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of Prospect Place, East Pimbo, Skelmersdale. (1977) | of Prospect Place, East Pimbo, Skelmersdale. (1977) | ||
1959 Formation of '''BICC-Burndy''', a joint venture between [[BICC]] and '''Burndy Corporation''' of USA (a manufacturer of connectors, fittings and tools for electrical utilities, commercial, industrial, and maintenance companies) to make and sell Burndy connectors in Britain<ref>The Times Oct. 1, 1959</ref><ref>The Times May 7, 1965</ref> | |||
1975 [[BICC]] placed its share of the company in the new subsidiary [[BICC Industrial Products]] | 1975 [[BICC]] placed its share of the company in the new subsidiary [[BICC Industrial Products]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:44, 11 June 2022
of Prospect Place, East Pimbo, Skelmersdale. (1977)
1959 Formation of BICC-Burndy, a joint venture between BICC and Burndy Corporation of USA (a manufacturer of connectors, fittings and tools for electrical utilities, commercial, industrial, and maintenance companies) to make and sell Burndy connectors in Britain[1][2]
1975 BICC placed its share of the company in the new subsidiary BICC Industrial Products
1981 BICC bought up Burndy's 50% share of BICC-Burndy for £11 million and shorty after merged the business into BICC Vero Electronics and BICC Electrical Connectors.
1982 of Parr Industrial Estate, St Helens, Merseyside.
1982 BICC-Burndy had been supplying the UK for 22 years and had annual sales of £17 million - 10-15% of the total market - at the time it was closed.[3]