In December 2011, Boxford Lathes moved from its original home at Box Tree Mills in Halifax to a custom-built new factory in Elland. In 1952, the founder, Horace Denford, sold the company with Boxfords continuing at Halifax (initially under the ownership of T.S.Harrison and later independently owned) and Denfords in Brighouse. The name appears to be a portmanteau of " Box Tree Mills" and the founder's surname, "Den ford". The lathes and other tools were marketed under the name "Box-Ford". Denford Machine Tools also produced other metalworking tools including precision measuring tools such as an optical comparator. The original factory was in Box Tree Mills, Wheatley, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. Boxford Lathe was a brand of lathes produced by Denford Machine Tools from 1946 until 1952.
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