Exors of James Mills





















of Woodley, Near Stockport
of Bredbury Steel Works, Woodley near Stockport.
of Stockport and Wolverhampton (1966)
1850 The James Mills company was founded.
1880 the company was run by the Executors of James Mills - see James Mills
1900 Private company.
1930 Acquired by GKN who also made bright drawn steel products[1]
1935 See James Mills:1935 Review
Subsidiary formed: Mills Scaffold Co[2]
1937 Steel manufacturers and engineers. [3]
1937 Steel manufacturers and engineers. "Mills" Freecutting Carbon and Casehardening Steels.[4]
1940 Ledloy (see advert)
1947 James Mills' Ledloy.
1961 Light machinists, steel rollers and manufacturers of bright steel and hot pressings. 2,100 employees. [5]
1966 Part of GKN Rolled and Bright Steel
1967 One of the larger steel companies not subject to nationalisation[6]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, Jun 26, 1930
- ↑ The Times Jun 29, 1938
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times, Apr 26, 1967