Dunford Hadfields

of East Hecla Works, Sheffield
1967 Acquisition of Hadfields by Dunford and Elliott
1968 Dunford and Elliott (Sheffield) would become the holding company for the group; Dunford Hadfields would constitute the steel operations[1]
1974 Integration of Rotherham-Tinsley Steel with Dunford Hadfields[2]. Integration with Brown Bayley Steels would take place after the end of next financial year.
1977 Dunford and Elliott was acquired by Lonrho
1978 Hadfields Ltd was renamed Dunford Hadfields Ltd
1981 Renamed Firsteel Hadfields Ltd
1983 Firsteel Hadfields renamed Firsteel Group Ltd