Barton Group
Previously Barton and Sons
1963 Acquired H. D. Jackson and Co.[1]
1963 Jackson, a member of the Barton group of companies, would manufacture zip fasteners under licence from the French company, Prestil.[2].
1965 Barton Conduits, a member of the Barton group of companies, had success in its export drive.[3]
1969 The quoted public company was still Barton and Sons.
1977 Staveley Industries owned a "protective stake" in Barton and Sons.[4]
1981 the public quoted company was Barton Group.[5]
1982 Barton Group included[6]:
- Barton Conduits, of Walsall
- Barton Abrasives, of Wolverhampton
- Barton Aluminium Foundries, of Birmingham
1983 Caparo Industries had acquired Staveley's stake in Barton Group of Birmingham, makers of tubing and provider of industrial services and engineering, and then bought the remainder[7]