Raymond Electric Ltd.
26 Wadsworth Road, Perivale, London, NW10. (1937)
Brent Crescent, North Circular Road, LONDON, NW10. (1948)

Radio and Television manufacturer from 1937 till the 1960s.

Commenced manufacturing, circa 1937.

• 1937 Shared a factory with Central Equipment Ltd.: Raymond Radio initially shared part of its factory in Wadsworth Road, Perivale, London with Central Equipment Ltd. (Derwent brand).
• 1948 Expanded into Television Manufacturing: After the war, Raymond Radio expanded into the manufacture of televisions, entering the TV market with their model F26.
• 1948 Relocation to Brent Crescent: In April 1948, Raymond Radio moved to a larger facility at Brent Crescent, North Circular Road, to accommodate their growing operations. [1]
• 1955 Exports to Australia: In the late 1950s, Raymond Radio established a strong export presence in Australia, supplying complete television receivers, partly assembled chassis, and components to Classic Radio & Television Pty Ltd. in Melbourne.
• Significant Export Volume: By January 1951, Raymond Radio had exported a substantial amount of equipment to Australia, with a total value exceeding a quarter of a million pounds.[2]

Raymond Radio's exact date of closure is uncertain. However, due to the absence of any mention of Raymond Radio in trade directories and industry publications beyond the early 1960s, there are indications that they ceased operations in the early 1960s.

[1] Wireless World Apr 1948, Page 141.
[2] Board of Trade Journal Jan 31, 1958, Page 233.