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* '''Elcom (Northampton) Ltd''' - supplier of high grade audio equipment to TV, film and recording companies. | * '''Elcom (Northampton) Ltd''' - supplier of high grade audio equipment to TV, film and recording companies. | ||
* '''Electroprints Ltd''' - flexible printed wiring | * '''Electroprints Ltd''' - flexible printed wiring | ||
1969 [[Plessey Co]] acquired the Painton Company which joined the Components Group (later Plessey Connectors)<ref>Plessey History [http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/THE-PLESSEY-COMPANY-PLC-Company-History.html]</ref>. | 1969 [[Plessey Co]] acquired the Painton Company which joined the Components Group (later [[Plessey Connectors]])<ref>Plessey History [http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/THE-PLESSEY-COMPANY-PLC-Company-History.html]</ref>. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:39, 31 January 2021
Painton and Company, electronic components manufacturer, of Northampton
1935 Company founded by P. R. Painton; incorporated as a private company[1].
1962 Became a public company; public issue of shares was heavily oversubscribed[2].
1965 Acquired Electroprints Ltd of Portsmouth, makers of printed circuit boards and flexible printed wiring, and Elcom (Northampton) Ltd, makers of electric and electronic components[3].
1969 Plessey acquired 49% of Electroprints, a subsidiary of Painton[4].
1969 Electronic components supplier to telecomms industry, also involved in control systems, instrumentation and airborne navigation aids[5]. Subsidiaries were:
- Elcom (Northampton) Ltd - supplier of high grade audio equipment to TV, film and recording companies.
- Electroprints Ltd - flexible printed wiring
1969 Plessey Co acquired the Painton Company which joined the Components Group (later Plessey Connectors)[6].