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Barton and Sons
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of Netherton, Dudley, Worcs.
1890 Company founded
1935 Became public company formed as Barton and Sons
1938 Name changed
1960 Barton and Sons, tubing and conduit makers of Dudley, acquired Crown Stamping, drop forgers of Willenhall, which had surplus land that would be used by other Barton companies[1]
1961 Group manufacture conduit tubes and fittings, drop forgings, press forgings, bolts, nuts, aluminium castings, steel shot and grit, buckles, springs, spring washers, hand tools and magnetic seperaters, structural steel work. 2,500 employees
1963 Acquired Walton and Co (Wolverhampton) [2]
1969 Still quoted public company
By 1973 Was a member of the Barton Group
1977 Staveley Industries owned a "protective stake" in Barton and Sons[3]