Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,238 pages of information and 244,492 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Ring

From Graces Guide

Ring plc

1995 Graystone acquired the Ring Group, supplier of automotive parts and consumer lighting products[1]

1997 After a profit warning and failure of a bid for the company, the chairman of Graystone resigned.

1997/8 Disposed of the engineering businesses

1998 Name changed to Ring plc; moved head office from Wilmslow to Leeds.

1999 The company was a distribution company, focussed on lighting, automotive and consumer businesses. Acquired PH Products Ltd and Arctic Products Ltd[2]

By 2007 Ring Ltd was concentrated on lighting products; it was owner by Catalina Lighting Group of Miami[3]

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times June 8, 1995
  2. 1999 Annual report
  3. 2007 Annual report