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1968 Acquired by P. P. Rodocanachi and Co under Jean Pierre Gommes; planned to acquire an unquoted company; temporary suspension of share trading<ref>The Times Jan. 24, 1969</ref> | 1968 Acquired by P. P. Rodocanachi and Co under Jean Pierre Gommes; planned to acquire an unquoted company; temporary suspension of share trading<ref>The Times Jan. 24, 1969</ref> | ||
1968 W. P. Birtwhistle was appointed chairman | 1968 W. P. Birtwhistle was appointed chairman at the request of merchant bank Rodo International | ||
1969 Acquired [[Frederick Cooper (Birmingham)]] Ltd, a private company<ref>The Times Feb. 1, 1969</ref> | 1969 Acquired [[Frederick Cooper (Birmingham)]] Ltd, a private company<ref>The Times Feb. 1, 1969</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 16:36, 25 August 2020
Maker and finisher of pressed metal parts and complete assemblies, later of seat belts and engineering, of Staffordshire.
1964 Shares first traded on the Midlands exchange[1]. Profits had risen every year since 1957[2]
1968 Acquired by P. P. Rodocanachi and Co under Jean Pierre Gommes; planned to acquire an unquoted company; temporary suspension of share trading[3]
1968 W. P. Birtwhistle was appointed chairman at the request of merchant bank Rodo International
1969 Acquired Frederick Cooper (Birmingham) Ltd, a private company[4]
1969 Company's shares quoted on Stock Exchanges[5]
1970 Acquired Hoffman Tool and Engineering Co[6]
1971 Acquired H. J. Barlow, maker of nuts and bolts and bright drawn steel[7]
Also acquired at some point Welding and Fabrication Holdings and F. H. Smedley[8]
1971 The Proctor family sold its Britax-Excelsior safety equipment firm to Griffiths Bentley[9]
1972 The Britax (London) subsidiary sold its weaving business to "W" Ribbons, makers of nylon and polyester webbing, in exchange for 21 percent of that company's shares[10]
1972 As part of a policy of rationalisation, Griffiths Bentley sold its subsidiary Griffiths Bentley (Engineers) including Carbjectors and MP Engineering to Ingall, Parsons, Clive and Co[11]
1972 Acquired Wingard, maker of safety belts and motor accessories[12]
1972 Sold Frederick Cooper (Birmingham) to Coley-Rotolin Group; this essentially completed the rationalisation of the business, to concentrate on larger specialist fields[13]. The company's profits came largely from fasteners and automotive accessories[14]
1973 The chairman, P C Hegard, resigned after shareholders refused to support a bid for Bryanston Finance, of which he was also a director[15]
1973 Bristol Street Group offered to acquire Griffiths Bentley; the offer was initially turned down by one of the directors, Stephen Proctor[16] but eventually BSG were successful[17]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times Nov. 3, 1964
- ↑ The Times Nov. 11, 1964
- ↑ The Times Jan. 24, 1969
- ↑ The Times Feb. 1, 1969
- ↑ The Times Feb. 26, 1969
- ↑ The Times Wednesday, Aug. 19, 1970
- ↑ The Times Mar. 13, 1971
- ↑ The Times June 23, 1972
- ↑ The Times Oct. 16, 1971
- ↑ The Times Apr. 22, 1972
- ↑ The Times Apr. 29, 1972
- ↑ The Times May 16, 1972
- ↑ The Times May 17, 1972
- ↑ The Times June 23, 1972
- ↑ The Times, Aug. 10, 1973
- ↑ The Times Sept. 12, 1973
- ↑ The Times y, Oct. 20, 1973