Acetarc Engineering was started in the mid 1960's by two brothers, Ken and Peter. In 1967 it became a limited company and continues to be run as a family business to this day.
The name Acetarc is derived from Oxy-acetylene and arc welding and was chosen because at the time, Acetarc Engineering were one of the first engineering companies in the keighley area to offer both machining, welding and fabrication services combined within a single company.
Originally Acetarc Engineering was a small jobbing shop providing a range of engineering services to local industry. At the time these included many textile mills and several well known foundry engineering companies located in keighley.
Through dedicated service to its customers Acetarc outgrew its original premises and had to acquire larger facilities. Whilst working from these larger premises Acetarc purchased the manufacturing rights to H. Beck & Son Ltd., foundry equipment engineers. Acetarc developed and improved these products, particularly the ladles and began to sell to end users in the U.K. Previously equipment had mainly been sold through other companies and dealers in similar fields carrying out badge engineering.
In 1977 Acetarc took a small stand at the foundry exhibition, the first to be held at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham. Following the success of this exhibition Acetarc was able to extend its customer base and acquire some additional overseas agents. This resulted in Acetarc having to relocate again, to where we are now on a 20000 Sq foot site in Keighley in the North of England. This site includes all the facilities of the business, main office, design office, operating with industry standard CAD drawing facilities and a full workshop capability.
