Since 1903, a major activity in the town has been heavy electrical engineering, particularly producing power station transformers.

Hunslet today is still primarily based around manufacturing and heavy engineering.

The interlocked grain timber is highly regarded for heavy engineering.

Of special interest are books on papermaking, photography and heavy electrical engineering.

In the 1920s the basic industries of coal, textiles and heavy engineering went into long-term decline.

The diverse business areas of the group include ship building, heavy engineering, textiles, real estate and shipping.

The mills and many of the heavier engineering works began to either close, move further out of town or scale down.

"And no background at all in naval architecture or heavy engineering, I notice."

After the war, they became East Germany's state enterprise in heavy engineering.

This was heavy engineering, cutting-edge technology and serious science.