Bells Asbestos and Engineering Supplies
Bell's Asbestos and Engineering Supplies, merchants of insulation products, Bestobell Works, Slough
1929 Turner and Newall sold Bells United Asbestos Co's merchanting interests to Bells Asbestos and Engineering Supplies Ltd, a company outside the Turner and Newall group formed for the purpose; the goods sold were to be manufactured by Turner Brothers Asbestos Co[1].
1931 Bell's Heat Appliances was formed as a subsidiary of Bell's to manufacture and sell AGA Cookers[2]
1937 Asbestos manufacturers. "Belfry", "Bestobell" Asbestos Specialities. "Salamander" Asbestos Specialities [3]
1939 See Aircraft Industry Suppliers
1951 Bell's Asbestos and Engineering Ltd acquired Ronald Trist and Co of Slough[4]
By 1955 Bell's Asbestos and Engineering (Holdings) Ltd of Bestobell Works, Slough, had several subsidiaries were[5]:
- Bell's Asbestos and Engineering
- W. N. Baines and Co
- Ronald Trist and Co
- Miller Insulation and Engineering
- Venetian Vogue
c.1964 Bell's Asbestos and Engineering Holdings and Pye formed a joint venture Bell Home Appliances[6]
1966 Bell's acquired Pye's share of Bell Home Appliances when Philips bid for Pye.
1967 Bell's Asbestos and Engineering (Holdings) changed its name to Bestobell[7]