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Richardgr · 7th Feb 2023, 2:57 pm

There is a 'golden triangle' in Billingshurst, West Sussex. There is Langrex and Bilington's, but there is also at least one other there too, (I think they are linked to Watford Valves?). Interesting to know what the history is. Maybe there was a big depot there once for military storage and someone saw the future need?

I have visited Langrex and it is a real Aladdin's cave, well Aladdin's warehouse: just valves and valve related stuff.

Billington's could not have been more helpful shipping a box of stuff to Sweden, and I used to pick up a box of 100 CV4024 from Langrex each time I flew back from Gatwick, in lieu of a pension plan. At that time they had the remains of 100,000 that had been re-tested by Mullards in the early 80's from MoD supplies.

They are bound to be able to fix you up with something.

7th Feb 2023, 2:57 pm	#11
Richardgr Heptode Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Täby, Sweden Posts: 708	Re: Top cap shortage? There is a 'golden triangle' in Billingshurst, West Sussex. There is Langrex and Bilington's, but there is also at least one other there too, (I think they are linked to Watford Valves?). Interesting to know what the history is. Maybe there was a big depot there once for military storage and someone saw the future need? I have visited Langrex and it is a real Aladdin's cave, well Aladdin's warehouse: just valves and valve related stuff. Billington's could not have been more helpful shipping a box of stuff to Sweden, and I used to pick up a box of 100 CV4024 from Langrex each time I flew back from Gatwick, in lieu of a pension plan. At that time they had the remains of 100,000 that had been re-tested by Mullards in the early 80's from MoD supplies. They are bound to be able to fix you up with something.