Holman Bros Ltd
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| Fate | merged with Broom and Wade |
| Successor | CompAir |
| Founded | 1801 |
| Defunct | 1968 |
| Location | Camborne, Cornwall,UK |
| Industry | Engineering and Manafacturing |
| Products | rock drills & air compressors |
| Peak size | 2,000 employees |
| Subsidiary | Climax mining Equipment |
Holman Brothers Ltd. was a mining equipment manafacture founded in 1801 based in Camborne, Cornwall, UK.
Holman was Camborne's, and indeed Cornwall's largest manufacturer of industrial equipment. Holman played a part in World War II making the famous Sten submachine gun. It also produced The Holman Projector for the Royal Navy. At its height Holmans was spread over three sites within Camborne, employing some three and half thousand men.
