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1971 Acquired [[Dundee Linoleum Co|Dundee Linoleum]]<ref>The Times,  July 22, 1971</ref>
1971 Acquired [[Dundee Linoleum Co|Dundee Linoleum]]<ref>The Times,  July 22, 1971</ref>


1972 Acquired [[E. C. Hopkins]]. Acquired [[Frederick Cooper (Birmingham)]], which would fit well with its existing activities<ref>The Times May 17, 1972</ref>
1972 Acquired [[E. C. Hopkins]]. Acquired [[Frederick Cooper (Birmingham)]], which would fit well with its existing activities<ref>The Times May 17, 1972</ref> but this deal soon collapsed<ref>The Times July 29, 1972</ref>


1972 Yet only a month later, they sold [[Frederick Cooper (Birmingham)]] to [[Wilkes and Godwin]], Birmingham metal finisher<ref>The Times June 20, 1972</ref>
1972 Yet only a month later, they sold [[Frederick Cooper (Birmingham)]] to [[Wilkes and Godwin]], Birmingham metal finisher<ref>The Times June 20, 1972</ref>

Latest revision as of 14:02, 14 October 2021

Coley-Rotolin Group

Combination of Coley Brothers (Tools) and Rotolin Bearings[1]

1971 Shares quoted on the Stock Exchange

1971 Acquired Dundee Linoleum[2]

1972 Acquired E. C. Hopkins. Acquired Frederick Cooper (Birmingham), which would fit well with its existing activities[3] but this deal soon collapsed[4]

1972 Yet only a month later, they sold Frederick Cooper (Birmingham) to Wilkes and Godwin, Birmingham metal finisher[5]

1973 Purchased goodwill and certain assets of Die Sets and Purefoy Unit Tooling[6]

1974 Acquired by F. H. Lloyd Holdings[7]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times June 11, 1971
  2. The Times, July 22, 1971
  3. The Times May 17, 1972
  4. The Times July 29, 1972
  5. The Times June 20, 1972
  6. The Times July 12, 1973
  7. The Times, Nov. 14, 1974