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1951 Bell's Asbestos and Engineering Ltd acquired [[Ronald Trist and Co]] of Slough<ref>The Times July 2, 1951</ref> | 1951 Bell's Asbestos and Engineering Ltd acquired [[Ronald Trist and Co]] of Slough<ref>The Times July 2, 1951</ref> | ||
By 1955 the company's subsidiaries were<ref>The Times Feb. 1, 1955</ref>: | |||
* Bell's Asbestos and Engineering | |||
* [[W. N. Baines and Co]] | |||
* Ronald Trist and Co | |||
* [[Miller Insulation and Engineering]] | |||
* [[Venetian Vogue]] | |||
c.1964 [[Bells Asbestos and Engineering Supplies|Bell's Asbestos and Engineering Holdings]] and [[Pye]] formed a joint venture '''Bell Home Appliances'''<ref>The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Dec 06, 1966</ref> | c.1964 [[Bells Asbestos and Engineering Supplies|Bell's Asbestos and Engineering Holdings]] and [[Pye]] formed a joint venture '''Bell Home Appliances'''<ref>The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Dec 06, 1966</ref> | ||
Revision as of 17:17, 28 October 2022
Bell's Asbestos and Engineering Supplies, merchants of insulation products, Bestobell Works, Slough
1929 Turner and Newall sold Bells United Asbestos Co's merchanting interests to Bells Asbestos and Engineering Supplies Ltd, a company outside the Turner and Newall group formed for the purpose; the goods sold were to be manufactured by Turner Brothers Asbestos Co[1].
1931 Bell's Heat Appliances was formed as a subsidiary of Bell's to manufacture and sell AGA Cookers[2]
1937 Asbestos manufacturers. "Belfry", "Bestobell" Asbestos Specialities. "Salamander" Asbestos Specialities [3]
1939 See Aircraft Industry Suppliers
1951 Bell's Asbestos and Engineering Ltd acquired Ronald Trist and Co of Slough[4]
By 1955 the company's subsidiaries were[5]:
- Bell's Asbestos and Engineering
- W. N. Baines and Co
- Ronald Trist and Co
- Miller Insulation and Engineering
- Venetian Vogue
c.1964 Bell's Asbestos and Engineering Holdings and Pye formed a joint venture Bell Home Appliances[6]
1966 Bells acquired Pye's share of Bell Home Appliances when Philips bid for Pye.
1970 Company now known as Bestobell