Prospect Industries
of Hull, specialist piping design and fabrication company, especially to the power generation industry
1989 Acquired 4 of the engineering subsidiaries of Tace; floated on Stock Market[1]; these were Thomas Evans and H. A. Birch, Campden Instruments and Airmatic Engineering[2][3]
3 of the engineering subsidiaries
1990 Described as "Midlands engineer"[4]. Acquired Ipswich Electronics[5]
1991 Aimed to acquire Dunn International, supplier of specialist engineering services to the power generating industry[6]
1992 Within the group was Dunn Engineering of Burton on Trent and its various subsidiaries[7]
1992 Acquired Davenport Holdings, builder of water cooling towers[8]
1992 Sold the Components Engineering division to Squirrel Horn
1993 The business was concentrated on services to power generation industry, which made for a very seasonal income[9]
1994 Acquired Aiton and Co[10]
1996 Losses had been reduced[11]
1997 Discussion with Shaw Group of USA about sale of principal subsidiaries[12]. Appointment of receivers[13]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times July 28, 1990
- ↑ The Times Nov. 15, 1989
- ↑ The Times July 28, 1990
- ↑ The Times Jan. 6, 1990
- ↑ The Times Aug. 3, 1990
- ↑ The Times May 4, 1991
- ↑ 1992 Dunn Annual report
- ↑ The Times June 26, 1992
- ↑ The Times July 21, 1993
- ↑ 1994 Aiton Annual report
- ↑ The Times July 6, 1996
- ↑ The Times Nov. 8, 1997
- ↑ London Gazette 25 November 1997