Company

[1] The company was originally registered as Chloride Electrical Storage Syndicate on 12 December 1891.

[2] Until 1914–1918 most of the demand was for large stationary batteries used in early generating stations and for domestic lighting installations.

[2] New and growing demand came for batteries on submarines, and after the First World War, the company's batteries were in growing demand for use in train lighting, motor vehicles and as accumulators for valve radio receiving sets.

[2] The company acquired two of its moulded battery casings suppliers, Lorival in 1927 and United Ebonite Manufacturers in 1934, merging them in 1939, to form a new subsidiary United Ebonite & Lorival Ltd.

The company supplied Indian Railways, Ford, Rolls-Royce and Vauxhall.