Neepsend Steel and Tool Corporation
From Graces Guide
of Sheffield
1920 Public company formed which amalgamated various steel and tool companies[1]:
- Goodwin and Co of Scottish Steel and File Works, Neepsend,
- Slack, Sellars and Co,
- Apex Steel Co,
- Neepsend Rolling Mills Co,
- Loxley Forge,
- Hillfoot Forging Co.
1945 Acquired Watson, Saville and Co.[2]
1961 Manufacturers of high speed steel, high grade alloys steels, carbon steels, for all purposes; combined iron and steel, high speed alloy and carbon steel wire, saws for wood and metal etc; files and rasps, machine irons and knives, agricultural blades, drills, reamers, cutters, engineers tools etc. [3]
1973 Renamed Neepsend. Acquired Sheffield Refreshment Houses; sold Crane and Hoist of Chapel-en-le-Frith[4]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer 1921
- ↑ Financial Times – 9 Nov 1945
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times Aug. 11, 1973