Established in 1795 by Matthew Boulton and James Watt, along with their offspring, Matthew Robinson Boulton and James Watt Jr, the Soho Foundry now operates under Avery Weigh-Tronix, producing weighing machines. The factory's historical significance lies in its early role during the Industrial Revolution and its contributions to management theory studies. The Soho Foundry's operations foreshadowed concepts that would only become mainstream a century later. Economist Eric Roll remarked, 'Neither Taylor, Ford, or any other modern experts conceived anything akin to a plan that wasn't already in motion at Soho before 1805.' In 1848, James Watt Jr. passed away, and H. W. Blake took over.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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