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* [[John Boulton (2)|John Boulton]] Ltd | * [[John Boulton (2)|John Boulton]] Ltd | ||
* [[B. C. H. Equipment]] Ltd | * [[B. C. H. Equipment]] Ltd | ||
1972 Acquired [[Staffordshire Public Works]]<ref>The Times June 14, 1972</ref> | |||
1978 William Boulton Group, industrial machinery manufacturer, acquired:<ref>The Times Nov. 9, 1978</ref> | 1978 William Boulton Group, industrial machinery manufacturer, acquired:<ref>The Times Nov. 9, 1978</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 09:24, 20 December 2022
of Providence Foundry, Burslem
1852 Company founded.
1888 Supplied clay preparation plant, including a horizontal single-cylinder steam engine, to Burgess and Leigh, Middleport Pottery, Burslem. Still running when photographed by George Watkins in 1975 [1]. Engine has been preserved in situ.
1898 Private company.
1959 Company made public.
1961 Manufacturers of machinery for the ceramic and process industries. 250 employees.[2]
1968 William Boulton Holdings Ltd acquired T. M. Birkett, Billington and Newton[3]
1970 Other subsidiaries were:[4]
- William Boulton Ltd
- Manor Engineering Co Ltd
- Burslem Productions Ltd
- Boulton Litherland Ltd
- W. B. Industrial Plastics Ltd
- James Barron and Co Ltd
- John Boulton Ltd
- B. C. H. Equipment Ltd
1972 Acquired Staffordshire Public Works[5]
1978 William Boulton Group, industrial machinery manufacturer, acquired:[6]
1987 Reconstruction of the company due to financial problems; acquired by new holding company, Cauldron Group[7]