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[[Image:Im1965JISI-Wellman.jpg|thumb| 1965. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im19680308En-Wellman2.jpg|thumb| March 1968. ]] | [[Image:Im19680308En-Wellman2.jpg|thumb| March 1968. ]] | ||
of Darlaston and Belfast | of Darlaston and Belfast | ||
1965 [[Wellman, Smith, Owen Engineering Corporation]] changed its name to '''Wellman Engineering'''; the business was divided into 5 major groups, one of which was [[Wellman Machines]] which included [[Wellman Cranes and Machine Co]] and [[Wellman Rolling Mills]]<ref>The Times, 9 August 1965</ref>. | 1965 [[Wellman, Smith, Owen Engineering Corporation]] changed its name to '''Wellman Engineering'''; the business was divided into 5 major groups, one of which was [[Wellman Machines]] which included [[Wellman Cranes and Machine Co]] and [[Wellman Seaver Rolling Mill Co|Wellman Rolling Mills]]<ref>The Times, 9 August 1965</ref>. | ||
1968 made a 19-ton ingot stripping crane for [[Richard Thomas and Baldwins]] <ref> [[The Engineer]] of 17th May 1968 p768</ref>. The Belfast works were closed due to decline in demand from the UK steel industry | 1968 made a 19-ton ingot stripping crane for [[Richard Thomas and Baldwins]] <ref> [[The Engineer]] of 17th May 1968 p768</ref>. The Belfast works were closed due to decline in demand from the UK steel industry | ||
1969 The crane business was sold to [[Clarke, Chapman and Co]] together with other heavy-crane operations in Wellman group<ref>The Times, 4 March 1969</ref>. | 1969 The crane business was sold to [[Clarke, Chapman and Co]] together with other heavy-crane operations in Wellman group, [[Wellman Structures]] of Dukinfield and [[John Boyd and Co|Wellman Boyd]] of Annan<ref>The Times, 4 March 1969</ref>. | ||
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of Darlaston and Belfast
1965 Wellman, Smith, Owen Engineering Corporation changed its name to Wellman Engineering; the business was divided into 5 major groups, one of which was Wellman Machines which included Wellman Cranes and Machine Co and Wellman Rolling Mills[1].
1968 made a 19-ton ingot stripping crane for Richard Thomas and Baldwins [2]. The Belfast works were closed due to decline in demand from the UK steel industry
1969 The crane business was sold to Clarke, Chapman and Co together with other heavy-crane operations in Wellman group, Wellman Structures of Dukinfield and Wellman Boyd of Annan[3].
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, 9 August 1965
- ↑ The Engineer of 17th May 1968 p768
- ↑ The Times, 4 March 1969