Baldwin & Francis Archive

Founded in Sheffield in 1919, Baldwin and Francis started out as Baldwin Electrical, before merging with Wilfred Francis & Co Ltd in the 1940s and forming the firm we know today as Baldwin & Francis. Throughout the 1940s, the team focused on manufacturing electricals for the mining industry, including switchgears and gate end boxes (GEBs), before shifting their focus to lighting. A subsequent merger with Rolls Royce in 1989 enabled the firm to cement themselves as an industry leader, with expansion now seen globally across the USA, Canada and China.