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 167,647 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.

Ward Group

From Graces Guide

of Malton, later York, then Leeds

c.1959 Business established

c.1966 Company incorporated as Ward Brothers Holdings Ltd

1985 The 36th year of trading[1].

1986 Ward Group shares were quoted on the Stock Exchange

1987 Ward Group, maker of steel components for the building industry reported increased profits[2]

1989 Expansion was largely based on building components[3]

1992 After continued losses, an administration order was granted to the parent company, Ward Group; most of the subsidiaries would continue trading normally[4]

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Sources of Information

  1. 1985 Annual report
  2. The Times Apr. 29, 1987
  3. The Times, October 04, 1989
  4. The Times, May 08, 1992