J Hudson & Co

J. Hudson and Co. Ltd
Company typePrivate
IndustryManufacturing
FoundedBirmingham, England (1883)
HeadquartersBirmingham, England
Key people
Joseph Hudson, Founder
Simon Topman, managing director
ProductsWhistles
Revenue 5 million GBP (2005)
Number of employees
~50
Websitewww.acmewhistles.co.uk

J Hudson & Co was founded in the 1870s in Birmingham by Joseph Hudson (1848–1930) and his brother James Hudson (1850–1889). The company became a manufacturer of whistles and continues as Acme Whistles. Acme is the world's largest and most famous producer of whistles. They are headquartered in the Jewellery Quarter district of Birmingham, England.