Arnold Redler invented the Redler En-Masse conveying system in 1919 to discharge flour from storage bins. This system became the industry standard for conveying dry bulk materials worldwide. Redler Ltd grew from these origins to become a global company with 3000 employees in 22 countries, supplying conveying systems to a wide range of industries handling many different materials. The company had sites in Stroud until recently moving operations elsewhere, but the Redler brand name was maintained for marketing.
4. ARNOLD
REDLER
1875 - 1956
* Born 1875 – South Moulton Devon to a family of flour millers & left school
at 14 and joined his family business at Bathpools Mill Taunton.
* Early 1900’s with his brother set up Daniel Redler City Flour Mill Worcester the
n in 1909 moved to Elysium Mills Sharpness.
* 1919 experimented in how to discharge flour from storage bins andinvented
the famous ‘THE REDLER EN-MASSE HANDING SYSTEM’. and at that time
established Redler Patents Ltd.
* 1934 purchased Apperley & Curtis Cloth Mill Dudbridge for £4000
HISTORICAL MILESTONES
* In the early 40’s he used his own capital to set up
independent companies - Conveyors (Readybuild) Ltd
& Bulkbin Ltd at Dudbridge.
Later both were merged into Redler Ltd
* During 90’s the site was sold to Stroud Metal Ltd
* Dec 2013 Redler finally vacated the Dudbrige site.
* Since 2012 Redler have had a sales office at Stonehouse &
factory (closing Dec 2015) on the Bath Road Trading Estate.
5. THE DUDBRIDGE SITE
* Alfred Apperley established a textile mill in 1798 & joined Curtis
to become a prominent name in the supply of fine cloth and was
awarded a Gold medal for best woven superfine black cloth in
the world.
* In 1891 a fire destroyed the greater part of the plant. The rebuild
provided both improved layout and production standards.
* The motive power for the Mill was 2 x 500hp steam engines
supplied by H J H King’s of Nailsworth supplemented by a 50hp
turbine fed by the Mill race.
7. The Future as Reported
by
Stroud News & Journal
April 1st 2015
8. REDLER STROUD SITES
* THE CASTLE Castle Street Stroud
To alleviate the shortage of local draughtsman this large house
was purchased in the 1950’s and turned into 7 flats to provide
accommodation for draughtsman from the midlands.
* REDLER SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB
The early days saw a strong social element within the company with
interdepartmental and local competitions for – football, cricket, fishing
and skittles etc. About the 1970’s Redler acquired Kendrick Hall above
Batemans Sports Shop as a club room with a bar and skittle alley.
* BATH ROAD (BP SITE) FACTORY
During the 70’/80s due to a significant increase in orders additional
Redler rented the BP site in Bath Road & referred to as the No 2 Factory
Now the Damian Hirst factory.
* BATH ROAD FACTORY
Following the purchase of Redler by Schenck manufacture was transferred to
Doncaster with an assembly only workshop situated on The Bath Road
Trading Estate
* PRESENT DAY
Office at Canelside Court Stonehouse
* THRUPP (BIDMINE) FACTORY
Mid 80”S Bidmine closed the Dudbridge factory and transferred
it’s to manufacturing the Kingfisher Business ParkThrupp.
9. Managing Directors
* George Allin
* Cliffe Allin
* Hedley Mutton
* Tommy White
* Doug Drake
* Brian Gabbett
* Steve Clewley
* Ian Woolf
* Nick Jones
Company Owners
* Arnold Redler
* Cozens & Sutcliffe
* Brockhouse
* Evered Brothers
* Bidmine Plc
* Buhler, Switzerland
* General Signal UK Ltd
* Stock Equipment, USA
* Today (2015) Schenck of Germany
3000 employees in 22 countries
Turnover 620m Euros Redler £10m
Important note.
The Redler BRAND name has
always been maintained for
sales & marketing purposes
Subsidiaries
* Redler South Africa
* Redler India
* Redler Grain Silos
10. R e d l e r C l o c k
1 / 4 S i z e C o p y
O f B i g B e n
Made By E Dent & Co
Installed in 1892 it chimes the
Westminster Quarters
on 4 bells.
On the hour it rings out
Handel’s composition
All through this Hour
Lord be my Guide
And by thy Power
No foot shall Slide
15. The Redler
En-mass
Conveying System
REDLER = EN-MASSE CONVEYOR
HOOVER = VACUUM CLEANER
* Since the 1940’s the system became
an industry standard and ‘REDLER’
became the generic name for chain
conveyors throughout the world.
ARNOLD REDLER’S
WORLD RENOWNED
INVENTION
16. THE MARKET PLACE
For the
REDLER EN-MASSE CHAIN
CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
‘DRY BULK MATERIALS
HANDLING INDUSTRIES'
THE TWO EXTREMES
FOODSTUFFS COAL & ASH
20. ELEVATOR
BASIC REDLER MACHINES
CONVEYOR
A phenomenon whereby dry particulate solids
under correct design criteria can be induced to
behave in a similar manner to a liquid.
A necessary requirement is that the motive
force must be applied throughout the
conveying length.
21. Malleable iron or fabricated links were
the standard for the early machines.
Then in the late 30’s Redler signed a
European manufacturing license with
Buhler Brothers of Switzerland who
designed and introduced the dropped
Forged ‘Lagos’ chain links. These soon
became universally accepted and
remain standard to the present day.
Redler chain now forged in India and
machined at the Schenck factory at
Thorn near Doncaster.
Conveying & Elevating Chain
The chain market.
Redler Competitors come
from -:
Switzerland – Italy
– China - India
23. REDLER EN-MASSE SYSTEM
THE
BENEFITS
* COST EFFECTIVE
Low running & maintenance costs
* ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE
Totally enclosed system
Gentle handling
Versatile handles virtually all types of dry bulk solids
* LABOUR SAVING
No specialised maintenance staff required
Manual or automatic controls
* VERSITILE
Offers versatility to plant layout.
Handles a range of products in one system.
* PROVEN
Over 100 years experience of handling hundreds of
dry bulk materials within a wide range of industries
34. In 1980 Redler won the Queens Award for Export Achievement .
As well as supplying to most of European countries Redler
undertook major contracts throughout the rest of the world
including :- - IRAN – IRAQ – TURKEY – SOUTH AFRICA – HONG KONG
– KUWAIT - SURALYA – INDIA
REDLER EXPORT AWARD
37. MALTINGS
In 1962 H J H King Ltd of Nailsworth
became overextended with it’s Malting
Business. As Redler were supplying most
of their handling equipment and had a
greater manufacturing capacity Kings
joined Redler
