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 167,640 pages of information and 247,064 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.

United Spring Co

From Graces Guide
1920.
March 1924
February 1928

of Hawthorn Street, West Smethwick

1929 Hill-Robinson Ltd was incorporated

1968 The United Spring Co had various subsidiaries:[1]

1973 Hill-Robinson Ltd was renamed United Spring Manufacturing Ltd

1987 United Spring and Steel made a takeover bid for Ratcliffe Industries of Rochdale, Lancashire. [2]

1988 United Spring Manufacturing Ltd and Ratcliffe Springs Ltd were renamed Ratcliffe Springs and Pressings Ltd, a subsidiary of United Industries plc of Huntington, York


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Sources of Information

  1. The Times Feb. 26, 1968
  2. Sandwell Evening Mail 16 November 1987