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1963 Company bought by [[GKN]]. | 1963 Company bought by [[GKN]]. | ||
1986 [[United Engineering Steels]] was formed as a JV to take over British Steel's Special Steels Division and [[GKN]]'s special steels and forging operations<ref>The Times Jan. 15, 1986</ref> | |||
1986 SMETHWICK DROP FORGINGS P.O. Box 19, Kidderminster, Worcestershire. A member of [[United Engineering and Forging]]<ref>Dudley & District Chronicle 25 April 1986</ref> | |||
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of Rolfe Street, Smethwick, West Midlands. Telephone: Smethwick 1234/5. Telegraphic Address: "Droforg, 'Phone, Birmingham".
1904 Business established, presumably becoming part of A. Harper and Sons
1933 Acquired by Hadfields
1936 Public company formed to acquire the drop forgings business of Beans Industries[1]
1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Drop Forgings for the Automobile, Electrical, Textile and Agricultural Machinery and General Engineering Trades. (Stand No. D.518).[2]
1937 Manufacturers of drop forgings.[3]
1961 Manufacturers of drop forgings for automobile, railway, electrical, armament and other industries, in a range of material comprising steel, alloys and non-ferrous metals. 1,000 employees.[4]
1963 Company bought by GKN.
1986 United Engineering Steels was formed as a JV to take over British Steel's Special Steels Division and GKN's special steels and forging operations[5]
1986 SMETHWICK DROP FORGINGS P.O. Box 19, Kidderminster, Worcestershire. A member of United Engineering and Forging[6]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, Apr 29, 1936
- ↑ * 1937 British Industries Fair p415
- ↑ * 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ * 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times Jan. 15, 1986
- ↑ Dudley & District Chronicle 25 April 1986
- [1] Answers.com