Cravens Industries
From Graces Guide
Subsidiary of John Brown and Co
1963 Formed by John Brown and Co to hold the shares in the various subsidiaries concerned with railway rolling stock and vehicles bodies[1]:
- Cravens
- Holmes Homalloy (acquired 1962)
- Neepsend Coachworks (recently formed)
- East Lancashire Coachbuilders (recently acquired)
- Western Motor Holdings (a minority shareholding was being acquired)
1969 Supplier of containers with facilities in Sheffield and Woodville - Cravens Homalloy (Sheffield) Ltd. was a leader in the UK; also facilities at Preston, Garstang and Rochford. Acquired Taskers of Andover, maker of trailers[2]
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