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1980 Closed subsidiary '''Platts Forgings''' of Willenhall<ref>The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 11, 1980</ref> | 1980 Closed subsidiary '''Platts Forgings''' of Willenhall<ref>The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 11, 1980</ref> | ||
1981 After a period of losses, acquired by Bahco of Sweden<ref>The Times, Jan 30, 1981</ref> | 1981 After a period of losses, acquired by [[Bahco]] of Sweden<ref>The Times, Jan 30, 1981</ref> | ||
1981 [[Mabey and Johnson]] acquired the drop-forging business of [[Record Ridgway]] previously carried on by Platts Forgings<ref>The Times, Feb 10, 1981</ref> | 1981 [[Mabey and Johnson]] acquired the drop-forging business of [[Record Ridgway]] previously carried on by Platts Forgings<ref>The Times, Feb 10, 1981</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 16:02, 13 November 2018
Hand tool makers of Parkway Works, Sheffield
1972 Merger of C. and J. Hampton, maker of Record tools, and William Ridgway and Sons. Acquired Bestmore Tool and Edge [1]
1975 Maker of Record and Wotan bench vices, pipe tools and planes[2], Marples, Gilbow and Ridgway tools[3]
1976 Acquired Platts Forgings, useful for making dies for the rest of the group[4]
1980 Closed subsidiary Platts Forgings of Willenhall[5]
1981 After a period of losses, acquired by Bahco of Sweden[6]
1981 Mabey and Johnson acquired the drop-forging business of Record Ridgway previously carried on by Platts Forgings[7]
1981 Record Holdings was created as a management buy-out of the Record Ridgway business[8] and planned a stock market listing
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