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1962 Following the death of James Durrans, his sons Geoffrey and Richard took control of the company | 1962 Following the death of James Durrans, his sons Geoffrey and Richard took control of the company | ||
1964 Acquired [[Standard Pulverised Fuels]] | 1964 Acquired [[Standard Pulverised Fuel Co|Standard Pulverised Fuels]] | ||
1966 Acquired [[William Cumming and Co]] | 1966 Acquired [[William Cumming and Co]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:09, 23 June 2020
Foundry engineers, of Sheffield
1847 James Durrans (1821-1867) began trading in Huddersfield and registered as a currier
1863 James Durrans Ltd. was founded as a company in Thurlstone near Penistone for the production of black lead compositions.
1867 Patent taken out. Also James Durrans died.
1880(?) His son, James Durrans (1853- ), took over the running of the business
1897 James Booth Durrans (1874-1922) joined the business and sales grew extensively
1922 James Durrans (1903-1962) took over the business
1923 Phoenix Works was badly destroyed by a fire but rebuilt in a short space of time
1934 The “No. 10 Blacking”, a technical ready mixed product, was developed and seen as a major breakthrough in the foundry industry and indeed for the company; accordingly the business grew rapidly
1937 The Plumpton Mills were purchased from Z. Hinchcliffe and Sons Ltd.
1939 The company was a steel facing manufacturer; James Durrans (1903-1962) was chairman and managing director[1]
1958 Entered the recarburisers market, which included a new graphite crushing plant built at Plumpton Mills/
1962 Following the death of James Durrans, his sons Geoffrey and Richard took control of the company
1964 Acquired Standard Pulverised Fuels
1966 Acquired William Cumming and Co
1970s Expanded abroad
2002 Acquired PMC Carbon; formation of Carbon International Ltd. in Scunthorpe
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1939 register
- [1] Website