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Hepworth Ceramic Holdings

From Graces Guide

1970 Hepworth Ceramic Holdings was formed as holding company[1] to effect a merger between Hepworth Iron Co and General Refractories Group Ltd.

1970 Acquired the TP drainage and sheetlines businesses from Thermo Plastics[2]

1972 Hepworth Ceramic bought James Oakes and Co maker of clay pipes, cable conduits and sulphuric acid[3].

1972 Acquired Fordath Ltd, which complemented the industrial sands business[4]

1983 Made a bid for Steetley but the take-over was blocked by the Monopolies Commission[5]

By 1984 the Hepworth group had 43 subsidiaries, of which 29 were UK-based; the group had 6 divisions:

  • Clayware - headed by Hepworth Iron Co (Holdings) Ltd
  • Refractories - headed by G R Stein Refractories Ltd
  • Industrial Sands and Minerals - headed by British Industrial Sand Ltd
  • Plastics - headed by Hepworth Plastics Ltd
  • Foundry resins and equipment - headed by Fordath Ltd
  • Engineering and miscellaneous - headed by Hepworth Industries Ltd

1987 Acquired Tube Investments home heating division, consisting of Glow Worm Boilers and Parkray[6]

1988 Acquired Henderson Group, garage door manufacturers[7]

1989 Name changed to Hepworth[8]

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, 4 February 1970
  2. The Times, Nov 28, 1970
  3. The Times, 16 June 1972
  4. The Times, Aug 04, 1972
  5. The Times Feb. 23, 1984
  6. The Times, April 02, 1987
  7. The Times, February 26, 1988
  8. The Times, March 22, 1989