Renold Australia Pty Ltd
Vehicle in Brisbane

At the age of 21 Hans refold, son of a burgher family in Aarau, Switzerland, came to England and found work in Manchester with a firm of machinery exporters. In 1880 he invented bush roller chain and an industry was born. Was established succeeding the buy of the James Slater business. This makes refold the oldest established transmission chain company still in existence in the world. This was the origin of the bush roller chain, the design of which is quiet old today throughout the world. Were riveting the bearing pins in the assembled chain. Designed and manufactured a purpose built plate hole punching machine. Designed and manufactured a machine for producing the Rotary Rivet on the ends of the chain bearing pins. Patented the integral bush inside plate chain upon which so many cycle chains have been based. Designed and manufactured a Coning Machine. Began supplying mortise block chains (and associated equipment) which were a exceptional portion of the business for about 60 years. Began designing and manufacturing particular purpose machines for the assembly of chains. This was lengthy prior centreless grinders became the factor in machine shop practice that they are now. (and its forerunners) began supplying transmission chain for Aircraft. Designed and patented their supple chain coupling. Designed and manufactured Runningin machine for their chain. Patented the segmental bush design of inverted tooth (silent) chain. Designed and manufactured a Bush Curling Machine. Ltd patented the early design of bi planar chain, (The patent being applied for in 1928). Followon tooling) in the manufacture of chain plates. 1964 A significant strategic development of the refold Group was the acquisition of John Holroyd and Co Ltd in 1964, and this marked the begin of the transition from purely chain manufacture to manufacture and supply of a entire range of power transmission products and precision machine tools. Further acquisitions brought more gearing, couplings, clutches, brakes, variable speed drives and various hydraulic products into the Group. refold begins the cold extrusion of important pitch bushes and rollers. Jeffrey Chain has powerful US brands and established relationships with major US distributors, of power transmission equipment, and creative equipment manufacturers.