Brockhouse Group
of West Bromwich
Previously J. Brockhouse and Co
1963 The Brockhouse Group offered products to several sectors[1]:
- General Engineering
- Engineering - Machine Tools
- Transport
- Building
- Heating
The head office was at West Bromwich.
1963 Acquired the remaining 50 percent of Uniton Ltd, makers of wood-wool slabs, substantial customers of Warwick Rim and Sectioning Co[2]
1964 The aluminium foundry, Kaye Alloy Castings Ltd, was moved to a new factory at West Bromwich. Other factories extended included the one at Glasgow making prefabricated buildings[3]
1965 Companies in the group;
- Brockhouse Drop Forge division
- Brockhouse Heater Co
- Brockhouse Casting
- Brockhouse Engineering
- R. J. Hunt and Son
- Kaye Alloy Castings
- Thomas Chatwin and Co
- Warwick Rim and Sectioning
1967 Acquired Redler Industries, H. J. H. King and Co and 51 percent of Duodec Development and Construction Co from Cozens and Sutcliffe (Holdings)[4]
1967 Ended drop forging at Albion Drop Forgings Co; the work was moved to West Bromwich[5]
1969 Rising inflation made it difficult to keep prices ahead of costs so profits fell[6]
1970 Rebound in profits[7]
1976 Name changed to Brockhouse[8]
1984 the group, which was making a loss, was acquired by Evered Holdings[9]
1987 Brockhouse Castings of Wolverhampton was sold to Saxonforge; the main company was renamed Brooks Castings[10]
2008 The company is still on the same 5.5 acre site in Howard Street, West Bromwich, to which it moved in 1888. (03/08)