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1982 Renamed Pillar-Wedge Group
1982 Renamed Pillar-Wedge Group


1996 [[Caradon]] sold its engineering businesses including Pillar-Wedge<ref>The Times Aug. 28, 1996</ref>
1996 [[Caradon]] sold its engineering businesses including Pillar-Wedge<ref>The Times Aug. 28, 1996</ref>. By 1997 Pillar-Wedge was a subsidiary of [[Wedge Group Galvanizing|B. E. Wedge Holdings]]<ref>1997 Annual report</ref>





Latest revision as of 16:23, 7 December 2023

A subsidiary of Pillar Engineering

1971 Company incorporated to acquire Liver-Simpson (Galvanizers), Metaltreat, Manchester Galvanizing[1] and Burnell Galvanizing[2]. RTZ Pillar Group to own 60 percent of Pillar-Wedge; B. E. Wedge Holdings would own 9 percent; Matthew Swain would own 10 percent; individual shareholders own 21 percent.

1982 Renamed Pillar-Wedge Group

1996 Caradon sold its engineering businesses including Pillar-Wedge[3]. By 1997 Pillar-Wedge was a subsidiary of B. E. Wedge Holdings[4]


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Sources of Information

  1. Companies house filing
  2. The Times Oct. 22, 1971
  3. The Times Aug. 28, 1996
  4. 1997 Annual report