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1928 '''Quicktho Ltd''' restructured as '''Quicktho (1928) Ltd'''.<ref>Daily Mirror - 10 March 1928</ref> | |||
1960 '''Quicktho (1928) Ltd''' was renamed '''Grafton Industrial Securities Ltd'''.<ref>Birmingham Daily Post - 09 December 1960</ref> | 1960 '''Quicktho (1928) Ltd''' was renamed '''Grafton Industrial Securities Ltd'''.<ref>Birmingham Daily Post - 09 December 1960</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 21:05, 29 May 2024
1928 Quicktho Ltd restructured as Quicktho (1928) Ltd.[1]
1960 Quicktho (1928) Ltd was renamed Grafton Industrial Securities Ltd.[2]
1963 Pillar Holdings acquired Grafton Industrial Securities.[3]
1965 Grafton Industrial Securities was renamed Pillar Engineering Ltd.
1970 Rio Tinto acquired Pillar, which had interest in fabricating aluminium[4]
1985 Pillar Engineering's principal subsidiaries were: [5]
- Aviation Support - Aviation Engineering and Maintenance, Hants and Sussex Aviation
- Distribution - John Lee (Sacks), Pillar Merchanting and its subsidiaries, The Skipper Group and its subsidiaries
- Engineering - Aeroparts Engineering Co, Andrew Chalmers and Mitchell, Attewell-Mycroshims, Peak Engineering Co, Pillar Seals and Gaskets, Pillar-Wedge Group and its subsidiaries, Pneumatic Components, Walters and Dobson (Aerite), Welding Rods and its subsidiaries.
1986 Welding Rods was sold
1993 Caradon acquired RTZ's Pillar Division[6]
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