P. C. Henderson
P. C. Henderson of Romford; of West Bank Works, Barking, E.
1921 Company founded.
1937 Manufacturers of sliding and folding door gear. "College" Door Gear. "Mansion" Door Gear. "Tangent" Door Gear. [1]
1950 Public company to acquired Henderson Sliding Door Gear Ltd (previously P C Henderson)[2]
1961 Manufacturers of sliding door gear. 200 employees. [3]
1972 Had established subsidiaries in Scandinavia and France; acquired Dennison Kett, makers of fire doors and shutters, with factories in London and Bristol[4]
1978 Acquired Shutter Contractors of Enfield, whose roller doors replaced the company's existing products[5]
1982 Acquired Normand Electrical Holdings, maker of electric motors and gearboxes, a supplier of Hendersons[6], and County Home Improvements, maker of wooden doors[7]
1983 Henderson Access Control Systems bought CIC, a US security business[8]
1985 Henderson Group's, P C Henderson company, acquired Abru Holdings, ladder maker of Launceston, Cornwall[9]
1987 FKI Electricals acquired Normand Electrical from Henderson Group, which would concentrate on manufacturing garage doors, aluminium ladders and security systems[10]
1988 Hepworth Ceramic Holdings acquired Henderson Group, garage door manufacturers[11]
1992 New factory opened at Bowburn, County Durham[12]
1992 Hepworth introduced new products at its Bowburn factory
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ The Times, May 16, 1950
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times, Nov 17, 1972
- ↑ The Times, May 10, 1978
- ↑ The Times, Feb 04, 1982
- ↑ The Times, Oct 28, 1982
- ↑ The Times, Feb 17, 1983
- ↑ The Times, Feb 20, 1985
- ↑ The Times, April 30, 1987
- ↑ The Times, February 26, 1988
- ↑ The Times, April 09, 1992