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[[Image:Im190612RE-Wailes.jpg|thumb| December 1906. ]] | [[Image:Im190612RE-Wailes.jpg|thumb| December 1906. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im19080205BJ-Bitu.jpg|thumb| February 1908.]] | |||
[[image:Im1911SB-Wailes.jpg|thumb| 1911. ]] | [[image:Im1911SB-Wailes.jpg|thumb| 1911. ]] | ||
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5 St. Nicholas Buildings, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | 5 St. Nicholas Buildings, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | ||
1906 Patent '''Bitumastic''' solution | |||
See also [[Wailes Dove Bitumastic]]. | See also [[Wailes Dove Bitumastic]]. | ||
1914 Advert - Manufacturer and Supplier of '''Bitumastic''' and '''Bituros'''. | |||
1964 The board accepted an offer from [[British Paints]] but [[Dufay]] were also reported to have made an offer<ref> The Times, May 25, 1964</ref>. June: Dufay made a higher bid in conjunction with John James Group<ref>The Times, Jun 17, 1964</ref>. By August both bids had lapsed or been withdrawn. | 1964 The board accepted an offer from [[British Paints]] but [[Dufay]] were also reported to have made an offer<ref> The Times, May 25, 1964</ref>. June: Dufay made a higher bid in conjunction with John James Group<ref>The Times, Jun 17, 1964</ref>. By August both bids had lapsed or been withdrawn. |
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5 St. Nicholas Buildings, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
1906 Patent Bitumastic solution
See also Wailes Dove Bitumastic.
1914 Advert - Manufacturer and Supplier of Bitumastic and Bituros.
1964 The board accepted an offer from British Paints but Dufay were also reported to have made an offer[1]. June: Dufay made a higher bid in conjunction with John James Group[2]. By August both bids had lapsed or been withdrawn.
1965 Sharp fall announced in revenues and income[3]
1965 Agreed merger with Dufay into a new company Dufay Bitumastic[4]. Terms later revised[5]. British Paints and the National Coal Board made a counter-offer[6]. Dufay finally succeeded; they announced plans for expansion including a new factory[7]