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1889 Company founded.
1889 Company founded.


1919 Private company formed as '''British Brass Fittings'''.<ref>Birmingham Daily Gazette - 30 December 1919</ref>
1919 Private company formed as '''British Brass Fittings''' to take over the businesses of [[Sperryn and Co]], [[Charles Joyner and Co]], [[Ingrain and Kemp]], and [[Player and Mitchell]].<ref>Birmingham Daily Gazette - 30 December 1919</ref>


1951 Public company.
1951 Public company.
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1951 Name changed.
1951 Name changed.


1960 Acquired by [[Delta Metal Co]]<ref>The Times, Apr 06, 1961</ref>
1960 Acquired by [[Delta Metal Co]].<ref>The Times, Apr 06, 1961</ref>


1961 Group manufacture "Spersom" gas thermostats, relay valves, cocks, electrical accessories and water and steam fittings, ship and railway fittings. 1,000 employees.<ref>* [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref>
1961 Group manufacture "Spersom" gas thermostats, relay valves, cocks, electrical accessories and water and steam fittings, ship and railway fittings. 1,000 employees.<ref>* [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref>

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of Moorsom Street, Birmingham.

1889 Company founded.

1919 Private company formed as British Brass Fittings to take over the businesses of Sperryn and Co, Charles Joyner and Co, Ingrain and Kemp, and Player and Mitchell.[1]

1951 Public company.

1951 Name changed.

1960 Acquired by Delta Metal Co.[2]

1961 Group manufacture "Spersom" gas thermostats, relay valves, cocks, electrical accessories and water and steam fittings, ship and railway fittings. 1,000 employees.[3]

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Sources of Information

  1. Birmingham Daily Gazette - 30 December 1919
  2. The Times, Apr 06, 1961
  3. * 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE