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1933 Georg Fischer bought [[Britannia Iron and Steel Works]] Ltd. of Bedford and began to produce malleable cast iron fittings in Britain. | 1933 [[Georg Fischer]] bought [[Britannia Iron and Steel Works]] Ltd. of Bedford and began to produce malleable cast iron fittings in Britain. '''George Fischer (Great Britain)''' Ltd was incorporated<ref>Companies House filing</ref> | ||
1948 George Fischer Ltd offered a Copying Lathe. | |||
1980 Acquired [[Leys Malleable Castings Co|Leys Malleable Castings Co (Lincoln)]] Ltd | |||
1989 Set up '''George Fischer Foundry Systems (UK)''' Ltd in Altrincham to offer technical consultancy to the foundry industry. | |||
By 1994 the company had active subsidiaries:<ref>1994 annual report</ref> | |||
* [[George Fischer Castings]] Ltd | |||
* [[George Fischer Sales]] Ltd | |||
* [[George Fischer Plastics]] Ltd | |||
1996 The name of '''George Fischer Foundry Systems (UK)''' Ltd was changed to '''George Fischer DISA Engineering''' Ltd | |||
c.2004 The Lincoln operation was sold to Meade Corporation and renamed '''Lincoln Castings''', except for the LM2 production line which was transferred to Germany<ref>2005 Annual report</ref> | |||
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[[Category: Iron and Steel]] | [[Category: Iron and Steel]] | ||
[[Category: Iron/Steel Foundry]] | [[Category: Iron/Steel Foundry]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:29, 2 September 2021
Part of the Georg Fischer Group
1933 Georg Fischer bought Britannia Iron and Steel Works Ltd. of Bedford and began to produce malleable cast iron fittings in Britain. George Fischer (Great Britain) Ltd was incorporated[1]
1948 George Fischer Ltd offered a Copying Lathe.
1980 Acquired Leys Malleable Castings Co (Lincoln) Ltd
1989 Set up George Fischer Foundry Systems (UK) Ltd in Altrincham to offer technical consultancy to the foundry industry.
By 1994 the company had active subsidiaries:[2]
1996 The name of George Fischer Foundry Systems (UK) Ltd was changed to George Fischer DISA Engineering Ltd
c.2004 The Lincoln operation was sold to Meade Corporation and renamed Lincoln Castings, except for the LM2 production line which was transferred to Germany[3]