Established in 1865, as the Charles Churchill and Co., importers of machine tools. In 1906, Churchill Machine Tool Co. was established by Charles Churchill in Pendleton, England. In 1918, The Churchill Machine Tool Co., Ltd. bought 11.5 acres of land at Broadheath, near Altrincham, from the Earl of Stamford and by 1920 the company had relocated all its production to that site.
In 1961, Churchill Machine Tool Co. bought the Birmingham Small Arms Company and changed its name to BSA-Churchill Machine Tools, Ltd.. Then in 1966, the firm merged in a joint-venture agreement with Alfred Herbert, Ltd. and became part of Herbert-BSA, Ltd. By 1967, the company reverted to using the name of Churchill Machine Tool Co. The firm went into voluntary liquidation in October 1973 and was liquidated in1974.
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