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Fafnir Bearing Co Ltd. of Wolverhampton.
UK subsidiary of the American company of the same name.
1959 Acquired Fischer Bearings Co, subsidiary of British Timken[1]
1962 Opened second factory at Hednesfield, Staffs[2]
By 1969 the US parent was a subsidiary of Textron Inc[3]
1979 The US parent withdrew from the vehicle transmission market[4]
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