Helmet Integrated Systems Ltd

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Helmet Integrated Systems Ltd

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  • HISL

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      Dates of existence

      1924-present

      History

      The company was founded in 1924 in St Albans as Helmets Ltd. They made tropical helmets, motorcycle helmets and police helmets at their Cromwell Works factory. After the Second World War they were commissioned by the Air Ministry to make hard flying helmets for jet aircraft. During the 1980s they had different ownership and changed their name to Helmet Integrated Systems Ltd. In 2014 they were purchased by US company Gentex Corporation.

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      Westminster Menswear Archive

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          Sources

          'Helmet Integrated Systems', Rochester Avionic Archives, BAE Systems Rochester
          Callum Bentley, 'Helmet Integrated Systems sold to US firm', The Manufacturer, 9 July 2014.

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