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William Newman and Sons

From Graces Guide
1890.
April 1903.
1912.
Dec 1921.
1938.
1938.
1938.
1945.
July 1949.
1951.
1955.
1961.
1961. Briton 200.

William Newman and Sons Ltd. of Hospital Street, Birmingham.

1750. Company established.

1900 Private company.

1937 Spring manufacturers. "Briton" and "Vanguard" Door Checks. [1]

1961 Brassfounders, door-spring manufacturers and architectural metal workers. 700 employees. [2]

1970 Tonks Holdings acquired William Newman and Sons, forming Newman-Tonks.[3]

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
  2. ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
  3. ↑ The Times, Jan 15, 1970
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