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1971 [[Crittall-Hope]], another [[Slater, Walker Securities|Slater Walker]] subsidiary, was injected into Butterley and the group's name was changed to [[Crittall-Hope|Crittall-Hope Engineering]]<ref>The Times, Feb 16, 1974</ref> | 1971 [[Crittall-Hope]], another [[Slater, Walker Securities|Slater Walker]] subsidiary, was injected into Butterley and the group's name was changed to [[Crittall-Hope|Crittall-Hope Engineering]]<ref>The Times, Feb 16, 1974</ref> | ||
1974 [[Norcros]] acquired [[Butterley Engineering]]<ref>The Times, Feb 16, 1974</ref> | 1974 [[Norcros]] acquired [[Crittall-Hope]] including [[Butterley Engineering]]<ref>The Times, Feb 16, 1974</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:58, 3 October 2020
1969 Slater Walker acquired 44 percent of Kent Castings[1]
Slater then sold George Wilson Industries to Kent, raising Slater's interest to 64 percent.[2]
1969 Oxley Engineering Co acquired Butterley Engineering from Hanson Trust and ceased to be a subsidiary of Oxley Industries[3]
1970 Kent Castings, supported by Slater Walker, acquired Oxley Engineering Co. The company's most important subsidiary was said to be Oxley-Dempster, which was involved in making process plant[4]
1971 Kent Castings (Gillingham) Ltd changed its name to Butterley Engineering Industries Ltd[5]
1971 Crittall-Hope, another Slater Walker subsidiary, was injected into Butterley and the group's name was changed to Crittall-Hope Engineering[6]
1974 Norcros acquired Crittall-Hope including Butterley Engineering[7]