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of Leicester
1987 United Spring and Steel Group acquire Ratcliffe Industries of Rochdale, Lancashire. [1], making the country's largest manufacturer of coiled springs, which would be called United Industries[2]
1996 Sold loss making Holden Hydroman[3]
1997 Bid to acquire Neepsend[4]
2002 Restructured; would focus on medical products[5]. Talk of break-up of the group[6]
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