Follsain Metals
Protective treatement for metals, of Wycliffe Works, Lutterworth, near Rugby, Warwickshire. Telephone: Lutterworth 10. Telegraphic Address: "Penetmetal, Lutterworth"
1934 Company incorporated, licensed by the Follsain Syndicate to operate the processes in Great Britain and Ireland[1]. The Follsain patents covered agglomeration of ores for blast furnaces, and treatment of the surface of iron and steel for protection/increased hardness[2]
1934 Wycliffe Foundry held the British licence for the Follsain metal treatment processy[3]. Follsain decided that the agreement would be implemented for formation of a new company to take over and exploit the licence for Britain - presumably Follsain-Wycliffe Foundries
1936 Public issue of shares to fund expansion
Incorporation of Follsain Tubular Products Ltd which had been established for production; capital owned jointly by Follsain Syndicate Ltd and British Mannesmann Tube Co, which managed the company,
1937 British Industries Fair Advert for H.T. Process for Rendering Steel Resistant to Oxidation; C.Y. Alloy; E.V.S.S. Alloy; E.V. Alloy. Castings for resisting heat, oxidation, wear, abrasion, saline, and molten metal attack. Pyrometer Tubes, Recuperator Rubes. Road Studs. (Engineering/Metals/Quarry, Roads and Mining/Transport - Stand Nos D.845 and D.744)
1944 Patent - Improvements in or relating to apertured frames or grids.
See Also
Sources of Information
- 1937 British Industries Fair Advert p624; and p365
- [1] Wikipatents