Parvalux

The name ‘Parvalux’ derives from the Latin 'parvulus' and 'lux' and means 'young light', alluding to the hopes that founder Leslie J. Clark had for the Romford-based business where he first began selling motor rewinds in 1947.

After relocating to Bournemouth in 1957, the company moved from simply re-winding motors to designing and manufacturing complete gear-motor units for industrial applications.

The merger allowed Parvalux to offer products in much higher quantities than previously possible and cemented this position with a new 'product development and design' function (PDD).

One notable application of a Parvalux product was documented as under test at the university of California in 1966 for inclusion on the cancelled Voyager program (Mars) mission.

Sacks, Tony (2008), "Parvalux buys EMD to create UK's largest gear-motor maker", Drives & Controls, 2008 (September): 1, archived from the original on 25 July 2011.