Maker of SU carburettors

S.U. Co Ltd was named for Skinners Union, the 2 brothers who designed the carburettor. The carburettors were a brand of sidedraft carburettor widely used in British (Austin, Morris, Triumph, MG) and Swedish (Volvo, Saab 99) automobiles for much of the twentieth century. In 1905 Thomas Carlyle Skinner and his elder brother George Herbert Skinner invented and patented their carburettor. Initially made by G. Wailes and Co of Euston Road, London. In 1912 they established the S. U. Co Ltd to make the carburettor. They began manufacturing in a factory at Prince of Wales Road, Kentish Town in North London

In 1936 the company was incorporated with the name S. U. Carburettor Co Ltd by Morris Motors to acquire from Morris Industries. This company was liquidated in 1994.