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of Newport, Mon. | of Newport, Mon., wire manufacturers | ||
1925 [[Whitehead Iron and Steel Co]] acquired the wire mills of [[J. C. Hill and Co]] of Cwmbran; at some point the name was changed to [[Whitehead, Hill and Co]]<ref>The Times, 22 May 1935</ref>. | 1925 [[Whitehead Iron and Steel Co]] acquired the wire mills of [[J. C. Hill and Co]] of Cwmbran; at some point the name was changed to [[Whitehead, Hill and Co]]<ref>The Times, 22 May 1935</ref>. | ||
1934 New mill at Newport and the transferred mill at Redbourn was brought into operation; redeemed oustanding debentures in [[Whitehead, Hill and Co]]; electro-galvanising process was a great success - the company was the only manufacturer<ref>The Times, 19 June 1935</ref>. | |||
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of Newport, Mon., wire manufacturers
1925 Whitehead Iron and Steel Co acquired the wire mills of J. C. Hill and Co of Cwmbran; at some point the name was changed to Whitehead, Hill and Co[1].
1934 New mill at Newport and the transferred mill at Redbourn was brought into operation; redeemed oustanding debentures in Whitehead, Hill and Co; electro-galvanising process was a great success - the company was the only manufacturer[2].