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1972 Formation of the company by merger of:<ref>The Times June 19, 1973</ref> | 1972 Formation of the company by merger of [[Porter-Lancastrian]] with [[Chadburn's|Chadburn Holdings]]<ref>The Times May 20, 1972 | ||
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1973 The group consisted of:<ref>The Times June 19, 1973</ref> | |||
* [[Porter-Lancastrian]] Ltd | * [[Porter-Lancastrian]] Ltd | ||
* [[Clayton Crane and Hoist Co|Clayton Crane and Hoist]] Ltd | * [[Clayton Crane and Hoist Co|Clayton Crane and Hoist]] Ltd | ||
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1988 Sold Offshore Drilling Supplies of Aberdeen in order to focus on consumer products, leisure, distribution, etc<ref>The Times Aug. 10, 1988</ref> | 1988 Sold Offshore Drilling Supplies of Aberdeen in order to focus on consumer products, leisure, distribution, etc<ref>The Times Aug. 10, 1988</ref> | ||
1990 Sold Bootle-based Chadburn Holdings and Porter Chadburn Engineering to Midlands-based [[Widney]]<ref>Liverpool Daily Post 11 July 1990</ref> | |||
1999 The company was concentrated on label printing; it was acquired by a US company in a similar area<ref>The Times Mar. 17, 1999</ref> | 1999 The company was concentrated on label printing; it was acquired by a US company in a similar area<ref>The Times Mar. 17, 1999</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 08:51, 8 February 2024
1972 Formation of the company by merger of Porter-Lancastrian with Chadburn Holdings[1].
1973 The group consisted of:[2]
- Porter-Lancastrian Ltd
- Clayton Crane and Hoist Ltd
- Chadburn Bloctube Ltd
- Chadburn (Darwen) Ltd
- The Manufacturers and Distributors Syndicate Ltd
- Chadburn (Surveying Equipment) Ltd
- A. H. Senar Ltd
- Chadburns Research and Development Ltd
1973 The group had a deliberate focus on serving the brewing industry but was broadly based with a diverse range of manufactured products.
1975 Acquired A. Robinson (Engineering Services) from its receiver[3]
1987 New management took over
1988 Management buyout of the drinks dispensing machinery part of Porter-Lancastrian[4]
1988 Sold Offshore Drilling Supplies of Aberdeen in order to focus on consumer products, leisure, distribution, etc[5]
1990 Sold Bootle-based Chadburn Holdings and Porter Chadburn Engineering to Midlands-based Widney[6]
1999 The company was concentrated on label printing; it was acquired by a US company in a similar area[7]