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[[Image:Im20100527Big-Pifco.jpg|thumb| Advertising sign. ]] | [[Image:Im20100527Big-Pifco.jpg|thumb| Advertising sign. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im19050817CT-Pifco.jpg|thumb| August 1905. ]] | [[Image:Im19050817CT-Pifco.jpg|thumb| August 1905. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im19081126CT-Pifco.jpg|thumb| 1908. ]] | [[Image:Im19081126CT-Pifco.jpg|thumb| 1908. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im19081212ICH-Pifco.jpg|thumb| December 1908.]] | [[Image:Im19081212ICH-Pifco.jpg|thumb| December 1908.]] | ||
[[Image:Im19241101CJ-Pifco.jpg|thumb| November 1924.]] | [[Image:Im19241101CJ-Pifco.jpg|thumb| November 1924.]] | ||
[[Image:Im19271026BNAMR-Pifco.jpg |thumb| Oct 1927. ]] | [[Image:Im19271026BNAMR-Pifco.jpg |thumb| Oct 1927. ]] | ||
[[image:Im192901GHK-pIFCO.jpg|thumb| January 1929. ]] | [[image:Im192901GHK-pIFCO.jpg|thumb| January 1929. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im19310130Cy-Pif.jpg|thumb| January 1931.]] | [[Image:Im19310130Cy-Pif.jpg|thumb| January 1931.]] | ||
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[[Image:Im19361016A-Pifco.jpg|thumb| October 1936.]] | [[Image:Im19361016A-Pifco.jpg|thumb| October 1936.]] | ||
[[Image:Im193702MC-Pifco.jpg|thumb| February 1937.]] | [[Image:Im193702MC-Pifco.jpg|thumb| February 1937.]] | ||
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Revision as of 11:18, 16 August 2017
Pifco of Failsworth, Manchester.
of Pifco House, 87 High Street, Manchester.
1900 Company established by Joseph Webber to sell lighting appliances and accessories.[1]
1902 Public company formed as Provincial Incandescent Fittings Co. Ltd.
1911 The Filani (Nigeria) Tin Mining Co was incorporated as a public company.
1949 Name changed.
1954 Incorporated Walls Ltd, of River Street Birmingham, as a wholly-owned subsidiary to manufacture medical lamps, kettles and small cookers.
1957 The last of the mining assets were sold.
1957 Filani (Nigeria) Tin Mining Co changed its name to Pifco Holdings Ltd and acquired all of the issued share capital of Pifco. Directors were Alfred Disraeli Webber, George Julius Webber, Reginald Scott Rogers, Edward Tapper and Barnet Ellis.[2]
1961 Manufacturers and distributors of electrical appliances and accessories. [3]
c1970 The Regent Cotton Mill, in Failsworth was purchased by Pifco.
1984 Agreed to acquire Swan Housewares from BSR International.[4] but later the deal collapsed[5]
1987 Acquired House of Carmen, maker of heated hair rollers; the other important brand was Salton.[6]
1991 Purchased Russell Hobbs Tower.
2001 Salton Group, a US company making domestic appliances, acquired Pifco.[7]