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[[image:ImIDH1938-TinsleyWire.jpg |thumb| 1938. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im1949BIF-Tinsley.jpg|thumb| 1949. ]] | [[Image:Im1949BIF-Tinsley.jpg|thumb| 1949. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im1950BIF8-Tinsley.jpg|thumb| 1950. ]] | |||
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of Sheffield (1938). | |||
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of Bushbury, Wolverhampton (1949) | |||
Early 1930s: as a way of avoiding British import tariffs Belgian wiremaker, Trefileries Leon Bekaert, set up a UK factory in association with [[Templeborough Rolling Mills]] Ltd, a Sheffield supplier of wire rods.<ref>[http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/industrial-sites/13287-tinsley-wire-industries-sheffield-road.html#.VzcLYeR0aC4]</ref> | |||
1933 It joined with [[British Ropes]] Ltd and the [[United Steel Companies]] Ltd in forming '''Tinsley Wire Industries''' Ltd with a factory at Tinsley on Sheffield Road. | |||
1962 New factory constructed at Shepcote Lane, Sheffield<ref>The Times, Mar 26, 1962</ref> | |||
1964 [[Boulton and Paul]] sold their wire and wire products interests to Tinsley Wire<ref>The Times, Jan 15, 1964</ref> | |||
1968 Both [[British Ropes]] and [[United Steel Companies|United Steel]] had interests in Tinsley Wire. Acquired light engineers [[S. Blanckensee and Son]] of Cannock<ref> The Times, May 03, 1968</ref>. | |||
1973 Twenty per cent owned by [[British Steel]] | |||
1973 [[British Steel]] sold its carbon- and mild-steel wire-making activities at Warrington ([[Rylands Brothers|Rylands]] and [[Whitecross Co|Whitecross]]) and at Middlesbrough ([[Dorman, Long and Co|Dorman Long]]) into a new company [[Rylands-Whitecross]], jointly owned by [[Tinsley Wire Industries]] and [[British Ropes]]<ref>The Times, Aug 17, 1973</ref> | |||
1989 [[British Steel]] and Belgian steel cord company Bekaert acquired [[Bridon]]'s 40 percent holding in the company; [[Bridon]] acquired [[Fox Wire]], [[Richard Johnson and Nephew|Johnson and Nephew]] and [[Lionweld Kennedy]] from Tinsley<ref>The Times (London, England), Thursday, February 09, 1989</ref> | |||
1994 was Britain's largest wire manufacturer and Sheffield's largest private employer<ref>The Times, May 18, 1994</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:58, 23 May 2021
of Sheffield (1938).
of Bushbury, Wolverhampton (1949)
Early 1930s: as a way of avoiding British import tariffs Belgian wiremaker, Trefileries Leon Bekaert, set up a UK factory in association with Templeborough Rolling Mills Ltd, a Sheffield supplier of wire rods.[1]
1933 It joined with British Ropes Ltd and the United Steel Companies Ltd in forming Tinsley Wire Industries Ltd with a factory at Tinsley on Sheffield Road.
1962 New factory constructed at Shepcote Lane, Sheffield[2]
1964 Boulton and Paul sold their wire and wire products interests to Tinsley Wire[3]
1968 Both British Ropes and United Steel had interests in Tinsley Wire. Acquired light engineers S. Blanckensee and Son of Cannock[4].
1973 Twenty per cent owned by British Steel
1973 British Steel sold its carbon- and mild-steel wire-making activities at Warrington (Rylands and Whitecross) and at Middlesbrough (Dorman Long) into a new company Rylands-Whitecross, jointly owned by Tinsley Wire Industries and British Ropes[5]
1989 British Steel and Belgian steel cord company Bekaert acquired Bridon's 40 percent holding in the company; Bridon acquired Fox Wire, Johnson and Nephew and Lionweld Kennedy from Tinsley[6]
1994 was Britain's largest wire manufacturer and Sheffield's largest private employer[7]