Steel Radiators
of Beacon Works, Brentford (1936)
of Southall and Dalbeattie.
1936 Company registered.[1] Established by AGA of Stockholm at Bridge Road, Southall.
First MD was Clifford Hugh Clifford but little production pre-WWII
WWII Produce munitions
1961 Started additional manufacturing at Dalbeattie in Scotland.[2] The site was origibally used by ICI to produce Nitro-glycerine and Cordite and had employed 3,000 persons.
Opened additional factory in Monmouth
1967 AGA sold the company to a group of investors.[3] This was an MBO led by Hugh Clifford, at a cost £500,000.
1969 Hattersley Brothers merged with Steel Radiators to form Hattersley Stelrad[4], which was 59 percent owned by Steel Radiators[5]
1970 Ideal-Standard sold its steel radiators manufacturing, acquired with the purchase of Copperad, to Steel Radiators, a subsidiary of Hattersley Stelrad[6].
1970 Acquired Schmiga Metal Works of Eire, makers of radiator fittings; acquired Bekon-Bell from Bestobell which included Belkon Domestic Products, manufacturers of steel radiators and convectors, which would enable export to Europe[7]
1971 The name of Hattersley Stelrad was changed to Stelrad Group[8]
1973 As part of its policy of diversification into domestic heating, Metal Box Co acquired Stelrad.[9].
1973 Produced 1.7 million 'Super Panel' radiators
1976 Acquired the heating business of Ideal-Standard
1977 The European Commission ordered the end of restrictions on AGA's licence to Steel Radiators, preventing the company selling radiators outside UK[10]
1979 Opened factory in Ramsgate
1981 Stelrad, part of Metal Box Co, was 1 of 6 boiler makers investigated for collusion in raising prices[11]
2022 Stelrad Group continues to offer radiators and boilers with registered office in Newcastle upon Tyne ([1] Stelrad website)
See Also
Sources of Information
- 'Stelrad - A Potted History' by David Parkin (an employee for 27 years). Privately published in 2020 (Copy in SMC Library)